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'''Bolsey''' was an American company founded in 1947 by [[Jacques Bolsey]], who had already designed cine and still cameras. The company designed small 35mm rangefinder and TLR cameras, then a subminiature using 8mm film. It disappeared at the beginning of the 1960s.
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'''Bolsey''' was an American company founded in 1947 by [[Jacques Bolsey]], who had already designed cine and still cameras. The company designed small [[35mm]] [[rangefinder camera|rangefinder]] and [[TLR]] cameras, then a [[subminiature]] using 8mm film. It disappeared at the beginning of the 1960s.
  
 
=== 35mm rangefinder ===
 
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=== 8mm subminiature ===
 
=== 8mm subminiature ===
* Bolsey 8
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* [[Bolsey 8]]
 
* Bolsey Uniset 8
 
* Bolsey Uniset 8
  
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
In English:
 
In English:
* [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/bolsey/bolsey.htm Bolsey] in [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/rindex.htm Pacific Rim's Photographica pages]
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* [https://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/Bolsey.htm Bolsey] in [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/rindex.htm Pacific Rim's Photographica pages]
 
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/other_manuals.htm Bolsey manuals] (.pdf format) in [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ butkus.org's orphan camera website]
 
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/other_manuals.htm Bolsey manuals] (.pdf format) in [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ butkus.org's orphan camera website]
* [http://www.collection-appareils.com/bolsey/html/complements.php Cameras] at www.collection-appareils.com
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeB_imagettes.php#Bolsey Various Bolsey cameras] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr www.collection-appareils.fr] (in French)
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* [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/704 Bolsey page] at [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/ Collection G. Even's site] (in French)
  
 
[[Category: Camera makers]]
 
[[Category: Camera makers]]
 
[[Category: USA]]
 
[[Category: USA]]
 
[[Category: Bolsey|*]]
 
[[Category: Bolsey|*]]

Latest revision as of 06:13, 24 February 2017

Bolsey
Bolsey A
Bolsey B
Bolsey C
Bolsey Explorer
Bolsey-Flex
Bolsey Jubilee
Jacques Bolsey

Bolsey was an American company founded in 1947 by Jacques Bolsey, who had already designed cine and still cameras. The company designed small 35mm rangefinder and TLR cameras, then a subminiature using 8mm film. It disappeared at the beginning of the 1960s.

35mm rangefinder

35mm TLR + rangefinder

35mm viewfinder

8mm subminiature

120 pseudo-TLR

Bibliography

  • Sanford, Richard. Bolsey, the man behind the camera. Home publication, 2003. (No ISBN number.)

Links

In English: