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

• Bolsey B (1947-1949)
• Bolsey B2 (1949-1956)
• Bolsey B22 (1953-1956)
• Bolsey Jubilee (1955-1956)
• Bolsey B3 (1956)
• Wittnauer Festival (1957), sold by Wittnauer

35mm TLR + rangefinder

• Bolsey C (1950-1956)
• Bolsey C22 (1953-1956)

35mm viewfinder

• Bolsey A
• La Belle Pal
• Bolsey Explorer (made by Braun)

8mm subminiature

• Bolsey 8
• Bolsey Uniset 8

120 pseudo-TLR

• Bolsey Flex

Bibliography

• Bolsey, the man behind the camera, by Richard Sanford, home edition

Links

• Bolsey page at Pacific Rim