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The '''Bolsey Explorer''' was a name variant of the [[Braun]] [[Gloriette]], sold by [[Bolsey]] around 1955. It was a simple 35mm viewfinder camera, with lever advance, a [[Steinheil]] Cassar 45/2.8 lens, a Vero synchronized shutter from 1/25 to 1/200 and a cold shoe. The back was hinged, stamped ''Made in Germany'' in the leatherette.
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The '''Bolsey Explorer''' is a name variant of the [[Braun]] [[Gloriette]], sold by [[Bolsey]] around 1955. It is a simple [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]], with [[Film advance|lever advance]], a [[Steinheil]] Cassar 45/2.8 lens, a [[Vero]] [[flash sync|synchronized shutter]] from 1/25 to 1/200 and a cold shoe. The back is hinged, stamped ''Made in Germany'' in the leatherette.
  
It existed both in black (seen at ebay auction) or in clear leatherette.
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It exists both in black (seen in an eBay auction) or in clear leatherette.
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
* ''Bolsey, the man behind the camera'', by Richard Sanford, home edition
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* Pont, Patrice-Hervé. ''Le Bolsey.'' Fotofiche n°9. Flassy (France): Fotosaga, June 1988. (Leaflet, no ISBN number.)
* ''Le Bolsey'', Fotofiche n°9, P-H Pont, ed Fotosaga
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* Sanford, Richard. ''Bolsey, the man behind the camera.'' Home publication, 2003. (No ISBN number.)
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==Links==
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/bolsey/bolsey_explorer/bolsey_explorer.htm User's manual] at Mike Butkus' [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Orphan Cameras].
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[[Category: 35mm viewfinder]]
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[[Category: German 35mm viewfinder]]
 
[[Category: USA]]
 
[[Category: USA]]
[[Category: Germany]]
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[[Category: Bolsey|Explorer]]
[[Category: Bolsey]]
 
 
[[Category: B]]
 
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[[Category: E|Explorer]]
 
[[Category: E|Explorer]]

Revision as of 11:46, 23 January 2015

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The Bolsey Explorer is a name variant of the Braun Gloriette, sold by Bolsey around 1955. It is a simple 35mm viewfinder camera, with lever advance, a Steinheil Cassar 45/2.8 lens, a Vero synchronized shutter from 1/25 to 1/200 and a cold shoe. The back is hinged, stamped Made in Germany in the leatherette.

It exists both in black (seen in an eBay auction) or in clear leatherette.


Bibliography

  • Pont, Patrice-Hervé. Le Bolsey. Fotofiche n°9. Flassy (France): Fotosaga, June 1988. (Leaflet, no ISBN number.)
  • Sanford, Richard. Bolsey, the man behind the camera. Home publication, 2003. (No ISBN number.)

Links