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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. | 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 exists both in black (seen in an eBay auction) or in clear leatherette. | It exists both in black (seen in an eBay auction) or in clear leatherette. | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* Pont, Patrice-Hervé. ''Le Bolsey.'' Fotofiche n°9. Flassy (France): Fotosaga, June 1988. (Leaflet, no ISBN number.) | * Pont, Patrice-Hervé. ''Le Bolsey.'' Fotofiche n°9. Flassy (France): Fotosaga, June 1988. (Leaflet, no ISBN number.) | ||
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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.
| Bolsey |
|---|
| Bolsey A |
| Bolsey B |
| Bolsey C |
| Bolsey Explorer |
| Bolsey-Flex |
| Bolsey Jubilee
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| Jacques Bolsey |
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
- User's manual at Mike Butkus' Orphan Cameras.
