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Box cameras were dedicated to photographic beginners. Some models of [[Goerz]]'s and later [[Zeiss Ikon]]'s '''Box-Tengor''' series were more sophisticated models of such beginners cameras, with simple distance and aperture preselection. Different Tengors were offered for the film formats 116, 120 and 129. | Box cameras were dedicated to photographic beginners. Some models of [[Goerz]]'s and later [[Zeiss Ikon]]'s '''Box-Tengor''' series were more sophisticated models of such beginners cameras, with simple distance and aperture preselection. Different Tengors were offered for the film formats 116, 120 and 129. | ||
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* Viewfinder: two built-in brilliant finders, one for vertical, one for horizontal image format | * Viewfinder: two built-in brilliant finders, one for vertical, one for horizontal image format | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
Revision as of 18:09, 21 March 2010
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| 4.5x6cm 1932-39 54 & 6x9 1934-38 54/2 models, by AWCam (Image rights). |
Box cameras were dedicated to photographic beginners. Some models of Goerz's and later Zeiss Ikon's Box-Tengor series were more sophisticated models of such beginners cameras, with simple distance and aperture preselection. Different Tengors were offered for the film formats 116, 120 and 129.
Specifications of type 54/2, later version:
- Type: Box camera
- Manufacturer: Zeiss Ikon (product line taken over from Goerz)
- Years of production: 1934-38
- Film: 120 roll film
- Lens: Goerz Frontar
- Shutter: single speed
- Aperture: switchable: 1:11, 1:16 or 1:22
- Focusing: switchable: 1m, 3m+, 8m+
- Viewfinder: two built-in brilliant finders, one for vertical, one for horizontal image format
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Links
- GOERZ Box-Tengor (1925) at Ken Lyndrup's [1]
- Images of a Box Tengor 54/2 by Michael Vogel
- Pages of the camera collection by Sylvain Halgand:
- Box Tengor in Pacific Rim's Photographica pages
- Box Tengor in the Virtual Camera Museum at www.virtualcameramuseum.com
