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| − | The '''Combat Graflex''' was a [[rangefinder camera]] made by [[Graflex]] and using [[70mm film]]. It was designed by the former [[Zeiss Ikon]] designer [[Hubert Nerwin]], and looked like an overgrown [[Contax II]]. Made between 1953 and 1957 but used also in the early Vietnam War. The other Combat Camera, the '''Combat Graphic''' was a wooden body OD green 4x5 camera also made by [[Graflex]] and introduced to the Pacific war in 1944. | + | The '''Combat Graflex''', also called a Combat70 or Gullivers Contax, was a [[rangefinder camera]] made by [[Graflex]] and using [[70mm film]]. It was designed by the former [[Zeiss Ikon]] designer [[Hubert Nerwin]], and looked like an overgrown [[Contax II]]. Made between 1953 and 1957 but used also in the early Vietnam War. The other Combat Camera, the '''Combat Graphic''' was a wooden body OD green 4x5 camera also made by [[Graflex]] and introduced to the Pacific war in 1944. |
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The Combat Graflex, also called a Combat70 or Gullivers Contax, was a rangefinder camera made by Graflex and using 70mm film. It was designed by the former Zeiss Ikon designer Hubert Nerwin, and looked like an overgrown Contax II. Made between 1953 and 1957 but used also in the early Vietnam War. The other Combat Camera, the Combat Graphic was a wooden body OD green 4x5 camera also made by Graflex and introduced to the Pacific war in 1944.
Links
- A page about the Combat Graflex at WJ's photo site
- Combat Graflex at the George Eastman House collection
- A page with military Ektars at the Kodak Golden Age website by Brian Wallen
- A page about cameras designed by Hubert Nerwin at the Zeiss Historica Society website
- KA to KS equipment listing at Designation-Systems.Net, a website about the US military designation systems
- Graflex Combat on www.collection-appareils.com by Sylvain Halgand
- Graflex Combat Navy on www.collection-appareils.com by Sylvain Halgand
- Military Graflex cameras at the Graflex collection of Bruce Thomas
