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| + | The '''Competitor''' is a tailboard view camera made by [[Seneca]] from about 1907-25,<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p886.</ref> It was made in three sizes, for 5x7, 6½x8½ and 8x10 inch. It is wooden bodied (McKeown states that it was available in cherry or another pale wood).<!-- The article said mahogany wood; no reference for that, and you can't tell fromt he picture, so I've gone with what McKeown said; DMcA June 2012 --> It has a [[Rapid Rectilinear]] lens or triple [[convertible lens]], and Seneca's own Uno, Duo or Autic shutter. It has rack-and-pinion focusing at the rear. It has rise and fall movements at the front, and tilt and swing at the rear. It has a reversing back. | ||
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The Competitor is a tailboard view camera made by Seneca from about 1907-25,[1] It was made in three sizes, for 5x7, 6½x8½ and 8x10 inch. It is wooden bodied (McKeown states that it was available in cherry or another pale wood). It has a Rapid Rectilinear lens or triple convertible lens, and Seneca's own Uno, Duo or Autic shutter. It has rack-and-pinion focusing at the rear. It has rise and fall movements at the front, and tilt and swing at the rear. It has a reversing back.
Notes
- ↑ McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p886.
