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| + | '''Fink-Roselieve''', or after 1945 simply '''FR''', was a US manufacturer of photo products, mostly known for developing tanks and photo-chemistry formulas. A small spotlight, an accessory rangefinder, a shoulder-pack electronic flash, and other items were also sold. Around 1942, they briefly offered a [[press camera]] in 2¼×3¼" size, the '''FR Reporter'''. Apparently some Reporters were actually manufactured; but it is a rarely-seen model (not even rating an entry in [[McKeown's]]). By 1943, advertisements for Fink-Roselieve instead announced the company's manufacture of chemistry for WWII aerial reconnaissance. | ||
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| + | For a time FR was the US distributor of [[Minolta]] cameras. FR became the US importer of [[Adox]] films. Around 1961 FR offered the '''[[ FR Auto-Eye | Auto-Eye I]]''' and '''[[ FR Auto-Eye | Auto-Eye II]]''' 35mm cameras, a rebranding of two [[Adox Polomat]] models. | ||
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| + | |image_text= 1959 Adox Polomat - Adox logo<br>replaced with FR logos<br><small>image by eBayer dixiemountain</small> | ||
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| + | |image_text= FR's "little man" logo<br/> | ||
| + | |scan_by= Voxphoto | ||
|image_rights= Public domain US no copyright | |image_rights= Public domain US no copyright | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
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| + | In Japanese: | ||
| + | *[http://minorhouse.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2007/09/post_e337.html Photos of FR Reporter] from the blog [http://minorhouse.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/ カメラ コレクション マイナーハウス] ('Camera Collection Minorhouse') | ||
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| + | [[Category:accessory makers]] | ||
| + | [[Category:distributors]] | ||
| + | [[Category:USA]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:52, 14 January 2023
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Fink-Roselieve, or after 1945 simply FR, was a US manufacturer of photo products, mostly known for developing tanks and photo-chemistry formulas. A small spotlight, an accessory rangefinder, a shoulder-pack electronic flash, and other items were also sold. Around 1942, they briefly offered a press camera in 2¼×3¼" size, the FR Reporter. Apparently some Reporters were actually manufactured; but it is a rarely-seen model (not even rating an entry in McKeown's). By 1943, advertisements for Fink-Roselieve instead announced the company's manufacture of chemistry for WWII aerial reconnaissance.
For a time FR was the US distributor of Minolta cameras. FR became the US importer of Adox films. Around 1961 FR offered the Auto-Eye I and Auto-Eye II 35mm cameras, a rebranding of two Adox Polomat models.
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| 1959 Adox Polomat - Adox logo replaced with FR logos image by eBayer dixiemountain (Image rights) |
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| FR's "little man" logo scanned by Voxphoto (Image rights) |
Links
In Japanese:
- Photos of FR Reporter from the blog カメラ コレクション マイナーハウス ('Camera Collection Minorhouse')
