Folding

To have a list of folding cameras, see the Category: Folding.

A folding camera is a camera with a bellows that can be folded to hold less size. All bellows cameras won't be called foldings: the monorail view cameras have a bellows, but they cannot be folded to a more compact size. Old Press cameras are both in one: bellows cameras (for photographical flexibility) and folding cameras (for compactness).

We usually distinguish between three architectures:

• the folding bed cameras (see Agfa PB 20 for a picture)
• the strut folding cameras (like the Plaubel Makina)
• the barn door folding cameras (like the Voigtländer Vitessa)

There were foldings in all kinds of format, from 18×24 mm to at least 18×24cm.

common folding cameras
a folding bed camera ...	a strut folding camera ...
... unfolded by opening the hinged lid	unfolded

bellows cameras