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[[Gaumont]]'s '''Block-Notes''' was an early ''vest pocket'' strut folding camera for 4.5x6cm film plates. The front lens of its viewfinder was in a frame that was shifted automatically upon the lens board when the cameras was folded. The shutter was cocked by folding and unfolding the camera. The photo above shows it with an optional plates cassette. It was available as sophisticated version with a fast [[Krauss]] or Krauss-Zeiss lens and focusablility via struts, or as nonfocusable version with simple f9 [[anastigmat]] triplet lens. A stereo variant was also available.
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[[Gaumont]]'s '''Block-Notes''' was an early ''vest pocket'' strut folding camera for 4.5x6cm film plates. The lens of its Newton type viewfinder was in a frame that could be shifted upon the lens board when the cameras was folded. The shutter was cocked by pulling the finder frame into working position. The photo above shows it with an optional plates cassette. It was available as sophisticated version with a fast [[Krauss]] or Krauss-Zeiss lens and focusablility via struts, or as nonfocusable version with simple f9 [[anastigmat]] triplet lens. A stereo variant was also available.
  
 
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[[Category:4.5x6 plate strut folding]]
 
[[Category:B|Block-Notes]]
 
[[Category:B|Block-Notes]]
 
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[[Category:France]]

Revision as of 17:27, 6 December 2008


Gaumont's Block-Notes was an early vest pocket strut folding camera for 4.5x6cm film plates. The lens of its Newton type viewfinder was in a frame that could be shifted upon the lens board when the cameras was folded. The shutter was cocked by pulling the finder frame into working position. The photo above shows it with an optional plates cassette. It was available as sophisticated version with a fast Krauss or Krauss-Zeiss lens and focusablility via struts, or as nonfocusable version with simple f9 anastigmat triplet lens. A stereo variant was also available.