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| − | + | The '''Bebe''' is a small plate camera made by [[ICA]]. The first model was made in 1906, and takes 4,5 x 6cm glass plates. The lens is a Zeiss Triotar 7.5 cm f/3.5, and the camera allows some lens board movements. | |
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| + | ==Second model, about 1925== | ||
| + | ICA catalogues of about 1925 show another model of the camera, and describe it as new.<ref>[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ica_cameras/ica_cameras.htm ICA Cameras English-language catalogue, 1925] (the upper link), page 39, at Mike Butkus' [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Orphan Cameras].</ref><ref>[http://www.cameraeccentric.com/html/info/ica_1.html ICA Cameras German-language catalogue, 1925], page 3, at [http://www.cameraeccentric.com/index.html Camera Eccentric].</ref> It is a strut-folding camera, now made in two sizes. Each has a dial-set [[Compur]] shutter with speeds from 1s to 1/250 second. | ||
| + | * Model A (listed as model 40/2 in the German catalogue) is for 4.5x6cm (1¾ x 2<sup>3</sup>/<sub>8</sub>; inch) plates, or film-packs. with Tessar 3-inch f4.5 lens | ||
| + | * Model B (listed as model 41/2 in the German catalogue) is for 6.5x9cm (2½ x 3½ inch) plates. | ||
| + | The US catalogue lists the cameras only with f/4.5 Tessar lenses, 3- and 4-inch respectively; the German one lists the smaller camera with a choice of f/4.5 Tessar or f/3.5 Triotar. Both catalogues make a point of stating that focusing is not by a helical mount but by rotating the front element: as the picture here shows, this required two different focus markers, because of the different planes of focus for plate-holders and the film-pack adapter. | ||
| + | The German catalogue states that the larger camera has front rise. The cameras have both an 'Ikonometer' folding frame-finder, incorporating a close-up lens, and a smaller [[Viewfinder#Newton_finder|Newton finder]]. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[http://www.kameramuseum.ch/gj/ica/ab1900/index.html Ica cameras 1900-1910] at www.kameramuseum.ch [http://www.kameramuseum.ch] | *[http://www.kameramuseum.ch/gj/ica/ab1900/index.html Ica cameras 1900-1910] at www.kameramuseum.ch [http://www.kameramuseum.ch] | ||
| − | * | + | * [http://flickr.com/photos/theo_ochsenbein/1241410707/ Strut-folding Bebe] (not clear which size; the camera is missing its Ikonometer finder) in [http://www.flickr.com/photos/theo_ochsenbein/ Theo Ochsenbein's Flickr account] |
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category: German 4.5x6 plate folding]] | [[Category: German 4.5x6 plate folding]] | ||
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[[Category: 1906-1910]] | [[Category: 1906-1910]] | ||
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First model, 1906
The Bebe is a small plate camera made by ICA. The first model was made in 1906, and takes 4,5 x 6cm glass plates. The lens is a Zeiss Triotar 7.5 cm f/3.5, and the camera allows some lens board movements.
Second model, about 1925
ICA catalogues of about 1925 show another model of the camera, and describe it as new.[1][2] It is a strut-folding camera, now made in two sizes. Each has a dial-set Compur shutter with speeds from 1s to 1/250 second.
- Model A (listed as model 40/2 in the German catalogue) is for 4.5x6cm (1¾ x 23/8; inch) plates, or film-packs. with Tessar 3-inch f4.5 lens
- Model B (listed as model 41/2 in the German catalogue) is for 6.5x9cm (2½ x 3½ inch) plates.
The US catalogue lists the cameras only with f/4.5 Tessar lenses, 3- and 4-inch respectively; the German one lists the smaller camera with a choice of f/4.5 Tessar or f/3.5 Triotar. Both catalogues make a point of stating that focusing is not by a helical mount but by rotating the front element: as the picture here shows, this required two different focus markers, because of the different planes of focus for plate-holders and the film-pack adapter. The German catalogue states that the larger camera has front rise. The cameras have both an 'Ikonometer' folding frame-finder, incorporating a close-up lens, and a smaller Newton finder.
Links
- Ica cameras 1900-1910 at www.kameramuseum.ch [1]
- Strut-folding Bebe (not clear which size; the camera is missing its Ikonometer finder) in Theo Ochsenbein's Flickr account
Notes
- ↑ ICA Cameras English-language catalogue, 1925 (the upper link), page 39, at Mike Butkus' Orphan Cameras.
- ↑ ICA Cameras German-language catalogue, 1925, page 3, at Camera Eccentric.
