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| + | The '''KI Monobar''' is a 35mm [[monorail camera]], made by '''Kennedy Instruments Ltd''', a division of [[Ilford]], from 1958 until 1965.<ref name=PM>[http://www.photomemorabilia.co.uk/Ilford/KI_Monobar.html Notes on the K.I. Monobar] at Maurice Fisher's [http://www.photomemorabilia.co.uk/index.html Photographic Memorabilia] site.</ref> The camera was designed by medical photographers Charles Engel and Dr Peter Hansell. It uses standard 135 film cassettes, loaded in a magazine back. The standard model of the camera (type U) has the camera movements (front and rear rise, tilt and swing) that are more familiar features of large-format cameras. There was also a simpler type F without movements, for applications like microscopy where movements are not useful.<ref name=PM></ref> | ||
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| − | * [http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/searchresults.aspx?intSaleID=17790 The British Camera 1840-1960 The Jim Barron Collection] | + | ==Notes== |
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| + | * [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=260694&_ssl=off#260694 K.I. Monobar], type U with a two-inch f/3.5 Dallmeyer Anastigmat, offered in the [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=246557&acat=246557&lang=3 May 2012 Westlicht Photographica Auction] in Vienna; several excellent pictures. | ||
| + | * [http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/ki-monobar-type-u-technical-camera-4028227-details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=4028227&sid=7a285c9b-b56a-4fe2-ad8a-dd5b09f71e8e K.I. Monobar], type U with 2⅜-inch f/6.5 Dallmeyer Wide Angle Anastigmat, sold at the auction ''[http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/searchresults.aspx?intSaleID=17790 The British Camera 1840-1960 The Jim Barron Collection] at [[http://www.christies.com/ Christie's] in London. | ||
| + | * [http://www.photomemorabilia.co.uk/Ilford/KI_Monobar/Monobar_Instructions.pdf User's Manual] (pdf) at Photographic Memorabilia. | ||
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* British Journal of Photography, 16 July 1954, p. 367. | * British Journal of Photography, 16 July 1954, p. 367. | ||
* Michel Auer (1975), The Illustrated History of the Camera, p. 216. | * Michel Auer (1975), The Illustrated History of the Camera, p. 216. | ||
| + | * {{McKeown12}} p457. | ||
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[[Category: UK]] | [[Category: UK]] | ||
[[Category: Ilford]] | [[Category: Ilford]] | ||
[[Category: Monorail cameras]] | [[Category: Monorail cameras]] | ||
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The KI Monobar is a 35mm monorail camera, made by Kennedy Instruments Ltd, a division of Ilford, from 1958 until 1965.[1] The camera was designed by medical photographers Charles Engel and Dr Peter Hansell. It uses standard 135 film cassettes, loaded in a magazine back. The standard model of the camera (type U) has the camera movements (front and rear rise, tilt and swing) that are more familiar features of large-format cameras. There was also a simpler type F without movements, for applications like microscopy where movements are not useful.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes on the K.I. Monobar at Maurice Fisher's Photographic Memorabilia site.
Links
- K.I. Monobar, type U with a two-inch f/3.5 Dallmeyer Anastigmat, offered in the May 2012 Westlicht Photographica Auction in Vienna; several excellent pictures.
- K.I. Monobar, type U with 2⅜-inch f/6.5 Dallmeyer Wide Angle Anastigmat, sold at the auction The British Camera 1840-1960 The Jim Barron Collection at [Christie's in London.
- User's Manual (pdf) at Photographic Memorabilia.
Bibliography
- British Journal of Photography, 16 July 1954, p. 367.
- Michel Auer (1975), The Illustrated History of the Camera, p. 216.
- 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). p457.
