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| − | The '''Kin-Dar''' stereo camera was made by the Kinder Company, 908 Sherman Avenue, South Milwaukee, USA in 1954. It takes Realist Format stereo pairs on 35mm film. It has a pair of Steinheil Cassar f/3.5 35mm lenses in five-speed shutters. The coupled rangefinder is combined in the bottom-mounted viewfinder. It was designed by Seton Rochwite who designed the [[Stereo Realist]] camera.<ref>{{McKeown12}} Page 466.</ref> | + | The '''Kin-Dar''' stereo camera was made by the Kinder Company, 908 Sherman Avenue, South Milwaukee, USA in 1954. It takes Realist Format stereo pairs on 35mm film. It has a pair of Steinheil Cassar f/3.5 35mm lenses in five-speed shutters. The coupled rangefinder is combined in the bottom-mounted viewfinder. |
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| + | It was designed by Seton Rochwite who designed the [[Stereo Realist]] camera.<ref>{{McKeown12}} Page 466.</ref> Advertised at USD $99.50, the Kin-Dar cost about 63% of an f/3.5 Stereo Realist of the time.<ref>Noted in [https://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/52443617947/in/pool-camerawiki/ advertising in June, 1955], ''Modern Photography'' magazine pg. 108.</ref> | ||
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The Kin-Dar stereo camera was made by the Kinder Company, 908 Sherman Avenue, South Milwaukee, USA in 1954. It takes Realist Format stereo pairs on 35mm film. It has a pair of Steinheil Cassar f/3.5 35mm lenses in five-speed shutters. The coupled rangefinder is combined in the bottom-mounted viewfinder.
It was designed by Seton Rochwite who designed the Stereo Realist camera.[1] Advertised at USD $99.50, the Kin-Dar cost about 63% of an f/3.5 Stereo Realist of the time.[2]
Notes
- ↑ 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). Page 466.
- ↑ Noted in advertising in June, 1955, Modern Photography magazine pg. 108.
