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The '''Kodak No.00 Cartridge Premo''' was [[Kodak]]'s smallest box camera.  It measures only 2½H x 2W x 3L .  It has a simple rotary shutter with a single f/stop and a behind the shutter meniscus lens and no viewfinder. The camera was truly a fully functional miniature for this period.  
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|colspan=2 |<center>No. 00 Cartridge Premo: showing how the camera comes apart for loading;<br/>the original carton, and a detail of the internals.<br/><small>Images by [[:Category: Image by Comodoro Vennet|Comodoro Venet]]</small> {{with permission}}
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The '''Cartridge Premo''' cameras are simple box cameras made by [[Eastman Kodak]] in the United States, from about 1916 until the early 20s. They take rollfilm (this is what ''cartridge'' refers to) rather than the film packs used by the [[Premo Junior]] box cameras of around the same time. Kodak also made [[Kodak Folding Cartridge Premo|''Folding'' Cartridge Premo]] cameras in several sizes.
  
The top and one side of the camera have a V shape stamped into the leatherette cover to show the approximate angle of view for the photographer.  
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The smallest was the '''No.00 Cartridge Premo''', pictured right, and was Kodak's smallest box camera. It is made from wood (the front panel) and cardboard, covered with leatherette. It measures only 2½×2×3 inches (height×width×depth). It has a simple rotary shutter with a single f/stop, a meniscus lens (behind the shutter) and no viewfinder (there is scarcely room). Instead, the top and one side of the camera have a V shape stamped into the leatherette to show the approximate angle of view.  
  
The Kodak No.00 Cartridge Premo takes a No. 35 rollfilm (''unperforated paper backed motion picture film'') which creates a 1&frac14; x 1&frac34; inch negative. The shutter has TIME and INSTANT settings. Kodak produced this little beauty between 1916 and 1922.
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The Kodak No.00 Cartridge Premo takes a No. 35 rollfilm (unperforated paper backed 35 mm film) which creates a 1¼×1¾ inch negative. The shutter has TIME and INSTANT settings.
  
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It is interesting that Kodak still identified themselves as ''the successor to [[Rochester Optical Co.]]'', as shown in the pictures; Kodak bought Rochester Optical in 1903, more than a decade before this camera was first made. Clearly, the company had a reputation worth being associated with.
  
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There were several larger models:<ref>{{McKeown12}} p514.</ref>
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* The '''No. 2 Cartridge Premo''' (2¼×3¼ inch exposures on 120 film).
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* The '''No. 2A Cartridge Premo''' (2½×4¼ inch on [[116 film]]), as pictured below.
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* The '''No. 2 Cartridge Premo''' (2⅞×4⅞ inch on 130 film).
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These have portrait and landscape viewfinders.
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==Notes==
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=12126 Cartridge Premo 00] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
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Revision as of 05:00, 7 November 2018

The Cartridge Premo cameras are simple box cameras made by Eastman Kodak in the United States, from about 1916 until the early 20s. They take rollfilm (this is what cartridge refers to) rather than the film packs used by the Premo Junior box cameras of around the same time. Kodak also made Folding Cartridge Premo cameras in several sizes.

The smallest was the No.00 Cartridge Premo, pictured right, and was Kodak's smallest box camera. It is made from wood (the front panel) and cardboard, covered with leatherette. It measures only 2½×2×3 inches (height×width×depth). It has a simple rotary shutter with a single f/stop, a meniscus lens (behind the shutter) and no viewfinder (there is scarcely room). Instead, the top and one side of the camera have a V shape stamped into the leatherette to show the approximate angle of view.

The Kodak No.00 Cartridge Premo takes a No. 35 rollfilm (unperforated paper backed 35 mm film) which creates a 1¼×1¾ inch negative. The shutter has TIME and INSTANT settings.

It is interesting that Kodak still identified themselves as the successor to Rochester Optical Co., as shown in the pictures; Kodak bought Rochester Optical in 1903, more than a decade before this camera was first made. Clearly, the company had a reputation worth being associated with.


There were several larger models:[1]

  • The No. 2 Cartridge Premo (2¼×3¼ inch exposures on 120 film).
  • The No. 2A Cartridge Premo (2½×4¼ inch on 116 film), as pictured below.
  • The No. 2 Cartridge Premo (2⅞×4⅞ inch on 130 film).

These have portrait and landscape viewfinders.

Notes

  1. 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). p514.

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