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The '''Kodak No. 2 Folding Cartridge Premo''' was a folding camera for the type 120 film. It was made between 1916 and 1926.  
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The '''Folding Cartridge Premo''' cameras are a series of folding cameras for roll film, made by [[Eastman Kodak]] from about 1916 until the mid-20s (see also the [[Kodak Cartridge Premo|Cartridge Premo]] '''''box''''' cameras of about the same time). They might be seen as an extension of the [[Film Premo]] film pack cameras (''cartridge'' refers to roll film). They have rather simple [[achromatic lens|meniscus achromat]] or [[Rapid Rectilinear]] lenses, and the Kodak [[Ball Bearing Shutter]], giving speeds 1/25 and 1/50 second, plus 'B' and 'T'. Focusing is by simply pulling the lens standard forward with a focusing scale on the bed (squeezing clips on each side of the standard to release it). Examples vary in details: apertures are marked in Kodak's own simplified system (numbered 1 - 4) in the example pictured near right, but are marked in [[F-stop#Universal System stop numbers|Universal System]] stops (stops 4-64, equivalent to f/8-f/32) in the example shown far right. The cameras have a [[brilliant finder]].
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McKeown lists several sizes:<ref>{{McKeown12}} p515.</ref>
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* '''No. 2''' (2¼×3¼ inch on [[120 film]])
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* '''No. 2A''' (2½×4¼ inch on [[116 film]])
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* '''No. 2C''' (2⅞×4⅞ inch on [[Film sizes and designations|130 film]])
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* '''No. 3A''' (3¼×5½ inch on [[Film sizes and designations|122 film]])
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== Specifications ==
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*Type: Folding camera
 
*Manufacturer: Eastman Kodak
 
*Year of launch: 1916
 
*Lens: Bausch & Lomb Rapid Rectilinear
 
*Film/framesize: Roll film (size 120)/2¼×3¼ "
 
*Shutter: Kodak Ball Bearing Shutter with speeds B, T, 1/25 sec., and 1/50 sec.
 
*Aperture: U.S. 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 (f/8, f/16, f/32, and f/64)
 
*Viewfinder: Reflecting type
 
*Focusing: sliding focusing with lock
 
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== Links ==
 
  
[[Category:Kodak|2 Folding Cartridge Premo]]
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[[Category:Kodak|Folding Cartridge Premo]]
 
[[Category:120 film]]
 
[[Category:120 film]]
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[[Category: 122 film]]
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[[Category: 116 film]]
 
[[Category:1916]]
 
[[Category:1916]]

Revision as of 17:37, 18 September 2011

The Folding Cartridge Premo cameras are a series of folding cameras for roll film, made by Eastman Kodak from about 1916 until the mid-20s (see also the Cartridge Premo box cameras of about the same time). They might be seen as an extension of the Film Premo film pack cameras (cartridge refers to roll film). They have rather simple meniscus achromat or Rapid Rectilinear lenses, and the Kodak Ball Bearing Shutter, giving speeds 1/25 and 1/50 second, plus 'B' and 'T'. Focusing is by simply pulling the lens standard forward with a focusing scale on the bed (squeezing clips on each side of the standard to release it). Examples vary in details: apertures are marked in Kodak's own simplified system (numbered 1 - 4) in the example pictured near right, but are marked in Universal System stops (stops 4-64, equivalent to f/8-f/32) in the example shown far right. The cameras have a brilliant finder.

McKeown lists several sizes:[1]


  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). p515.