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The '''Regent''' was a 6x9cm folding camera made by [[Kodak AG]] (former [[Nagel]] company), in the 1930s.
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''This article describes the 620 rollfilm Regent sold by Kodak; [[Ansco]] gave the name [[Ansco Regent|Regent]] to a folding 35mm camera.''
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It had an original design, very rounded like a piece of soap, and a black finish. It was an advanced camera with a coupled rangefinder and a folding optical finder.
 
  
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The '''Regent II''' was its successor. It had a more conventional design, with a squared chrome top plate. The release button acted at the same time as a focusing button. The Regent II is considered to be very rare.
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The '''Regent''' is a dual-format 6x9cm & 6x4.5cm [[120 film#620_film|620 film]] [[folding camera]] made by [[Kodak AG]] (former [[Nagel]] company), from 1935-1939.
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It has an original design, very rounded like a piece of soap, with a grained morocco leather covering. When closed it looks quite streamlined. It was an advanced camera with a [[coupled rangefinder]] and a folding optical finder. Two sliding pieces can be set in the finder to use the smaller format, with a mask inserted at the film-plane. Focusing is by a pull-out knob on the baseboard; it moves the front assembly on a sliding rack, and a pointer shows the distance on a scale at the front. The 10.5cm lens is either a [[Schneider]] Xenar f/4.5, Xenar f/3.8, or Zeiss [[Tessar]] f/4.5, in a [[Compur]]-S or [[Compur-Rapid]] shutter.
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The '''Regent II''' was introduced in 1939. It has a more conventional design with a squared chrome top plate, and with more features, but only single format - 6x9 frames on [[120 film]]. Unusually, the [[shutter release]] button is also used as the focusing knob. The camera has a [[Schneider]] Xenar 10.5cm f3.5 and a [[Compur-Rapid]] shutter to 1/400. The Regent II is considered to be very rare.
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== Links ==
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* [http://www.bnphoto.org/bnphoto/KodakRegent1.htm The Kodak site by Brian Wallen] has a page about the Regent
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* [https://kodak.3106.net/index.php?p=302&cam=920 The Kodak Regent Camera (1935-39)], an article by K. Kekatos page at [https://kodak.3106.net/index.php Kodak Classics]
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* [http://www.pibweb.com/ross/Campix/folders.htm Ross Alford's Classic Rollfilm Camera page] has a 3D photo of a Regent
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* [http://kodak.3106.net/index.php?p=217&cam=1563 Kodak Regent] On [http://kodak.3106.net/index.php Mischa Koning's Kodak Classics]
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* [https://sites.google.com/site/harrissonphotographica/home/kodak-regent-camera Regent article & pictures] by Geoff Harrisson
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[[Category: German 6x9 rangefinder folding]]
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[[Category: Kodak AG|Regent]]
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[[Category: Nobility|Regent]]
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[[Category: R|Regent Kodak AG]]
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[[Category: 1935]]
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[[Category:620 film]]

Latest revision as of 06:17, 19 May 2022

This article describes the 620 rollfilm Regent sold by Kodak; Ansco gave the name Regent to a folding 35mm camera.

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image by Charlie Kamerman (Image rights)


The Regent is a dual-format 6x9cm & 6x4.5cm 620 film folding camera made by Kodak AG (former Nagel company), from 1935-1939.

It has an original design, very rounded like a piece of soap, with a grained morocco leather covering. When closed it looks quite streamlined. It was an advanced camera with a coupled rangefinder and a folding optical finder. Two sliding pieces can be set in the finder to use the smaller format, with a mask inserted at the film-plane. Focusing is by a pull-out knob on the baseboard; it moves the front assembly on a sliding rack, and a pointer shows the distance on a scale at the front. The 10.5cm lens is either a Schneider Xenar f/4.5, Xenar f/3.8, or Zeiss Tessar f/4.5, in a Compur-S or Compur-Rapid shutter.

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Regent with Zeiss Tessar 10.5cm f/4.5
images by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights)



The Regent II was introduced in 1939. It has a more conventional design with a squared chrome top plate, and with more features, but only single format - 6x9 frames on 120 film. Unusually, the shutter release button is also used as the focusing knob. The camera has a Schneider Xenar 10.5cm f3.5 and a Compur-Rapid shutter to 1/400. The Regent II is considered to be very rare.


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Regent II
images by Gim Young-chol (Image rights)

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