Palm Press
Palm Press is a photographic publisher and 'atelier' in Boston MA,[1] and has in the past produced some cameras.
The Palm Press Camera is a viewfinder camera for 2¼x3¼-inch (6x9cm) exposures on roll film, assembled using components from other camera-makers, together with a body made by or for) Palm Press. It is a rectangular tube of aluminium, attached to the roll-film back of a Mamiya Press camera.[2] The camera is usually seen with a 90mm or 65mm Schneider Angulon, (for a slightly-wide or wide-angle view) on a helical focusing mount. There is a shoe for an optical finder on the top, loops for a strap, and a tripod socket on the bottom.
The camera falls far short of the functionality that (say) a 2x3 Graflex offers (ground-glass focus; rangefinder focus; camera movements; multiple formats; folding). It is a compact and straightforward camera for hand-held use.
The availability of 3D printing has allowed more of this sort of camera in recent years: see for example the Mercury (3-D printed) and cameras by Noble Design.
Notes
- ↑ Palm Press
- ↑ Palm Press Camera at Photrio. The fifth post includes some photos of the camera.
Links
- Palm Press Camera at blog Magnorama, with a Rodenstock 35mm Apo-Grandagon mounted, apparently without focusing; it is not stated if this was by the camera-maker or a modification by the owner.
