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| − | + | *Model: Hémax 9x12 [[Folding bed camera| folding bed]] plate camera serie 00, (without identification). | |
| − | + | *Production: 1923 to early 1930s. | |
| − | + | *Lens: '''Plavic-Anastigmat'''135mm f/6.3, Aperture range f/6.3-f/32, filter slip-on | |
| − | + | *Focusing: Bellows focusing, index and scale on the left-inside of the front cover, Focus range: 1-10m +inf. | |
| − | + | *Shutter: [[Gitzo]] leaf [[Gitzo shutters#"PLAVICOS"| shutter type B1]], with speeds: 1/25, 1/50, 1/100 +T & B.<ref>The [[Gitzo]] shutter was labelled 'Plavicos' on some models of Plavic cameras.</ref> | |
| − | + | *Cocking and Shutter release: by the same lever, on front of the lens-shutter barrel; manual shutter cocking and release at the same time, diaphragm opens and closes on single press | |
| − | + | *View finders: | |
| − | + | **Waist-level [[Brilliant finder]] on top of the lens standard, turning 90 degrees left on its own axis for landscape pictures | |
| − | + | **Sports finder: A big wire sports finder, hinged on the lens standard and used with a folding rear peep sight part, on the left side of the camera | |
| − | + | *Bellows: single-extension, vertical shift of the lens standard possible | |
| − | + | *Body: metalic, weight 850g | |
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| A Plavic 9x12 folding bed camera (c.1930) image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) |
Plavic 9x12 is a 9x12cm folding bed plate film camera, manufactured by Héard & Mallinjod, Lyon, France for Plavic in Lyon. The camera is identical with the Hémax folding bed plate 9x12 camera produced by Héard & Mallinjod from 1923 to the early 1930s.
Specifications
- Model: Hémax 9x12 folding bed plate camera serie 00, (without identification).
- Production: 1923 to early 1930s.
- Lens: Plavic-Anastigmat135mm f/6.3, Aperture range f/6.3-f/32, filter slip-on
- Focusing: Bellows focusing, index and scale on the left-inside of the front cover, Focus range: 1-10m +inf.
- Shutter: Gitzo leaf shutter type B1, with speeds: 1/25, 1/50, 1/100 +T & B.[1]
- Cocking and Shutter release: by the same lever, on front of the lens-shutter barrel; manual shutter cocking and release at the same time, diaphragm opens and closes on single press
- View finders:
- Waist-level Brilliant finder on top of the lens standard, turning 90 degrees left on its own axis for landscape pictures
- Sports finder: A big wire sports finder, hinged on the lens standard and used with a folding rear peep sight part, on the left side of the camera
- Bellows: single-extension, vertical shift of the lens standard possible
- Body: metalic, weight 850g
History
Héard & Mallinjod made 6x9cm and 9x12cm folding bed plate cameras in c.1920-28 under the Hémax label. After those dates some Hémax cameras are found under the Plavic label and distributed by Victor Planchon firm, Lyon, France. [2]
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Plavic 9x12 folding bed plate camera, c.1930
images by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)
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