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+ | The '''de Vry Still Camera Model K-1''', or '''QRS 35mm camera''' is a very early [[35mm]] camera made by the QRS Devry company in Chicago, possibly in 1928. The brick-like body was made of mottled brown [[Bakelite]], with all the controls on one side. The flat back was removable for film loading | ||
The camera had a clockwork timer, and could shoot 40 24x32mm frames in 20 seconds. | The camera had a clockwork timer, and could shoot 40 24x32mm frames in 20 seconds. |
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QRS camera (winder missing) by Rick Soloway |
The de Vry Still Camera Model K-1, or QRS 35mm camera is a very early 35mm camera made by the QRS Devry company in Chicago, possibly in 1928. The brick-like body was made of mottled brown Bakelite, with all the controls on one side. The flat back was removable for film loading
The camera had a clockwork timer, and could shoot 40 24x32mm frames in 20 seconds.
Links/Sources
- QRS Kamra in the PowerHouse Museum
- McKeown lists this (p.369 of 1996 edition)
- Early 35mm cameras include the QRS
- QRS 35 on Moshe BAR-EL's Old/Antique Cameras site