Difference between revisions of "QRS Kamra"
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| − | The '''de Vry Still Camera Model K-1''', or ''' | + | The '''de Vry Still Camera Model K-1''', or '''Q.R.S. Kamra''' is a very early [[35mm]] camera made by the [[De Vry]] company in Chicago, possibly in 1928. It is also an early bakelite camera. 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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* [http://corsopolaris.net/supercameras/early/early_1352.html Early 35mm cameras] include the QRS | * [http://corsopolaris.net/supercameras/early/early_1352.html Early 35mm cameras] include the QRS | ||
* [http://www.geocities.com/mbarel.geo/qrs.html QRS 35] on Moshe BAR-EL's Old/Antique Cameras site | * [http://www.geocities.com/mbarel.geo/qrs.html QRS 35] on Moshe BAR-EL's Old/Antique Cameras site | ||
| + | * [http://ldtomei2.googlepages.com/q.r.s.kamrac1928 QRS Kamra] at Elisabetta & L. David Tomei [http://ldtomei.googlepages.com/home] | ||
[[Category: D]] | [[Category: D]] | ||
[[Category: Bakelite]] | [[Category: Bakelite]] | ||
[[Category: 1928]] | [[Category: 1928]] | ||
Revision as of 22:42, 4 December 2008
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| QRS camera (winder missing) by Rick Soloway |
The de Vry Still Camera Model K-1, or Q.R.S. Kamra is a very early 35mm camera made by the De Vry company in Chicago, possibly in 1928. It is also an early bakelite camera. 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.
