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| + | In 1883 the '''Rochester Optical Company''' was founded by W. F. Carlton when he took over the assets of camera maker [[William H. Walker]]. It invented and produced the famous "Pony Premo" [[view camera]] line, and viewfinder cameras for "Premo film pack". In 1899 it became participant of an unsuccessful merger of camera companies. The resulting company made losses and was taken over by [[Kodak]] in 1903. Kodak let the factory continue the Premo camera line. And soon it shared its house at 12 Caledonia Avenue with Kodak's other purchases [[Century]] and [[Folmer & Schwing]]. | ||
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===Cameras=== | ===Cameras=== | ||
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*Pony Premo No. 5 | *Pony Premo No. 5 | ||
*Pony Premo No. 6 | *Pony Premo No. 6 | ||
| + | *Pony Premo No. 7 | ||
*[[Pony Premo D]] | *[[Pony Premo D]] | ||
*[[Folding Film Premo]] | *[[Folding Film Premo]] | ||
| + | *Premoette | ||
*[[Rochester Optical New Model|New Model]], New Model Improved | *[[Rochester Optical New Model|New Model]], New Model Improved | ||
| − | *[[Snappa | + | *[[Snappa (folding)|Snappa]] |
*[[Empire State Camera]] | *[[Empire State Camera]] | ||
*[[Cyclone Jr. and Cyclone Sr.]] | *[[Cyclone Jr. and Cyclone Sr.]] | ||
* Kenwood | * Kenwood | ||
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| + | |image_text= [[Pony Premo No. 1]] | ||
| + | |image_by= Bill Strong | ||
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| + | |image_text= Kodak Premo | ||
| + | |image_by= Eduardo Urdangaray | ||
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===[[Kodak]]'s Premo series=== | ===[[Kodak]]'s Premo series=== | ||
*[[Film Premo]] (three sizes) | *[[Film Premo]] (three sizes) | ||
*[[Premoette Junior]] | *[[Premoette Junior]] | ||
| + | *Premoette | ||
*[[Kodak Cartridge Premo]] | *[[Kodak Cartridge Premo]] | ||
*[[Filmplate Special Premo]] | *[[Filmplate Special Premo]] | ||
*[[Pocket Premo C]] | *[[Pocket Premo C]] | ||
| − | + | *Premo No. 8 | |
| − | | | + | *[[Premo No. 9]] |
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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*[http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=display&login=rocco history of Rochester Optical Co.] at [http://www.historiccamera.com Historic Camera] | *[http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=display&login=rocco history of Rochester Optical Co.] at [http://www.historiccamera.com Historic Camera] | ||
*[http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/roc.htm Rochester Optical's field cameras] at [http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam Field Cameras of the United States] | *[http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/roc.htm Rochester Optical's field cameras] at [http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam Field Cameras of the United States] | ||
*[http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=display&login=rocproducts List of cameras from the Rochester Optical Co.] with reference information at [http://www.historiccamera.com Historic Camera] | *[http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium/pm.cgi?action=display&login=rocproducts List of cameras from the Rochester Optical Co.] with reference information at [http://www.historiccamera.com Historic Camera] | ||
*[http://www.photographyhistory.com/CS06/foldingrochester.html The "Rochester Folding Camera" of 1892 with "Rochester" shutter] by David Silver | *[http://www.photographyhistory.com/CS06/foldingrochester.html The "Rochester Folding Camera" of 1892 with "Rochester" shutter] by David Silver | ||
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| + | |image_text= [[Premoette Junior|Premoette Jr. No.1]] with achromatic lens | ||
| + | |image_by= Donna L. Burnett | ||
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[[Category:Camera makers]] | [[Category:Camera makers]] | ||
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In 1883 the Rochester Optical Company was founded by W. F. Carlton when he took over the assets of camera maker William H. Walker. It invented and produced the famous "Pony Premo" view camera line, and viewfinder cameras for "Premo film pack". In 1899 it became participant of an unsuccessful merger of camera companies. The resulting company made losses and was taken over by Kodak in 1903. Kodak let the factory continue the Premo camera line. And soon it shared its house at 12 Caledonia Avenue with Kodak's other purchases Century and Folmer & Schwing. |
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Links
| photography related industry in Rochester (New York) |
| American Camera | Bausch & Lomb | Blair | Century | Crown Optical Co. | Elgeet | Folmer & Schwing | Gassner and Marx | Graflex | Gundlach | Ilex | JML | Kodak | Milburn | Monroe | PMC | Ray | Reichenbach, Morey and Will | Rochester Camera and Supply Co. | Rochester Optical Co. | Rochester Panoramic Camera Co. | Seneca | Sunart | Walker | Webster Industries | Wollensak |
| and in Rochester (Minnesota) |
| Conley |
| external links |
| graflex.org - Rudolf Kingslake's "Optical industry in Rochester (N.Y.)" |
- history of Rochester Optical Co. at Historic Camera
- Rochester Optical's field cameras at Field Cameras of the United States
- List of cameras from the Rochester Optical Co. with reference information at Historic Camera
- The "Rochester Folding Camera" of 1892 with "Rochester" shutter by David Silver
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| Premoette Jr. No.1 with achromatic lens image by Donna L. Burnett (Image rights) |
