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| − | The '''Rollex 20''' is a self-erecting folding camera for shooting 6x9cm exposures on [[120 film|120 film or 620 film]]. It was sold or even made by the [[United States Camera Co.]] . It was a consumer camera, with fixed focusing and fixed aperture. The only choice that it offers is the one between time mode (B mode) and 1/50 sec. shutter speed. It has an optical viewfinder of reverse Galilean type. Its specialties are that its closeable [[red window]] is not red but green, and the self-cocking shutter has to be released with a lever that is integrated | + | The '''Rollex 20''' is a self-erecting folding camera for shooting 6x9cm exposures on [[120 film|120 film or 620 film]]. It was sold or even made by the [[United States Camera Co.]] . It was a consumer camera, with fixed focusing and fixed aperture. The only choice that it offers is the one between time mode (B mode) and 1/50 sec. shutter speed. It has an optical viewfinder of reverse Galilean type. Its specialties are that its closeable [[red window]] is not red but green, and the self-cocking shutter has to be released with a lever that is integrated in the upper edge of the front door. |
The '''Foldex 20''' was the same or an equal camera type. | The '''Foldex 20''' was the same or an equal camera type. | ||
Revision as of 19:15, 2 March 2008
The Rollex 20 is a self-erecting folding camera for shooting 6x9cm exposures on 120 film or 620 film. It was sold or even made by the United States Camera Co. . It was a consumer camera, with fixed focusing and fixed aperture. The only choice that it offers is the one between time mode (B mode) and 1/50 sec. shutter speed. It has an optical viewfinder of reverse Galilean type. Its specialties are that its closeable red window is not red but green, and the self-cocking shutter has to be released with a lever that is integrated in the upper edge of the front door.
The Foldex 20 was the same or an equal camera type.
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| 1. shutter release intgrated in top edge of front door 2. shutter release translator |
Links
- discussion on photo.net [1]
- manual at Michael Butkus Jr.'s [2]
