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| + | '''Ross''' was a British optical company, founded in 1830. It also made cameras, from about 1855. It is well known for its camera lenses and its binoculars. It had a license for the British Empire to make lens types of [[Carl Zeiss]]. In 1948 Ross joined with [[Houghton-Butcher]]'s successor Barnet Ensign Ltd. . Together the companies survived as [[Ross-Ensign]] until 1961. | ||
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| + | ==Products== | ||
=== Cameras === | === Cameras === | ||
* Ross Focal Plane Camera (strut folding press camera) | * Ross Focal Plane Camera (strut folding press camera) | ||
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=== Lenses === | === Lenses === | ||
Names of Ross lenses: | Names of Ross lenses: | ||
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Ross was a British optical company, founded in 1830. It also made cameras, from about 1855. It is well known for its camera lenses and its binoculars. It had a license for the British Empire to make lens types of Carl Zeiss. In 1948 Ross joined with Houghton-Butcher's successor Barnet Ensign Ltd. . Together the companies survived as Ross-Ensign until 1961.
Contents
Products
Cameras
- Ross Focal Plane Camera (strut folding press camera)
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| Homocentric, advertised as winter lens |
Lenses
Names of Ross lenses:
- Cabinet
- Definex
- Homocentric
- Telecentric
- Teleros
- Xpres
- Xtralux
See their 39mm screw lenses and their Contax lenses.
Bibliography
- British Camera Makers, N. Channing & M. Dunn, ed. Parkland Designs
