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| − | The Spartus No. 4 Folding Camera is a metal-bodied model from [[Spartus|Spartus Camera Corp.]] in Chicago, Illinois. It has a small right-angle [[brilliant finder]], and Instant/Time shutter, and a choice of three apertures between f/11 and f/22. The lens is [[fixed focus]], despite the deep chrome ring around it suggesting a focusing adjustment. It exposes 8 images | + | The Spartus No. 4 Folding Camera is a metal-bodied model from [[Spartus|Spartus Camera Corp.]] in Chicago, Illinois. It has a small right-angle [[brilliant finder]], and Instant/Time shutter, and a choice of three apertures between f/11 and f/22. The lens is [[fixed focus]], despite the deep chrome ring around it suggesting a focusing adjustment. It exposes 8 images 2¼×3¼" on [[120 film]]. |
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| + | *The [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/spartus/spartus_no_1_folding/spartus_no_1_folding.htm Manual for the Spartus No. 1] (available at Mike Butkus' [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]) is actually headlined "Spartus No. 4," and applies to this camera. | ||
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The Spartus No. 4 Folding Camera is a metal-bodied model from Spartus Camera Corp. in Chicago, Illinois. It has a small right-angle brilliant finder, and Instant/Time shutter, and a choice of three apertures between f/11 and f/22. The lens is fixed focus, despite the deep chrome ring around it suggesting a focusing adjustment. It exposes 8 images 2¼×3¼" on 120 film.
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- The Manual for the Spartus No. 1 (available at Mike Butkus' OrphanCameras.com) is actually headlined "Spartus No. 4," and applies to this camera.
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