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Before its 1926 merger into [[Zeiss Ikon]], the Berlin company [[Goerz| C. P. Goerz]] sold several folding-bed plate cameras under the name '''Tenax'''<REF>The Tenax model name had been reused by [[Zeiss Ikon]] starting in 1938 for unrelated 24&times;24 mm format 35mm cameras; see [[Tenax II]] and [[Tenax I]].</REF> and '''Pocket Tenax''', beginning around 1906. These were part of Goerz's [[Tenax]] camera family.

Plate sizes were 6.5&times;9 cm, 9&times;12, and 10&times;15 cm.

Goerz offered a special "Autofoc" feature, a cylindrical mechanism which advanced the lensboard to a standard focus distance automatically when the camera was opened. The "Manufoc" versions of the Tenax lacked this feature<REF>{{McKeown12}} Page 357. 
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The [[Taro Tenax]] folding bed cameras were the budget line of the original Tenax series. 

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|image_text= 9x12 Tenax of 1920 with<br/>C.P. Goerz Doppel-Anastigmat Syntor 6,8/130mm lens<br/>in [[Ibso]] T. B. 1-1/100 sec. shutter.
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|image_text= Manufok-Tenax<br/>
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==Links==
*[https://www.35mmc.com/19/07/2023/goerz-tenax-6x9/ Goerz Tenax 6x9 review] at [https://www.35mmc.com/ 35mmc.com] 
*[https://www.petrakla.com/products/1923-tropical-goertz-tenax-9-x-12cm?variant=46233489236 1923 Tropical Goerz Tenax sale] at [https://www.petrakla.com/ Petrakla Classic Cameras] 

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