Difference between revisions of "Trusite"
(noting 1947 price with footnote link to new ad scan) |
m (missing period) |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
|image_rights= with permission | |image_rights= with permission | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | As with many other models dubbed "minicam," this is a model for half-frame 127 format—in other words, images approximately 3×4 cm, achieved by advancing each number on the film's backing paper to a first, then a second [[red window]] on the back. The Trusite Minicam is a simple affair with a [[fixed focus]] 50mm meniscus lens and an instant/time shutter. The body is cast metal. In 1947, a kit with the camera, a flashgun, and four flashbulbs sold for $9.95<REF>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/6071375903/in/pool-camerawiki Trusite advertisement] in the December 1947 ''Popular Photography'' (Vol. 21, No. 6), page 223.</REF> A version with Girl Scout branding is also known. | + | As with many other models dubbed "minicam," this is a model for half-frame 127 format—in other words, images approximately 3×4 cm, achieved by advancing each number on the film's backing paper to a first, then a second [[red window]] on the back. The Trusite Minicam is a simple affair with a [[fixed focus]] 50mm meniscus lens and an instant/time shutter. The body is cast metal. In 1947, a kit with the camera, a flashgun, and four flashbulbs sold for $9.95<REF>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/6071375903/in/pool-camerawiki Trusite advertisement] in the December 1947 ''Popular Photography'' (Vol. 21, No. 6), page 223.</REF>. A version with Girl Scout branding is also known. |
==Trusite Minicam (4x4)== | ==Trusite Minicam (4x4)== | ||
Revision as of 15:02, 23 August 2011
Trusite Camera Co. of New York City produced a few simple models, all for 127 film, during the 1940s. The lens/shutter assembly seems quite similar to that used on the Utility Manufacturing Company cameras (also from New York).
Trusite Minicam
|
| With box and instructions image by remediate.this (Image rights) |
As with many other models dubbed "minicam," this is a model for half-frame 127 format—in other words, images approximately 3×4 cm, achieved by advancing each number on the film's backing paper to a first, then a second red window on the back. The Trusite Minicam is a simple affair with a fixed focus 50mm meniscus lens and an instant/time shutter. The body is cast metal. In 1947, a kit with the camera, a flashgun, and four flashbulbs sold for $9.95[1]. A version with Girl Scout branding is also known.
Trusite Minicam (4x4)
McKeown also shows a boxy Trusite model giving square images on 127 film, calling it "very uncommon."[2]
Notes
- ↑ Trusite advertisement in the December 1947 Popular Photography (Vol. 21, No. 6), page 223.
- ↑ McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). Page 934.
Links
- Trusite Minicam at Sylvain Halgand's http://collection-appareils.fr
