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| − | <tr><td colspan=2 valign=top>'''Whitehouse Products Inc.''' was a camera manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. It made simple plastic snapshot models, branded '''Beacon'''. Beacon models had collapsible lens panels; collapsing the panel disabled the shutter. Early models featured a B shutter setting, which was removed on later examples. The Beacon II and Two-Twenty-Five were fitted for mounting a flashgun. | + | <tr><td colspan=2 valign=top>'''Whitehouse Products Inc.''' was a camera manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. It made simple plastic snapshot models, branded '''Beacon'''. Early Beacon models had collapsible lens panels; collapsing the panel disabled the shutter. Early models featured a B shutter setting, which was removed on later examples. The Beacon II and Two-Twenty-Five were fitted for mounting a flashgun. |
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| 12 6x6 on [[620 film|620]] | | 12 6x6 on [[620 film|620]] | ||
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* http://regis.boissier.free.fr/fotofexcameras/fex%20&%20photax/ph%20beacon_ii%20beacon%20two%20twenty%20five%20whitehouse%20products.htm | * http://regis.boissier.free.fr/fotofexcameras/fex%20&%20photax/ph%20beacon_ii%20beacon%20two%20twenty%20five%20whitehouse%20products.htm | ||
| + | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/whitehouse/html/beacon_reflex.php Beacon Reflex] at Sylvain Halgand's site | ||
* [http://www.merrillphoto.com/BeaconCamera.htm Photos taken with a Beacon] by Marcy Merrill | * [http://www.merrillphoto.com/BeaconCamera.htm Photos taken with a Beacon] by Marcy Merrill | ||
* [http://www.calpots.com/sp_exhibits/camera_exhibit/5_camera.html Beacon II with Flash] | * [http://www.calpots.com/sp_exhibits/camera_exhibit/5_camera.html Beacon II with Flash] | ||
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| Whitehouse Products Inc. was a camera manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. It made simple plastic snapshot models, branded Beacon. Early Beacon models had collapsible lens panels; collapsing the panel disabled the shutter. Early models featured a B shutter setting, which was removed on later examples. The Beacon II and Two-Twenty-Five were fitted for mounting a flashgun.
The later Reflex model was almost identical to the Ansco Cadet Reflex.
Cameras
The Beacon cameras were usually black, but were available in various different colours. |
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Links
- Beacon II manual on Mike Butkus's site
- http://regis.boissier.free.fr/fotofexcameras/fex%20&%20photax/ph%20beacon_ii%20beacon%20two%20twenty%20five%20whitehouse%20products.htm
- Beacon Reflex at Sylvain Halgand's site
- Photos taken with a Beacon by Marcy Merrill
- Beacon II with Flash
- Beacon Two-Twenty-Five with flash on Flickr by Rick Soloway
- Photo on Flickr by user midmophil
- (another) Photo on Flickr by user midmophil
- Beacon two-twenty-five, plus photos taken with it by DeanW
- Beacon Cameras at PBase.com
