Bolsey
| Bolsey |
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| Bolsey A |
| Bolsey B |
| Bolsey C |
| Bolsey Explorer |
| Bolsey-Flex |
| Bolsey Jubilee
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| Jacques Bolsey |
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| Bolsey C22 image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
Bolsey was an American company founded in 1947 by Jacques Bolsey, who had already designed cine and still cameras. The company designed small 35mm rangefinder and TLR cameras, then a subminiature using 8mm film. It disappeared at the beginning of the 1960s.
Contents
35mm rangefinder
- Bolsey B (1947-1949)
- Bolsey B2 (1949-1956)
- Bolsey B22 (1953-1956)
- Bolsey Jubilee (1955-1956)
- Bolsey B3 (1956)
- Wittnauer Festival (1957), sold by Wittnauer
35mm TLR + rangefinder
- Bolsey C (1950-1956)
- Bolsey C22 (1953-1956)
35mm viewfinder
- Bolsey A
- La Belle Pal
- Bolsey Explorer (made by Braun)
8mm subminiature
- Bolsey 8
- Bolsey Uniset 8
120 pseudo-TLR
Bibliography
- Sanford, Richard. Bolsey, the man behind the camera. Home publication, 2003. (No ISBN number.)
Links
In English:
- Bolsey in Pacific Rim's Photographica pages
- Bolsey manuals (.pdf format) in butkus.org's orphan camera website
- Various Bolsey cameras at www.collection-appareils.fr (in French)
- Bolsey page at Collection G. Even's site (in French)
