Kershaw 630
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Manufacturer: Kershaw Date of Production: 1955 Type of Camera: Medium format folder Film Type: 120 Roll (6x6cm) Lens: Otar Anastigmat 80mm f/6.3 Focus areas: 4.5ft-Infinity Viewfinder: Eye level |
The Kershaw 630 is a 120 film folding camera built from around 1956 by Kershaw-Soho in Leeds, UK. The 630 is an enhanced version of the Kershaw 110, adding a larger, focusing lens, and an iris. The body itself has a few extras including fold out spool holders, a red window cover, cable release socket and a shutter release on the right edge of the folding door, this can be a little tricky to spot at first as it is designed to blend in.
- Film Type: 120 Roll - 6x6cm square format
- Lens: Otar Anastigmat 80mm f/6.3 - Three element triplet
- Shutter: Vario, quaintly marked "German Shutter"
- Shutter speeds: Bulb, 1/25, 1/75, 1/200th
- Flash: PC socket, Flashbulb sync at 1/25th, untested with electronic flash
- Focus areas: 4.5 feet to Infinity
- Filters: 32mm press on, Kodak 320 type filters work well
- Double exposure prevention: No
The Kershaw 630 is similar to the Kershaw 450, but with a lower specification lens & shutter. The model naming scheme for this range refers to the maximum aperture size; Kershaw 110 has a maximum aperture of f/11, Kerhsaw 630 has one of f/6.3 and the Kershaw 450 has one of f/4.5.
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| Kershaw 630, Front image by Morinaka. (Image rights) |
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| Kershaw 630, Top Down image by Morinaka. (Image rights) |
Links
- Kershaw on Marriottworld (archived)
