Meridian 45A

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Tiltable rotating back image by PhotoShop Guru (Image rights)

The Meridian 45A was a nicely-made, metal press camera from Meridian, circa 1947. A notable feature which quickly IDs the 45A is its round lens boards. There is a provision for back tilt by using locking struts, as seen on some Linhof cameras (or later, the Mamiya Press).

• Type: press camera
• Manufacturer: Meridian
• Film: 4x5
• Year of launch: later 1940s?
• Focusing: with help of Kalart Synchronized Range Finder or with ground glass,
  variant with Hugo Meyer rangefinder existed
• Display: ground glass
• Movements: lens board shift & tilt & swing, rear swing & tilt

Links

• 45A by Ross Alford on graflex.org
• comparison (archived) with 45B and other view cameras, by Brian Wallen