info - no movement box 4x5

FYI: file under Strange 4x5 Camera category
http://elearning.winona.edu/jjs/pri/

"jjs" wrote in message
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FYI: file under Strange 4x5 Camera category
http://elearning.winona.edu/jjs/pri/


A Printex camera. I think they were made in Los Angeles.
This was one of a great many small companies started up
after WW-2. Some were new companies, some were small
companies who's war contracts came to an end and were
looking for something to make. Most of these outfits did not
survive but some of the products were quite innovative. The
Printex was offered as a low cost "press camera". A search
of photography magazines of the late 1940's will find ads
for it and other short lived stuff.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA

"jjs" wrote in message
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FYI: file under Strange 4x5 Camera category
http://elearning.winona.edu/jjs/pri/


A Printex camera. I think they were made in Los Angeles.
This was one of a great many small companies started up
after WW-2. Some were new companies, some were small
companies who's war contracts came to an end and were
looking for something to make. Most of these outfits did not
survive but some of the products were quite innovative. The
Printex was offered as a low cost "press camera". A search
of photography magazines of the late 1940's will find ads
for it and other short lived stuff.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA

The Printex came in at least two models, 4x5 and 2x3 and had an all metal cast
type body. The lense focuses via a gear arrangement that moves the lense in and
out of the metal barrel on the front of the camera. (The silver knob below the
lense .) The focusing knob had a dial pointer which indicated the focus at so
many feet. This was similar to the focus scales found on Graphic press cameras.

Dave

The Printex came in at least two models, 4x5 and 2x3 and had an all metal cast
type body. The lense focuses via a gear arrangement that moves the lense in and
out of the metal barrel on the front of the camera. (The silver knob below the
lense .) The focusing knob had a dial pointer which indicated the focus at so
many feet. This was similar to the focus scales found on Graphic press cameras.

Dave

"DMLStar" wrote in message
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The Printex came in at least two models, 4x5 and 2x3 and had an all metal
cast
type body. The lense focuses via a gear arrangement that moves the lense
in and
out of the metal barrel on the front of the camera. (The silver knob below
the
lense .) The focusing knob had a dial pointer which indicated the focus
at so
many feet. This was similar to the focus scales found on Graphic press
cameras.

_Some_ of the cameras had the dial, and all of them had a pointer (on top of
the camera) that moved with the lens to indicate distance.

"DMLStar" wrote in message
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The Printex came in at least two models, 4x5 and 2x3 and had an all metal
cast
type body. The lense focuses via a gear arrangement that moves the lense
in and
out of the metal barrel on the front of the camera. (The silver knob below
the
lense .) The focusing knob had a dial pointer which indicated the focus
at so
many feet. This was similar to the focus scales found on Graphic press
cameras.

_Some_ of the cameras had the dial, and all of them had a pointer (on top of
the camera) that moved with the lens to indicate distance.