part of lot 974 showing an unusual ‘folder’
Toronto. A recent post mentioned a popular camera design for plate or film. The so called folder (or klapp in German). This clever design uses a bellows to separate the media holder from the lens board holding the two the right distance for a sharp image.
How does the design accomplish this technique? The design makes use of struts as shown here where both the shutter, lens assembly and a front camera board are moved. When the struts are rigid, the lens board and media holding box are parallel and positioned correctly. Folding the struts down, the assembly collapses to its compact size without exposing the media to light. The camera board allows the photographer to move the lens board assembly closer to or farther away from the media holder. The two upright posts allow some lens swing vertically.
Kodak folders are the most common here in North America. And speaking of ‘Strutting your Stuff”, the image at left is part of a lot in our coming spring auction event on May 5th. Drop by – you just might find THAT piece for your collection or user gear. We will have goodies for both the film advocate and the digital digerati. Details will be posted here and on our social media sites as May 5th approaches.
Hopefully all lots will be posted here in a slide show. The first 90 plus lot images have already arrived and were taken by a digital camera using a large light box to block out the background and diffuse the lighting.
