{"id":31700,"date":"2025-06-17T01:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T05:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=31700"},"modified":"2025-06-17T02:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T06:32:10","slug":"margs-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/margs-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Marg’s camera"},"content":{"rendered":"
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VN Press camera<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. In issue 24-2 Bill Belier continued his column “A Treasure From My Collection …” with a discussion of a British Press camera – the VN Press Focal-Plane camera. This VN was picked up at one of our fairs by Bob Lansdale. The VN has a special meaning to his wife, Margaret, also a photographer.<\/p>\n

Bill begins, “The \u201cVN\u201d focal-plane press camera was first introduced in 1919 by Peeling & Van\u00a0<\/i>Neck Ltd. of London<\/i>. The camera is\u00a0referred to, in The British Journal\u00a0<\/i>Almanac <\/i>of 1921 as \u201cthe British Ansch\u00fctz\u201d\u00a0a reference to the popular Goerz product of\u00a0that era. Other models with minor modifications were to follow until its demise in\u00a0the late 1950s.<\/p>\n

“Marg\u2019s camera appears to\u00a0be one of the later versions.\u00a0To use an old expression, the VN is\u00a0\u201cbuilt like a truck\u201d and has the weight to\u00a0prove it. The body is leather covered and\u00a0of all metal construction with a single fold\u00a0bellows of heavy leather. The pull-out\u00a0front lens panel is held rigid by collapsing\u00a0struts on each side, top and bottom.<\/p>\n

“The\u00a0camera is fitted with a focal plane shutter…\u00a01\/10 \u2013 1\/1000 sec. It comes equipped with\u00a0a sports-type view finder and six 9×12\u00a0holders. As described above, the camera\u00a0was offered at \u00a330.0.0 in a B.J.A. advertisement in 1934… Lenses were extra.<\/p>\n

“Marg\u2019s camera is equipped with two\u00a0Ross Xpres lenses, a standard 6\u201d- f4.5, and\u00a0a wide angle 4\u201d- f4, both in helical mounts.\u00a0One oddity… the focussing scale is not calibrated in feet or in meters, but in yards.<\/p>\n

Members can read the complete article in the 24-3 pdf on the free members-only DVD\/thumb drive. See above or at right to join, Send any questions to Lilianne at member@phsc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Drop in at our 2025 events – you may find a VN camera, or something else to augment your collection! Next up is our Trunk Sal<\/a>e on July 13th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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