Press camera

Press cameras were widely used from the 1900s through the early 1960s and commonly have the following features: • collapsible into strong, compact boxes • flexible bellows, attached to a flatbed track • easily interchangeable lenses, mounted on a solid support • ability to accept sheet film, film packs, and roll film, through the use of interchangeable film backs and holders • ground glass focusing screen • optical viewfinder • handheld operation • reduced number, reduced range or absence of movements, in contrast to field cameras or other view camera formats • optical rangefinder focusing in some models • Flash-synchronized internal iris lens shutter Some models have both a focal plane shutter and an iris lens shutter. The focal plane shutter allows for fast shutter speeds and the use of lenses which do not have an integral shutter (known as a barrel lens), are examples of press cameras that had both focal plane and iris shutters. The most common sheet film size for press cameras was the 4×5 inch film format. Compared to view cameras, press cameras do not have the range of swing/tilt movements of the front standard, and rarely have back movements because many were fitted with focal plane shutters. ==List of press cameras==

• Beseler • Beseler 4×5 • Burke & James Press, Burke & James Inc., Chicago, U.S.A. • B & J Press (4×5) • Watson (2×3) • Busch Pressman • Model C (2×3) • Model D (4×5) • Tower Press (2×3, 4×5) = Sears Tower branded Busch Pressman • Goerz Anschutz • Ango series • Graflex, the classic American press camera • Speed Graphic (3¼×4¼, 4×5") • Miniature Speed Graphic (2¼x3¼") • Crown Graphic (3¼×4¼, 4×5") • Miniature Crown Graphic (2¼x3¼") • Century Graphic (2¼x3¼") • Super Crown Graphic (4×5") • Super Speed Graphic (4×5") • Pacemaker Speed Graphic (2¼x3¼, 3¼×4¼, 4×5") • Pacemaker Crown Graphic (2¼x3¼, 3¼×4¼, 4×5") • Ihagee • Zweiverschluss Duplex (6.5x9 cm, 9x12 cm and 10x15 cm) • Linhof • Super Technika • Linhof Technika Press, model of both Graflex XL and Mamiya Press • Linhof Press 70 • Linhof Press (4×5) = Technika III with limited movements • Mamiya • Mamiya Press • Mamiya Universal • Meridan 45 (A, B, maybe C) • Micro Precision Products • MPP MicroPress—English design focal plane shutter camera from 1950s, based on Speed Graphic model with the rangefinder mounted horizontally at the top • Omega • Koni Omega • Rapid Omega • Plaubel Makina • Polaroid • Polaroid 600/600 SE • Press King, B&W Manufacturing Co., Ontario, Canada • Ramlose Model A (4×5) • Thornton-Pickard, • Topcon / Komamura • Topcon Horseman (2¼ x 3¼) Models 760, 960, 970, 980, 985, VH and VHR • Toyo Super Graphic (4×5) • Van Neck, • Wista 45RF ==See also==