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Viewfinder camera King Bali Automatic

Also known as: Sucherkamera King Bali Automatic

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Viewfinder camera King Bali Automatic is held by Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum. Museum description: A high-quality viewfinder camera from the King company in Göttingen with an Isconar 2.8 45 mm lens from 1961. The lens supplier became independent from the Schneider Kreuznach company and supplied various camera manufacturers. Almost nothing is known about the King Bali/Göttingen company. The shutter: a Pronto - Lk. It has an automatic light meter and works with 135 (24x36) 35mm film. The museum record gives measurements L: 145 mm W: 80 mm H: 100 mm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Dimensions
L: 145 mm B: 80 mm H: 100 mm

Technical characteristics

Technique
Metallguss, Kunstleder, Verschiedene Metalle für Mechanik, Leder (Material/Technik)

Identification

Europeana id
/192/item_BVNQZAEGRKJXJORBTNWUANBRJ3C42ZD6
Museum object name
Sucherkamera King Bali Automatic
Holding institution
Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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