Camerapedia
m (cats, disambig)
 
(5 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 3: Line 3:
 
<div class="floatleft"> http://www.vieilalbum.com/images/Fotobox.jpg </div>
 
<div class="floatleft"> http://www.vieilalbum.com/images/Fotobox.jpg </div>
 
Precursor of the Metabox GOLDY, the '''Fotobox''' had a very short career.
 
Precursor of the Metabox GOLDY, the '''Fotobox''' had a very short career.
Its trapezoid body has not a good rigidness. Its edges are sharp, not very well adjusted and with a poor finish.
+
Its trapezoid body lacked rigidness, the edges were sharp and poorly finished, and the optics were not adjusted well. Customers were reluctant to buy the Fotobox and GOLDSTEIN soon stopped the manufacturing of this camera.
The market sentence is immediate, customers are reluctant to buy the Fotobox and GOLDSTEIN stops soon the manufacturing of this camera.
 
   
 
The Fotobox uses a film 620 producing negatives of format 6x9 cm. The film advance is coupled with the rewind mechanism.
 
The Fotobox uses a film 620 producing negatives of format 6x9 cm. The film advance is coupled with the rewind mechanism.
Two shutter speeds are available: Instantaneous and Pause B.
+
Two shutter speeds are available: Instantaneous and B.
 
The camera is equipped with a large folding viewfinder. The lens is an aplanatique lens Stigmar Fluore.
 
The camera is equipped with a large folding viewfinder. The lens is an aplanatique lens Stigmar Fluore.
--[[User:Vieilalbum|Vieilalbum]] 11:14, 13 April 2008 (EDT)
 
   
  +
==Links==
 
  +
In French :
[[Category: F|Fotobox]]
 
  +
* Goldstein box cameras at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeG_imagettes.php#Goldstein Goldy] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.com] by Sylvain Halgand:
[[Category: G]]
 
  +
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11020 Goldstein Fotobox]on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.com] by Sylvain Halgand:
 
[[Category:F|Fotobox]]
 
[[Category:G]]

Latest revision as of 11:25, 28 February 2020

There is also a Hungarian Fotobox

Fotobox.jpg

Precursor of the Metabox GOLDY, the Fotobox had a very short career. Its trapezoid body lacked rigidness, the edges were sharp and poorly finished, and the optics were not adjusted well. Customers were reluctant to buy the Fotobox and GOLDSTEIN soon stopped the manufacturing of this camera.

The Fotobox uses a film 620 producing negatives of format 6x9 cm. The film advance is coupled with the rewind mechanism. Two shutter speeds are available: Instantaneous and B. The camera is equipped with a large folding viewfinder. The lens is an aplanatique lens Stigmar Fluore.

Links[]

In French :