Conway camera, synchronised model
Box camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture. B/I rotary shutter. Close-up lens on lever. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Flash synchronised with two pin contact.
Conway camera made in Birmingham, England by Standard Cameras Limited, 1950s.
Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture. B/I rotary shutter. Close-up lens on lever. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Flash synchronised with two pin contact.
The Conway camera range was made by Standard Cameras and intended as an affordable range of cameras. Conway cameras were similar to those made by Coronet, and often had interchangeable parts. This camera is the synchronised model, slightly different from earlier models in that it has connectors for a synchronised flashgun.
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/3053
- type:
- box camera and rollfilm camera
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford