Cornel Lucas' Kodak Studio Camera No 2

Made:
1946 in London
maker:
Kodak Limited

Kodak No 2 Specialist studio camera, manufactured by Kodak Ltd. 10" x 8" plate camera on Century No 2 stand. As used by photographer Cornel Lucas. With spare dark slide. Fitted with Linhof lens fitting and Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Xenar lens, 1:5,5/500. Camera back inscribed '20N Central 12"x10" 10"x8" 1/1 Pl 1/2 Pl. Bronze plaque on front of camera inscribed 'CORNEL / LUICAS /1946'.

Cornel Lucas' Kodak Studio Camera No. 2 used by Lucas, c. 1950.

Cornel Lucas was a British photographer who photographed many movie stars of the 1940s and 1950s, working first from a studio at Pinewood Studios, then freelance from a studio in Chelsea, London.

Lucas made thousands of photographs of stars such as Brigitte Bardot, Lauren Bacall, Dirk Bogarde, David Niven and Alec Guinness, many of which are in the collection at the National Media Museum.

This Kodak camera was cumbersome, and once placed in Lucas' studio it would not have moved far.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1991-5113
Materials:
mahogany (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), glass and bronze (copper, tin alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 690 mm x 560 mm x 630 mm,
type:
camera and studio camera
credit:
National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

Century No 7 Stand For Cornel Lucas' Kodak Studio Camera No 2

Century No 7 Stand For Cornel Lucas' Kodak Studio Camera No 2

Three-wheeled stand for Kodak No 2 Specialist studio camera used by Cornel Lucas. 'Century No 7'.

Measurements:
overall: 1400 mm x 920 mm x 810 mm,
Materials:
oak (wood) , iron , steel (metal) , wood (unidentified) and felt
Object Number:
1991-5113/1
type:
stand and camera stand
Cornel Lucas' Kodak Studio Camera No 2

Cornel Lucas' Kodak Studio Camera No 2

Kodak No 2 Specialist studio camera, manufactured by Kodak Ltd. 10" x 8" plate camera. As used by photographer Cornel Lucas. With spare dark slide. Fitted with Linhof lens fitting and Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Xenar lens, 1:5,5/500. Camera back inscribed '20N Central 12"x10" 10"x8" 1/1 Pl 1/2 Pl. Bronze plaque on front of camera inscribed 'CORNEL / LUICAS /1946'.

Measurements:
overall: 690 mm x 560 mm x 630 mm,
Materials:
mahogany (wood) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , steel (metal) , glass and bronze (copper, tin alloy)
Object Number:
1991-5113/2
type:
camera and studio camera