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For 1/4 plates; rapid rectilinear lens f/11. T/I shutter; rack focusing, bellows on front. Two brilliant refelcting finders.

Falling plate magazine camera (? Midg)

UMK 1318 Universal Photogrammetric Camera Magazine, manufactured by Zeiss VEB, Germany, c.1975. Serial number 271694A. Marked with 'Good Mag 2'.

UMK 1318 Survey Camera Magazine

circa 1975
Adams magazine plate camera, c. 1896. Manufactured by Adams and Co., 21 Aldersgate St., E.C. & 26 Charing Cross Road, W.C. Box type magazine plate camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4" plates. Lens panel pulls out and is locked by hinged front flaps. Two bladed shutter 1/2/4/8/16/32/64/100/T lens missing. Rack and pinion focusing. Rack and pinion rising front. Two brilliant reflecting finders, bag type changer with 12 plate holder. Fitted with Ross lens. 288 (M4056).

Adams Magazine Plate Camera

1896
Newman and Guardia Special B magazine camera. Box/ bellows form magazine plate camera. Astigmatlinse F: 224mm. No. 25055. Convertible: f. 6.3 - 45 or f. 9 - 45. Iris clickstop, lever setting. Shutter 2/4/8/16/32/64/100. Rack and pinsion focussing - double extension for converted lens. Reflecting finders with frame indicates converted lens ouc two spirit levels. Ground glass screen. N and G plare changing box with 12 metal sheaths (most with plates). with yellow filter. No. SB 693.

Newman and Guardia Special B Magazine Plate Camera

1902-1913
W. Butcher & Sons Ltd., 'Midg' No 1. Quarter plate magazine camera with Beck Symmetrical lens and Bausch & Lomb diaphragm shutter. c 1906.

Midg No1 Quarter Plate Magazine Camera

Gaumont magazine plate camera, made by Le Comptoir General de Photographie. Tapering box-form magazine plate camera for 9 x 12cm plates. Zeiss anastigmat lens, E. Kraus, Paris, F;224mm, f/12.5. Number 21556. Decaux shutter with winding key dash-pot type speed adjuster, calibrated 1-4. Rack and pinion focusing to 1 meter. Hanau-Richard type rapid push-pull slide changer for 12 plates with flexible wooden shutter, spirit level and exposure counter. Direct vision optical frame finder. Focusing screen; in lined carrying case. Number 842.

Gaumont magazine plate camera

The Key camera. Manufactured by the Platinotype Co. For 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 plates. Box form magazine camera. RR type lens F.6". No aperture adjustment. Double V shutter with uncalibrated tensioning screw for varying speed. Screw focussing. Shoes for clip-on viewfinder (missing) with two spirit levels.. Special Key plate carrier contains two unmounted plates in turn allowed to fall into slots at camera back, returning to carrier after exposure.

The Key Camera

1890