Part 2
Capacity, 12 film exposures. Box, seasoned wood. Bed, aluminum. Dimensions, 3-1/4 x 4-1/4, 2-1/4 x 4 x 5-1/2 in.; 3A (3-1/4 x 5-1/2), 2-3/8 x 4-5/8 x 7-1/8 in. Weight, 3-1/4 x 4-1/4, 19 ounces; 3A (3-1/4 x 5-1/2), 29 ounces. Lens, Planatograph. Shutter, Kodak Ball Bearing with bulb release (see page 6). Tripod Sockets, two. Finder, reversible, brilliant, collapsible. Automatic Standard Clamp.
_PRICES._
3A 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 3-1/4 x 5-1/2 Film Premo No. 1, with Planatograph Lens and Kodak Ball Bearing Shutter $10.00 $12.50
Ditto with Meniscus Achromatic Lens and Kodak Ball Bearing Shutter, 8.00 10.50
Sole Leather Carrying Case 1.50 2.00
Kodak Autotime Scale 1.00 1.00
Premo Film Pack (12 exposures) .70 .80
Kodak Portrait Attachment .50 .50
POCKET PREMO C
In choosing his photographic outfit the amateur is often undecided as to whether he should select a film or a plate camera. He knows that the film camera is more convenient, that it will load and unload in daylight, and as the films are much lighter and occupy less space than dry plates, he knows that the film camera is especially desirable for use at vacation time, when traveling, and on other occasions where light weight and the greatest convenience are necessary. On the other hand, he knows that the plate camera offers the advantage of ground glass focusing between each exposure--a very desirable feature to many as it insures absolutely sharp focus and does away with the estimating of distances.
The Pocket Premo C will settle such a question for anyone. This camera will take plates or daylight loading films just as the user chooses. One can be used just as easily as the other--plates by means of an ordinary double plate holder, and films in the Premo Film Pack Adapter. (See page 5).
Thus in this camera are offered the daylight loading feature and all the other conveniences of films, together with the ground glass focusing feature of the plate camera. And the ground glass may be used for focusing before each exposure just as well _when using films_ as when using plates.
The camera is equipped with an accurate focusing scale, so that it may be focused by scale if desired. You do not have to use the ground glass. But when you want it, it is always there. A rack and pinion attachment is supplied for ease in focusing.
These advantages are offered in a camera which is even lighter and more compact than the average purely film camera and which is so easy to operate that anyone can make good pictures with a Pocket Premo C from the start, without any previous experience. The Pocket Premo C is fitted with our Planatograph, the best rapid rectilinear lens that can be obtained, and the new Kodak Ball Bearing shutter with bulb release. With this lens working at f.8 and shutter with star-shaped leaves, the camera is very effective for general "snap-shot" work.
For the popular post card size, the 3A Pocket Premo C makes an outfit of unusual scope and capabilities at a moderate price. The camera is handsomely finished, covering is genuine leather, bellows is of red leather and metal parts are nickeled.
_SPECIFICATIONS._
Capacity, 12 film or 2 plate exposures. Box, mahogany. Bed, mahogany with rack and pinion for focusing. Finder, reversible, collapsible, brilliant. Tripod Sockets, two. Lens, Planatograph. Shutter, Kodak Ball Bearing with bulb release (see page 6). Dimensions, 3-1/4 x 4-1/4, 2-1/16 x 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 in.; 3A (3-1/4 x 5-1/2), 2-1/4 x 5 x 7-1/8 in. Weight, 3-1/4 x 4-1/4, 21 ozs.; 3A (3-1/4 x 5-1/2), 32 ozs. Automatic Standard Clamp.
_PRICES._
3A 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 3-1/4 x 5-1/2 Pocket Premo C with Planatograph Lens, Kodak Ball Bearing Shutter and Plate Holder $12.00 $15.00
Double Plate Holder 1.00 1.00
Sole Leather Carrying Case 1.75 2.00
Kodak Autotime Scale 1.00 1.00
Premo Film Pack Adapter 1.00 1.50
Premo Film Pack (12 exposures) .70 .80
Kodak Portrait Attachment .50 .50
FILMPLATE PREMO
All that we have just said of the Pocket Premo C is equally true of the Filmplate Premo, but this model has even greater capabilities. Like the Pocket Premo C it takes films or plates with equal facility, but it is fully equipped for more serious and more particular work.
It has a rack and pinion for focusing, rising and sliding front and swing bed. These latter features are of great importance in making pictures of high buildings, mountains, and the like, for they enable the user to decrease his foreground without tipping the camera proper, which causes an untrue convergence of lines toward the top of the picture.
The shutter is the Kodak Automatic, which works with bulb or finger release for time, bulb, instantaneous and retarded speeds of from 1 second to 1/100 second. It is also supplied with Kodak Autotime Scale. Under every possible outdoor light condition this scale shows at a glance just where to set diaphragm and speed lever to get properly timed exposures. The lens is the Planatograph, the best obtainable aside from the anastigmats, and each lens is carefully tested before and after being fitted to the camera.
With accurate focusing scale and brilliant finder, the Filmplate Premo is a splendid snap shot instrument. Whereas, for particular work, the ground glass is instantly available for composition or focusing, whether films or plates are being used.
With all these advantages there is nothing bulky or cumbersome or complicated about the Filmplate Premo. It is as compact and as easily carried as the average camera for films alone. It is so simple to understand and operate that anyone who can read the instructions which come with the camera can at once start in to make good pictures, without any trouble at all.
The 3A size is especially suitable for post card work, for bust and full length portraiture and for artistic landscape compositions.
The Filmplate Premo is made in the most careful manner of the best of materials. The box is made of thoroughly seasoned wood, front bed of aluminum, all covered with selected leather of beautiful seal grain. All metal parts are highly nickeled, the bellows is of black leather, and the general appearance of the cameras is most striking. These cameras are especially suitable for home portraiture with Kodak Portrait Attachment on account of the ground glass focusing feature.
_SPECIFICATIONS._
Capacity, 12 film or 2 plate exposures. Box, cherry. Bed, aluminum. Rack and pinion for fine focusing. Front, rising and sliding. Finder, reversible, brilliant, collapsible. Tripod Sockets, two. Lens, Planatograph. Shutter, Kodak Automatic with Autotime Scale (see page 7). Dimensions. 3-1/4 x 4-1/4, 2-1/4 x 4-1/8 x 5-3/8 in.; 3A (3-1/4 x 5-1/2). 2-3/16 x 4-3/4 x 7-1/8 in.; 4 x 5, 2-1/4 x 4-7/8 x 6-1/8 in.; 5 x 7, 2-5/8 x 6 x 8-3/8 in. Weight, 3-1/4 x 4-1/4. 30 ozs.; 3A (3-1/4 x 5-1/2), 37 ozs.: 4 x 5, 33 ozs.; 5 x 7. 56 ozs. Automatic Standard Clamp.
_PRICES._
3A 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 3-1/4 x 5-1/2 4 x 5 5 x 7 Filmplate Premo with Planatograph Lens, Kodak Auto. Shutter, Autotime Scale, Plate Holder and Film Pack Adapter $22.50 $25.00 $25.00 $30.00
Carrying Case 1.75 2.25 2.25 3.00
Premo Film Pack .70 .80 .90 1.60
Kodak Portrait Attachment .50 .50 .50 .50
FILMPLATE PREMO _SPECIAL_
For those who want the highest possible efficiency in a hand camera, combined with compactness and convenience, the Filmplate Premo Special is truly the ideal camera.
It is thoroughly equipped to make good pictures under all conditions of amateur photography where good pictures could possibly be made, aside from ultra rapid focal plane photography.
It is fitted with every desirable mechanical convenience. It has a fast, fully corrected lens,--the Zeiss Kodak Anastigmat, _f_.6.3, specially designed for hand camera work, and a high speed shutter, the Compound, that works with great precision. This shutter attains a speed of 1/250 second in the 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 size, 1/200 in the 3-1/4 x 5-1/2 and 4 x 5 sizes and 1/150 second in the 5 x 7 size.
This equipment cannot be surpassed. It not only provides a very high speed for rapidly moving objects, but it enables the operator to make pictures on dark days, indoors, and under generally unfavorable light conditions, where absolute failure would result from the use of the ordinarily equipped camera.
These advantages are offered in a camera that takes films or plates with equal facility, and is as compact and easy to carry, as convenient to operate, as the average hand camera for films only. In addition this camera is provided with a ground glass which may be used for sharp focusing and accurate composing between each exposure, and this can be done with equal ease whether films or plates are used. This is an advantage which will appeal strongly to many, as it enables one to utilize to the fullest extent the microscopic definition of his anastigmat lens.
In keeping with the high grade of work for which this camera is designed, we have constructed and finished it in the best possible manner. The covering is a rich black morocco, the bellows black leather, and metal parts are handsomely nickeled, producing a most attractive combination.
Particular attention is called to the 3A size for its all-around popularity, and to the 5 x 7 for its unusual compactness for a 5 x 7 camera of its great capabilities.
_SPECIFICATIONS._
Capacity, 12 film or 2 plate exposures. Box, seasoned wood. Bed. aluminum. Rack and pinion for fine focusing. Front, rising and sliding. Finder, brilliant, reversible, collapsible. Tripod Sockets, two. Lens. Zeiss Kodak Anastigmat _f_.6.3. Shutter, compound. Dimensions, 3-1/4 x 4-1/4, 2-1/4 x 4-1/8 x 5-3/8 in.; 3-1/4 x 5-1/2. 2-1/8 x 4-11/16 x 7-1/8 in.; 4 x 5, 2-1/4 x 4-7/8 x 6-1/8 in.; 5 x 7. 2-5/8 x 6 x 8-3/8 in. Weight, 3-1/4 x 4-1/4. 26 ozs.; 3-1/4 x 5-1/2, 36 ozs.; 4 x 5, 28-1/2 ozs.; 5 x 7, 48 ozs.
_PRICES._
3A 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 3-1/4 x 5-1/2 4 x 5 5 x 7 Filmplate Premo Special with Zeiss Kodak Anastigmat, _f_.6.3 and Compound Shutter, Film Pack Adapter and Plate Holder $50.00 $60.00 $60.00 $80.00
Ditto, Cooke Ser. III A. _f_.6.5 Lens 60.50 66.50 66.50 90.00
Ditto, B. & L. Zeiss Tessar Ser. II B. _f_.6.3 Lens 60.00 71.00 71.00 90.00
Case, Velvet Lined 2.75 3.00 3.00 4.00
Kodak Autotime Scale 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50
Premo Film Pack .70 .80 .90 1.60
PREMO NUMBER 8
In the plate camera field Premos have always been pre-eminent in quality and dependability from the very beginning of amateur photography. They have been manufactured for over thirty years, upon the idea of giving the customer the very best possible values for money expended.
The Premo No. 8 is an excellent illustration of the application of this idea. Designed for the amateur who wants a convenient, dependable plate camera at a moderate price, it is so carefully made and so simple to operate that it will produce remarkably good results for so inexpensive a camera.
It is equipped with our regular Planatograph lens, each one carefully tested, and the shutter is of the Kodak Ball Bearing type but supplied with bulb and tube instead of cable release. This shutter is graduated for speeds of 1/25, 1/50 and 1/100 seconds, and works also, of course, for bulb and time exposures. The leaves operate on ball bearings and open in the shape of a star, admitting the greatest possible amount of light for any given exposure.
With this equipment the camera is suitable for general amateur work of all kinds--snap shots, landscapes and portraiture, especially in connection with the Kodak Portrait Attachment.
It is made of seasoned wood, with front bed of aluminum and metal runways, making an instrument of unusual compactness for a plate camera.
The bed and box of the Premo No. 8 are covered with black leather, the bellows is black and the metal parts being finished in nickel, give the camera a neat, attractive appearance.
The standard is made of metal and is very rigid, a rising and falling front is supplied and the finder is of the new Premo collapsible type.
This model, of course, is provided with a ground glass for sharp focusing, and while it is intended primarily for plates, it can be loaded with films just as easily. By the use of a Premo Film Pack Adapter it can be converted into a compact, daylight loading film camera, perfectly suitable for the vacationist or for any occasion where the light weight and greater convenience of films would be desirable. It is really one camera which offers the advantage of two.
_SPECIFICATIONS._
Capacity, 12 Film or 2 plate exposures. Box, kiln-dried wood, covered with leather. Standard, made of metal, with rising and falling front. Carrying Case, imitation leather, with compartments for holders. Finder, reversible brilliant, collapsible. Tripod Sockets, two. Lens, Planatograph. Shutter, Kodak Ball Bearing with bulb and tube (see page 6). Dimensions, 3-1/4 x 5-1/2, 2 x 5 x 7-1/4 in.; 4 x 5, 2 x 5-1/4 x 6-1/2 in.; 5 x 7. 2-1/4 x 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. Weight, 3-1/4 x 5-1/2, 34 ozs.; 4 x 5, 30 ozs.; 5 x 7, 42 ozs.
_PRICES._
3A 4 x 5 3-1/4 x 5-1/2 5 x 7 Premo No. 8, with Planatograph Lens, Kodak Ball Bearing Shutter. Carrying Case and Plate Holder $12.00 $14.00 $18.00
Kodak Autotime Scale 1.00 1.00 1.00
Premo Film Pack Adapter 1.50 1.50 2.50
Premo Film Pack (12 exposures) .90 .80 1.60
Kodak Portrait Attachment .50 .50 .50
PREMO NUMBER 9
This efficient camera is designed for the amateur who wishes an instrument of very wide scope. With its complete equipment and accurate, convenient mechanical adjustments, it is a camera never before approached at the price.
The Premo No. 9 is fitted with the new Premo reversible back. This is the simplest back to reverse ever offered, for with its patented spring lug construction, it may be instantly removed and reversed without any tendency to stick or bind.
The bellows is of black leather and has sufficient draw to permit the use of the single lens combination or a telephoto attachment of several magnifications. The extension plate is actuated by rack and pinion working with exceptional smoothness and provided with a simple locking device.
The standard is constructed of metal, it is very rigid, and incorporates a rising and falling front of great latitude. This in connection with the swing bed construction makes it an easy matter to take pictures of tall buildings, and the like, without tipping the camera, with its attendant distortion. The lens board is removable and the finder is the new Premo collapsible brilliant.
The instrument is of the most substantial construction, it is covered with selected leather of beautiful grain and is finished in the most careful manner. The covering is of black leather, specially selected for its beautiful grain, the bed is finished in black and the metal parts are heavily nickeled.
The regular lens and shutter equipment comprises the Kodak Automatic shutter and Autotime scale and the Planatograph lens--a perfectly satisfactory equipment for everyday amateur photography. The single combination of the lens will produce sharp, clear pictures of objects at a distance double the size made with the complete lens.
Like the Premo No. 8, this model is primarily intended for plates, but it can be easily converted into a daylight loading film camera by use of the Premo Film Pack Adapter. It offers the advantage of ground glass focusing with either medium, but is fitted with a focusing scale for snap shot work or for any occasion when one does not care to use the ground glass.
_SPECIFICATIONS._
Capacity. 12 film or 2 plate exposures. Box. kiln-dried wood, covered with fine grain leather. Bed, hand polished wood, finished in black, and supplied with rack and pinion for fine focusing, and swing arrangement. Back, spring catch, reversible. Standard, made of metal, with rising and falling front. Finder, brilliant reversible, collapsible. Tripod Socket, one. Lens, Planatograph. Shutter, Kodak Automatic (see page 7). Carrying Case, sole leather, with compartments for holders. Bellows, black leather; draw 3-1/4 x 5-1/2, 13 in.; 4 x 5, 13 in.: 5 x 7, 15-1/4 in. Dimensions, 3-1/4 x 5-1/2, 3 x 7 x 7 in.; 4 x 5, 3 x 7 x 7 in.; 5 x 7, 2-7/8 x 8-1/4 x 8-1/4 in. Weight, 3-1/4 x 5-1/2, 63 ozs.; 4 x 5, 63 ozs.; 5 x 7, 76 ozs.
_PRICES._
3A 4 x 5 3-1/4 x 5-1/2 5 x 7 Premo No. 9, with Planatograph Lens. Kodak Automatic Shutter with Kodak Autotime Scale, Case and Holder $28.00 $28.00 $33.00
Ditto, with Zeiss Kodak Anastigmat Lens _f_.6.3 and Compound Shutter 62.50 62.50 81.50
Premo Film Pack Adapter 1.50 1.50 2.50
Premo Film Pack (12 exposures) .90 .80 1.60
Kodak Portrait Attachment, .50 .50 .50
PREMO NUMBER 10
Designed to meet the requirements of the most advanced photographer and of the specialist in photographic work, the Premo No. 10 is equipped with every known adjustment desirable in a hand camera for making pictures under all conditions.
The bellows is of such length as to readily accommodate the single combinations of any lens system, and also to meet the capacity requirements of telephoto lenses of the highest magnifications. This feature is also a valuable one in the processes of enlarging, copying and portraiture.
Provision is made for the use of lenses of the widest angle. For this purpose, it is necessary only to unclasp the two supplementary side arms, which drop the beds down on a hinge, removing it from the path of the shortest focus lens. Then a short supplementary bed, carried conveniently at the top of the camera when not in use, is substituted for the regular bed, affording easy focusing facilities.
The movable extensions are constructed entirely of metal, are actuated by a single pinion and attached to the wooden bed by metal angle pieces, making the operation impervious to changing atmospheric conditions. The swing back is actuated by rack and pinion, with locking device, as is also the rising and falling front. The standard clamp is automatic.
The camera is regularly fitted with the Planatograph lens--the best obtainable aside from the anastigmats, but it is constructed with the view of accommodating anastigmat lenses of any kind when desired. The regular shutter is the reliable Kodak Automatic fitted with Kodak Autotime Scale. This scale automatically indicates the proper time and stop opening for all outdoor exposures. (See page 7).
The finish and general workmanship of the instrument must be seen to be appreciated. The shutter and all metal parts are highly nickeled and the covering is of the best leather, especially selected for its beautiful grain. The wood is mahogany with hand polished black finish. The carrying case is of sole leather, lined with purple velvet.
With all these advantages the Premo No. 10 can be successfully used even by the beginner. Its special features do not have to be reckoned with excepting when needed, and the Premo adapter will convert it at any time into a daylight loading film camera. The camera is made in the 5 x 7 size only.
_SPECIFICATIONS._
Capacity, 12 film or 2 plate exposures. Box, mahogany, leather covered. Bed, mahogany, with highly polished black finish and with triple extension runway. Back, spring catch, reversible. Swing, vertical; rack and pinion actuated, with locking device. Front, rising and falling; rack and pinion actuated, with locking device. Lens Board, removable; size 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 in. Finder, Brilliant, reversible. Tripod Sockets, two. Lens, Planatograph. Shutter, Kodak Automatic with Autotime Scale (see page 7). Carrying Case, sole leather, plush lined, with compartment for holders. Bellows, black leather; draw, 19 in. Dimensions. 4 x 8-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. Weight, 5 x 7, 5-1/2 lbs. Automatic Standard Clamp.
_PRICES._
5 x 7 Premo No. 10, with Planatograph Lens and Kodak Auto. Shutter with Autotime Scale, Carrying Case and Plate Holder $60.00
With Zeiss Kodak Anastigmat Lens f.6.3 and Compound Shutter 109.00
With B. & L. Zeiss Protar Vila Lens and Compound Shutter 141.00
Premo Film Pack Adapter 2.50
Premo Film Pack 1.60
Kodak Autotime Scale for Compound Shutter 1.50
SIX-THREE PREMOS
The Six-Three Premos are designed to supply absolutely reliable cameras with every anastigmat advantage, at the very minimum of expense.
Taking as a basis the regular Premo models suitable for this purpose, we have simply replaced the R. R. lens and automatic shutter with the Compound shutter and a new anastigmat lens, called the Cooke Kodak Anastigmat. This lens has been specially designed for this particular use by the makers of the well-known Cooke Anastigmat lenses. It is an anastigmat of the very first quality, fully corrected for definition and flatness of field, and working at a speed of _f_.6.3. The shutter is the regular Compound, but operated with cable release instead of bulb and tube. For details merely refer to detailed specifications of the regular models. The illustration shows the Six-Three Filmplate Premo.
_PRICES._
Six-Three Premoette Jr. No. 1A. Cooke Kodak Anastigmat Lens _f_.6.3, and Compound Shutter $34.00
Six-Three Filmplate Premo, 3-1/4 x 4-1/4, equipped as above 41.00
Ditto, 3A (3-1/4 x 5-1/2) or 4 x 5 48.00
Six-Three Premo No. 9, 3A (3-1/4 x 5-1/2) or 4 x 5, equipped as above 51.00
For prices on carrying cases, films, etc., see price list of corresponding regular models.
THE R. O. C. VIEW
An inexpensive, reliable view camera for those who do not require extra long bellows capacity. It is especially adapted for interior work as it focuses from the rear only, and the back may be moved as close to the front as desired so that extreme wide angle lenses may be used.
The front board is so wide that stereoscopic lenses may be used, and the standard is strong and rigid, affording a safe support for the heaviest lenses.
The back is supplied with horizontal and vertical cut out boards, so that four pictures may be made on one plate if desired. Vertical and horizontal swings, rising and falling front and reversible back are provided. The camera is strongly built for service and will last indefinitely.
_SPECIFICATIONS._