Compact folding camera construction
CA 1288628 C · Owner: Whiteside, George D. · Inventors: Whiteside, George D.; Johnson, Bruce K.
Overview
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A compact, folding camera construction for exposing and processing cassette contained film in which a pair of nestable housings carry major optical components between a folded configuration in which they are located in space between cassette film housings and an erect operating position, Processed film, after exposure, is retained in a camera chamber from which it may be easily removed for viewing. SLR viewing is provided with the view path generally retained within the camera volume utilized for exposure.
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- Granted September 10, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 10, 2008.
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