Folding camera with pivotally mounted viewfinder

• Main Author: PIZZUTI; DONATO F
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 14.06.1983
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICS

A compact folding camera having a mirror in its exposure optical path includes a self-erecting and folding viewfinder. Major camera components include a base housing section having a film plane therein, a pivoting lens housing, near one end of the film plane, mounting an objective lens, a pivoting m...