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GENOS Rapid Bakelite 120 box viewfinder camera circa 1950's
GENOS Rapid Bakelite 120 box viewfinder camera circa 1950's
GENOS Rapid Bakelite 120 box viewfinder camera circa 1950's
GENOS Rapid Bakelite 120 box viewfinder camera circa 1950's

GENOS Rapid Bakelite 120 box viewfinder camera circa 1950's

$ 18.48

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Brand: Genos
  • Condition: Used circa 1950's vintage BAKELITE box camera camera- as is -seemingly operating condition - complete with leather strap intact : strap ( strap cracked leather ) :
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Color: black
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

    circa 1950's   GENOS Rapid  Bakelite  120 format box viewfinder camera
    The
    Genos Rapid
    is a German box camera introduced in 1950 by Genos and made of Bakelite Based in the Bavarian city of Nuremberg, the company was originally known as Norisan Apparatebau but after Germany was defeated in World War II
    they decided to change their name to Genos Kamerabau.
    The shutter button, located on the user’s right hand side of the viewfinder, has threading for some sort of remote release cable, and is balanced by a flash sync socket located on the other side of the camera. On the bottom of the front plate are three switches. , flipping the “T” or “N” switch allows you to choose between two aperture settings (“T” is approximately f/16 while “N” is roughly f/8). Toggling the middle switch from “O” to “G” (which may stand for
    Gelb
    , the German word for “yellow”)
    activates a built-in yellow filter.
    The last switch controls the shutter speed: “M” (
    Moment
    ) for a fixed shutter speed of approximately 1/60 seconds and “Z” (
    Zeit
    , the German word for “time”) puts the shutter in Bulb mode.
    Dimensions:
    7.8 x 11 x 9.8 cm