1890's Ross Twin Reflex Camera. 2 x Ross 5x4 Rapid Symmetrical Lenses. 51,147 & 51,148.
No Thornton TP shutter with camera.. You will have to acquire one online.
M issing one or two small external screws. Mechanically sound and in working order. Mirror has been replaced/non original. The Ross TLR as described by Early Photography UK. The Portable Divided was one of several twin-lens reflex cameras put on the market in the late 1880s and early 1890s.
The concept was not new, there had been models made previously but not in great numbers. At this time hand-held detective cameras were available as were folding bellows cameras, single-lens reflexes were just making an appearance.
The Portable Divided appealed to the user who wanted a larger finder that showed exactly what would be in the negative and was quick to use. This was true of the Ross, which was able to be used in the hand; advertisements stressed how, with the neck strap, it could be steadied against the body and used for action shots, the image remaining visible at all times. Advertisements recommended it for yacht photography. It was fitted with a good lens but had only a small focusing distance and limited movements. The lenses can be racked back past infinity allowing the door to close with the lens in place.
Dallmeyer taylor hobson tth cooke, voigtlander, petzval rolleiflex voigtlander superb exacta 66. International post is high due to weight restrictions, which means. The item "1890's Ross Portable Divided Twin Lens Reflex Plate Camera / Excellent & Working" is in sale since Monday, January 6, 2020. This item is in the category "Cameras & Photography\Vintage Photography\Vintage Cameras\TLR Cameras".
The seller is "breathesleeplivecameras_uk" and is located in isle of wight. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia.
- Model: portable divided,academy,artist's,special twin,
- Colour: black leather,black mahogany,
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Manufacturer warranty: None
- Film Format: large fromat,plate,3.25x4.25,
- Brand: Ross,marion,london stereoscopic,newman & guardia,