47mm

   Kardon 35mm rangefinder film camera. Made for the US Army Signal Corps. Manufactured by the Premier Instrument Company in NYC. 47mm f/2 Kodak Ektar lens. Rare collectible 35mm rangefinder camera produced for the US Army Signal Corps. Plaque on back of the camera body. Uses Leica screw mount M39 lenses. Camera has silver finish with black leatherette in good condition. Shutter speed range from 1/1000 to 1 sec. Military model of the Kardon camera has the tall shutter release button, and enlarged film winding knob for easier grip. Camera body is in Ex/Ex- or 8 of 10 cosmetic ...

   This is a rare opportunity if you are a Medium format 3d enthusiast. This was a prototype I had designed and built by an opto mechanical design firm to my specs back in the late 2000s. The goal was to make a single panel that housed two 47mm fl Schneider Digitar lenses, with the shutter releases synced with a single cable release as seen in the picture. It took 1.5 years and several prototypes to reach this working model. My plan was to integrate it with a film back for a relatively compact and super sharp MF 3d camera. But I got side tracked by life, and never did phase II. ...