_SPECIFICATIONS._
Bellows Draw, 5 x 7, 22-1/2 in.; 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 in., 26 in.; 8 x 10, 29 in.
Weight, 5 x 7, 6 lbs.; 6-1/2 x 8-1/2, 8 lbs.; 8 x 10, 9-1/2 lbs. Size of
Lens Board, 5 x 7, 4-1/4 x 4-1/4 in.; 6-1/2 x 8-1/2, 4-3/4 x 4-3/4 in.; 8
x 10, 4-3/4 x 4-3/4 in. Carrying Case, long style canvas, combination
style, with compartment for camera, holders and tripod.
_PRICES._
5 x 7 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 8 x 10
Eastman View No. 1 (improved model of
Empire State) with Case and Holder $20.00 $22.00 $25.00
Extra Carrying Case 3.50 3.75 4.00
Extra Lens Boards .30 .40 .50
EASTMAN VIEW No. 2
IMPROVED MODEL OF EMPIRE STATE
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All our experience in view camera making, all the information that we have
been able to collect, of the needs of the view camera worker, have been
put into the proposition of providing in this new model a view camera as
near to perfection as human ingenuity can devise.
It has all the good points of the famous old Empire State, with important
additional features which leave nothing to be desired in view camera work,
however exacting it may be.
The camera is constructed with the idea of providing the greatest possible
solidity and strength throughout. The extensions are extra thick, the
standard is very large and will furnish an absolutely rigid support for
the heaviest lenses. Corners are dovetailed and reinforced by brass angle
pieces, and the metal parts are all made of the best quality of brass,
fully lacquered.
The front board is removable and very large. The rising and falling front
is actuated by rack and pinion, as are both the horizontal and vertical
swings. The camera can be focused from both front and rear by rack and
pinion, so that the back can be racked up as close to the front as
desired. Thus lenses of the widest angle can be used. A sliding tripod
block is provided so that the camera can always be supported directly
above the tripod or the weight distributed, as the operator may wish.
The back is reversible, a plumb level and strap handle are supplied and
both horizontal and vertical cut-off boards are furnished so that four
different negatives can be made on one plate if desired. The bellows of
this camera is made of genuine leather and a spring arrangement working
automatically prevents it from sagging at an
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