The Kodak 4,5 model 34 was manufactured in circa 1952 by by Kodak SA France. It was a very simple folding bed camera, similar to the Kodak Tourist, capable of capturing 6 x 9 cm negatives with no. 620 roll film. The Kodak 4,5 model 34 was equipped with a Kodak anastigmat Angenieux 1:4.5, f 100 mm lens. Angenieux is a French lens manufacturer which equipped most of the Kodaks folding bed cameras made in France . (Some early production items with an aperture of 1:6.3 were fitted with SOM Berthiot lenses) The shutter is an Atoms Atos 2 offering a range of 1 second to 1/250 of a second including bulb. The camera was made of metal, covered in leather with a plastic top housing a built-in optical view finder. It featured a handy push button to open the camera bed for taking pictures, which was located on the top. The shutter release button is conveniently located on the side.



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