The Korona Series V camera was manufactured by the Gundlach Optical Company in circa 1900. Designed to be the crowning effort in Gundlach's evolution of camera design and manufacturing. A long focus camera with ordinary lens. The drop bead option on other models is part of this cameras design. Constructed of wood with a seal grain leather cover. Rack and pinion focus with a rising and falling wood front. The hardware is nickel plated and highly polished. Spring actuated ground glass focusing screen to accept Korona plate holders. A reversible brilliant finder and two tripod sockets. Fitted with a special symmetrical convertible lens housed in a model F automatic shutter for the 4 x 5 and 5 x 7 size and the model D shutter for the larger 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 size. Price in 1902 was $35, $45 and $60 respectively.

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