Canadian Kodak Company

“ 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. ”

“ The Premo No. 8 is an excellent illustration of the application of this idea. Designed for the amateur who wants a convenient, dependable plate camera at a moderate price, it is so carefully made and so simple to operate that it will produce remarkably good results for so inexpensive a camera.
It is equipped with our regular Planatograph lens, each one carefully tested, and the shutter is of the Kodak Ball Bearing type but supplied with bulb and tube instead of cable release. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Every Premo is fitted with a shutter of the most efficient type in its particular grade, and all lenses, from the meniscus to the anastigmat, are carefully tested by the highest standard and promptly rejected if they fail to come to that standard. ”

“ To see this little camera is to be instantly attracted by it. Made largely of aluminum it is just a trifle larger than the picture it makes. It is extremely light in weight. It inspires confidence by its appearance and fulfills it in its results. ”

“ They can be easily carried where oftentimes the larger cameras might be inconvenient, and where larger pictures are wanted it is an easy matter to secure them by the simple process of enlargement. Any amateur can enlarge his own negatives by use of the inexpensive enlarging camera described on page 37 or his finisher will gladly do it for him. ”

“ The operation of removing films from the pack and loading the cage is done, of course, in a darkened room by the light of a ruby lamp. During the day any darkened closet will suffice, at night any dark room in which the shades are drawn will answer. To load the films in cage will take only two or three minutes, and as soon as the top is placed on tank it may be brought out into any light and left until development is completed. ”

“ 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. ”

“ PREMO ACCESSORIES
EASTMAN TRIPOD BRACE
Out of doors, or indoors when the R. O. C. Tripod Truck is not used, this is an excellent attachment for holding tripod legs in position. Made entirely of metal, it can be instantly attached, and even when tripod is lifted the legs cannot collapse or change their position.
R. O. C. TRIPOD TRUCK
For flash-light work, home portraiture, in fact any branch of indoor photography, this truck is a very great convenience. ”

“ With its complete equipment and accurate, convenient mechanical adjustments, it is a camera never before approached at the price.
The Premo No. 9 is fitted with the new Premo reversible back. This is the simplest back to reverse ever offered, for with its patented spring lug construction, it may be instantly removed and reversed without any tendency to stick or bind.
The bellows is of black leather and has sufficient draw to permit the use of the single lens combination or a telephoto attachment of several magnifications. ”

“ When all the compartments are filled, the cage is placed in tank, which has been previously filled with developer, the top replaced and the films left to develop for a certain specified time. No further attention is necessary except to turn the tank end for end, several times during the progress of development. ”

“ They are designed to be as convenient and easy of manipulation as possible, and without reference to the requirements of the specialists, are fitted only with the simple adjustments sufficient to enable the average photographer, whether experienced or not, to secure good pictures under all ordinary conditions. ”

“ Thus these cameras will produce sharp, clearly defined pictures under ordinarily favorable conditions. And the negatives are of such quality that good enlargements up to almost any desirable size can be easily obtained from them. ”

“ Swing, vertical; rack and pinion actuated, with locking device. Front, rising and falling; rack and pinion actuated, with locking device. Lens Board, removable; size 31⁄2 × 31⁄2 in. Finder, Brilliant, reversible. Tripod Sockets, two. Lens, Planatograph. Shutter, Kodak Automatic with Autotime Scale (see page 7) . Carrying Case, sole leather, plush lined, with compartment for holders. Bellows, black leather; draw, 19 in. Dimensions. 4 × 81⁄2 × 81⁄2 in. Weight, 5 × 7, 51⁄2 lbs. ”

“ Capacity, 12 film exposures. Box, seasoned wood. Bed, aluminum. Dimensions, 31⁄4 × 41⁄4, 21⁄4 × 4 × 51⁄2 in.; 3A (31⁄4 × 51⁄2) , 23⁄8 × 45⁄8 × 71⁄8 in. Weight, 31⁄4 × 41⁄4, 19 ounces; 3A (31⁄4 × 51⁄2) , 29 ounces. Lens, Planatograph. Shutter, Kodak Ball Bearing with bulb release (see page 6) . Tripod Sockets, two. Finder, reversible, brilliant, collapsible. Automatic Standard Clamp.
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POCKET PREMO C
In choosing his photographic outfit the amateur is often undecided as to whether he should select a film or a plate camera. ”