Means for advancing film in cameras held in various film frame orientations
First Claim
1. For an elongated film format camera having a housing and a winding arrangement with a manual winding member and a shutter release arrangement with a shutter release member located on the housing in a first position relative to an operator'"'"'s hand position for convenient use when the camera is held for an elongated, horizontal film format, a vertical format adapter comprising:
- an adapter housing attachable to a camera housing,coupling means on said adapter housing for engaging the winding arrangement and the shutter release arrangement in the camera,a second manual winding member and a second shutter release member coupled to the coupling means and located on the adapter housing at positions corresponding to the first manual winding member and the first shutter release member relative to the hand of an operator when the adapter is attached to the camera and the adapter and camera are held for vertical film format.
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Abstract
In the disclosed camera, a manually operated film advance lever and a shutter button are arranged conveniently to be operated when the camera is held for a horizontal shot, i.e., an exposure during which the film frame is oriented horizontally. A coupling arrangement, in an adapter suitable for mounting on the camera, engages a camera film winder and shutter release and contains a second winding lever and a second shutter release button both oriented in a position suitable for taking a vertical shot.
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9 Claims
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1. For an elongated film format camera having a housing and a winding arrangement with a manual winding member and a shutter release arrangement with a shutter release member located on the housing in a first position relative to an operator'"'"'s hand position for convenient use when the camera is held for an elongated, horizontal film format, a vertical format adapter comprising:
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an adapter housing attachable to a camera housing, coupling means on said adapter housing for engaging the winding arrangement and the shutter release arrangement in the camera, a second manual winding member and a second shutter release member coupled to the coupling means and located on the adapter housing at positions corresponding to the first manual winding member and the first shutter release member relative to the hand of an operator when the adapter is attached to the camera and the adapter and camera are held for vertical film format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A camera system, comprising:
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a housing for holding film and shiftable into a plurality of film format positions including a normal position, first film winding operating means for operation when the housing is held in the normal film format position, first shutter release operating means for operation when the housing is held in the normal film format position, second winding operating means and second release operating means for operation when the housing is held in a second film format position at an angle to the first film format position, coupling means for coupling said first winding operating means and said second winding operating means, second coupling means for coupling said first release operating means and said second release operating means with each other, said first and second coupling means coupling said operating means so that each of said operating means is made effectively independent of the other in performing a winding operation and a releasing operation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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