| Camera
Type |
35 mm viewfinder
stereo camera |
| Manufacturer |
Jules
Richard, Paris, France |
| Year
Introduced |
About 1946 |
| Film |
135 cartridge |
| Size |
168
x 80 x 56 mm (W x H x D) |
| Weight |
929 grams
(1,193 grams with everready case) |
| Lens
Separation |
63.20
mm |
| Image
Format |
29.50
x 24.00 mm (W x H), notch on the right. |
| Image
Window Separation |
64.20
mm |
| Lenses |
Som
Berthiot Paris Flor Tessar, 1:3.5/40 mm, glass, matched, filter thread 20
mm |
| Diaphragms |
Iris diaphragms
between the lenses, continuously adjustable f/3.5 to f/16 |
| Focusing |
Manual, 2
ft. - infinity. Movement of the whole lensboard |
| Shutter |
Mechanical
guillotine type shutter, pneumatically controlled, behind the lenses. Cocked
with film advance. |
| Shutter
Speeds |
1/250,
1/100, 1/50, 1/25, 1/10, 1/5, ½, 1 sec. and "B" and "T" |
| Viewfinder |
Newton
viewfinder (approx. 0,5x) |
| Rangefinder |
double image
rangefinder, baseline 70 mm, linked with focus setting |
| Film
Loading |
Manual |
| Film
Transport |
Manual, with
knob. Alternating by 6 2/3 and 20 sprocket holes (= 31.66 and 95.00 mm),
sprocket wheels on top and bottom. |
| Film
Rewinding |
Manual. Unlocking
with rewind lever |
| Frame
Counter |
Additive,
1 to 40. Manual reset by turning wind-knob in rewind position. Counter is
alternatingly increasing 1 and 3 in Stereo Mode (S), and in single steps
in Mono Mode (M). |
| Flash
Contact |
Special double
contact (only later models). Accessory shoe (no contact) |
| Tripod
Socket |
May 20, 2005 or ¼“ / 20 TPI (late model) |
| Selftimer |
n/a |
| Special
Features |
Double exposure
prevention (overridable with by separate shutter cocking lever), Cable Release
Socket |
| Accessories |
Operating
instructions, everready case |
| Notes |
The
camera can be switched to Mono Mode (M) by turning a knob. A built-in dark
slide will cover the right image.
Sold as Busch Verascope f40 in the USA |
