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Voigtländer Scheren-Camera

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The Scheren-Camera ('scissor-camera') is a camera made by Voigtländer in about 1903, for 9x12 cm plates. It has a long bellows extension,[1] supported by scissor-struts.[2] The bellows extends in front of and behind a central body, so the camera stays well-balanced on a tripod as the bellows is extended.[3] This central body carries the focusing control, a top-mounted Newton-type viewfinder and a bubble level. The rear body, carrying the focusing screen or plate-holder, may incorporate a focal-p

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