>This sounds like a camera outfit I remember from the '60s called a Mamiya
>Press. The bellows were at the back instead of the front and the lenses came
>in barrels with their own blade shutters, which made a loud sort of twangy
>noise at least as loud as any focal plane shutter. With the roll film back
>fitted it was a bit of a strain to see through the range/viewfinder. It had
>a handle with trigger release fitted at the side.
That's the one. There were several variations of the Mamiya Press and the
Super-23 was one. The shutter is rather twangy -- kinda like a Conway
Twitty Album. <g> Loud enough to make a nervous groom jump too.
Kenneth E. Norton
Image66 Photography, Broadcast Consulting and Audio Engineering
image66@xxxxxxx
(515) 791-2306
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