Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Bob, The Foton is a spring motor driven classic camera made by Bell and Howell in 1948. I believe that B&H only made them for very short period time because their marketing failed due to its high price ($700 in 1948). It has a mechanical spring motor that can wind up to 6 frames per second. It is really impressive. Regards, David At 03:06 AM 10/29/98 EST, you wrote: >David: > >Please excuse my ignorance but what is a FOTON? > >Bob > ><< Hi, > > Pardon me for this off topic. Sometimes I do need to rely on vast > knowledgebase of LUG members. > Recently, I had luck to pick up the impressive Foton in very nice shape. > I thought that it had interchangeable lens but failed to remove the lens. > I know there is 90 lens for it. Does anyone out there have any information > on this? Also if somebody can share any experience with the Cooke Amotal > lens, I would appreciate it. > > Regards, > David >> > >