From: Les Newcomer (lnphoto@ismi.net)
Date: 06/19/00-11:46:04 AM Z
I've seen these referred to on ebay as Master Views, but the color denoted the
age or style, I recall a black, green and tan. Can't tell you which one was
first, but one story goes that after the war, the Kodak engineer were allowed to
have some free reign on designing the successor to the 2D. Aluminum and
Titanium were plentiful and fairly cheap at the time. So at least some of the
parts were titanium or maybe it was magnesium.
Les
Darryl Baird wrote:
> The Kodak Master View was a collapsible metal box, not unlike a Linhof
> Technika. As you open the "box" the top portion (or lid) becomes the flatbed
> extension for the bellows and the bottom is the ground glass. I had one (wish
> I still did) that was a tan color and was pretty nice, though not as rigid or
> stable as my Technika...though it weighed very little. It easily fit in a
> backpack or shoulder carried case.
>
> - Darryl Baird
>
> Ed Stander wrote:
>
> > Steve:
> > I've got a metal view here and the label reads "Eastman Commercial View
> > Camera (all metal)". No Master View sticker in sight. Any idea where that
> > name comes from - or did Kodak make more than one metal view camera?
> > CHeers, Ed Stander
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