..or a similar page, but without all those horrendous ads:

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Herlight

I'm also curious about this, as I have a red one in my inventory. When I posted my camera to my inventory page, there was a separate listing for blue but not for red. Now there is a separate listing for red, but the "post-factory paint" comment confuses me. Why would the red ones be post-f...

Photos of the lens in question can be found here:

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories ... elp?in=166

This camera was made by Druopta

Can you make out what it says on the handle?

Hi,
Boyer is actually not the name of the camera, but rather the lens.
The camera itself is a Photax, as on the lens cap.
There are a few different versions (all made by M.I.O.M.) but try this one: http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/M.I.O. ... linde.html

Wow, £10!? I'm so glad you didn't accept that! Yes, I would say it's worth a bit more than that! At least a couple of zeros more!

Just my personal opinion here, but you may have better luck asking in a large-format photography forum. Collectiblend is more for cameras and lenses themselves, and not so much (if at all) about accessories - especially a stand as large as yours!

Just to clarify - it was indeed a Derlux and not a Derby-Lux.

...and I don't know why someone would be willing to pay that much for one!