Kodak Eastman: Tourist II

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Kodak Eastman: Tourist II

Postby Williamlee111 » Sun Jan 10, 2016 3:40 pm

Really a very good camera for the price. It has lots of adjustments on the lens, and takes very nice photos. Maybe not very desirable from a collector standpoint but because you can buy 620 roll film at Blue Moon camera in Portland Oregon, an excellent camera to walk around with

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Re: Kodak Eastman: Tourist II

Postby bill339 » Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:18 am

Just leaving some information about the camera:
The Tourist II was introduced in May of 1951 and featured a redesigned top cover plus a new viewfinder, which contains frame lines for the optional 828 roll film adapter that was available at the time. After a seven year run production was discontinued in July of 1958. The Tourists II used 620 film making eight 2¼×3¼ exposures or with the adapter used 828 roll film for eight 28×40mm exposures. The Tourist's most unusual feature is its back; through the use of cleverly engineered latches, it can be opened on the left side, right side, or removed completely. Removing the back allows the use of the multi-format Kodak Tourist Adapter Kit, which consists of: a camera back with red windows for 4 different formats; 2¼×2¼ inch, 2¼×1⅝ inch and 28×40mm masks; 828 roll film supply and take up spool adapters; and viewfinder masks for each of the three additional formats. The Tourists are well made and feature a die cast aluminum body, covered in black Kodadur, a synthetic leather of remarkable durability. All models feature a tripod socket, a lens door mounted shutter release, eye-level viewfinders, and flash synchronization. The Anaston and Anastar lens models feature cable release sockets on the shutter, front-element focusing, and top mounted accessory shoes; the fixed-focus Kodet lens models lack these features and had smaller viewfinders. Frame spacing and shutter cocking are completely manual. A variety of lens/shutter combinations were available on the Tourists; at the low end, the camera is little more than a folding equivalent of a box camera; at the upper end, the camera is capable of producing professional level results.


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