Folding camera

A folding camera is a camera type. Folding cameras fold into a compact and rugged package for storage. The lens and shutter are attached to a lens-board which is connected to the body of the camera by a light-tight folding bellows.

When the camera is fully unfolded it provides the correct focus distance from the film.
The key advantage of folding cameras is their excellent physical-size to film-size ratio when the camera is folded for storage.

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