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 Post subject: K21 camera?
PostPosted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:32 pm 
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Any info? former neighbor picked up a big green box with that painted on the side in yellow today at a yard sale.. nothing in it tho. Also a Lockheed tag on the side mentioned "War Dept"

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 Post subject: Re: K21 camera?
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I've had a quick look at my photo recon books here, and the RAF series were 'F' number F-24 being the most common of course, or 'G'. Couldn't find a ref to K series, but not surprising. If you don't get an answer here, I'd try the NMUSAF for the US end, most likely, or the School of Photography collection at RAF Cosford, who have an extensive collection and museum of cameras and kit.

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 Post subject: Re: K21 camera?
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Any info? former neighbor picked up a big green box with that painted on the side in yellow today at a yard sale.. nothing in it tho. Also a Lockheed tag on the side mentioned "War Dept"


The K21 is a USAAF and USAF fixed mount aerial camera. It was used in lots of different aircraft. There is one for sale on ebay right now. http://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-Graflex-Ai ... 1038781961

If that link doesn't work just do a google search it's the second or third thing to come up.

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I was just given one of these as a gift (i'm a photographer) but it only has the film back. That lens is huge. 5x7 roll film...

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Very cool...kind of like the "big brother" of the Graflex Speed Camera. My grandfather had one of those, among some other really cool vintage gear, such as Bolex movie cameras. The only gear that is still in the family is the original Kodak "Pocket" camera that my great-grandfather found on a New York subway in the mid-1920s and gave to my grandfather as his very first camera.


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