Korona vs Folmer

[Allen in Montreal]

Does anyone know what are the principal differences between similar cameras made by Korona and by Folmer are?

[John Kasaian]

Are you referring to the banquet cameras?

The Koronas usually have longer bellows. The Folmer Schwings have a tilting lensboard and take film holders with a groove instead of a ridge to lock into place.

I have a 12x20 Folmer Schwing. It's a peach but I could have easily ended up with a Korona. Being a photo equipment "bottom feeder" I take what I can get and the Folmer was a very good deal! :)

[John Bowen]

the film holders are different. Lots of Korona style holders around, so so many FS style. Of course you could always modify your FS camera to accept Korona style holders.

[Steve Sherman]

Are you referring to the banquet cameras?

The Koronas usually have longer bellows. The Folmer Schwings have a tilting lensboard and take film holders with a groove instead of a ridge to lock into place.

I have a 12x20 Folmer Schwing. It's a peach but I could have easily ended up with a Korona. Being a photo equipment "bottom feeder" I take what I can get and the Folmer was a very good deal! :)

I owned a F&S 7x17 for years and have used the Korona 7x17. The Folmer is a much sturdier camera while the limited bellows is a negative. There are ways around that if you are considering buying the F&S. F&S film holders are much harder to find unless you have them made specific to your camera