Rational  configuration  of  a  small  format  photo  camera.

Shulga V.I.

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The central idea.

To use for the small-format photocamera the "longitudinal" schem of the large-format one.

Such camera will be convenient for handling - one hand covers it by palm, and the other one makes necessary functional operations. Convenience to use such design is determined with that here the line (direction) of vising naturally coincides with the camera axial line.

A wide spectrum of applications is possible. From an elementary camera with the frame view-finder and central lock, up to a the mirror automatic camera with zoom lens or telephoto lens.