K. G. Corfield Ltd
K. G. Corfield Ltdwas an innovativecameraandlensmanufacturing company based inWolverhampton.[1]The company produced high quality cameras and lenses basing many design features on theLeicarange of 35mm cameras. One unique design was employed in thePeriflexseries of cameras which utilised a novelperiscopeviewing system to achieve fine focus. A miniature periscope descended into the optical path of the lens when the film was advanced. This provided a much enlarged view of the central area of the film frame. When the shutter was released, the periscope sprung vertically up out of the optical path and then the horizontal clothfocal plane shutteroperated.
The company also produced other photographic equipment including theLumimeter,an exposure meter for use in the darkroom based on the comparison between reflected light from the enlarger and a variable transmitted light from the meter observed in a split screen. When both sides were equally lit, the dial controlling the variable light showed the correct exposure. The driving force behind the company and its products wasSir Kenneth Corfield
In January 1959, the camera manufacturer moved fromWolverhamptontoBallymoney,becoming the only camera manufacturers on the island of Ireland. In the face of face of Japanese and German competition, the enterprise failed.[2]The company ceased trading in 1971[3] Subsequently, Sir Kenneth Corfield resurrected the firm to build theArchitectcamera and to become involved in the production ofGandolfi cameras.
Products
[edit]- Periflex
- Periflex 2
- Periflex 3
- Goldstar
- Interplan
- Architect
- Lumimeter
Distributors for
[edit]- Prestolite Electricalternators
- Shirley Wellard Universal Cassettes[4]
References
[edit]- ^The Corfield Story
- ^Honeyford, Joanne (2021).NI100: Reflections on the Causeway Coast and Glens(PDF).Ballymoney: Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Museum Services. p. 83.ISBN9781916149472.
- ^Endings and beginnings
- ^Shirley Wellard Universal Cassettes (retrieved 19 April 2009)
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