Jacques Bogopolsky (also Jacques Boolsky or Jacques Bolsey; born Yakov Bogopolsky; December 31, 1895, Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire – January 20, 1962, Long Island) was an engineer and camera designer.
Early life
He was born into a Jewish family.
Career
He was an inventor of movie cameras.[1] The brand name Bolex comes from his name. He was also instrumental in the initial design of the Alpa-Reflex Camera 35mm single-lens reflex camera that later was developed into the Alpa cameras.
Bolsey Camera Company
In 1947, Jacques Bolsey founded Bolsey Camera Company,[2] after making cameras for US military[3] during WW2, making the Bolsey B, a consumer 35mm, similar to the mil-spec devices. In 1956, the company closed, when Bolsey sold to Wittnauer.[4]
35mm rangefinder
- Bolsey B (1947-1949)
- Bolsey B2 (1949-1956)
- Bolsey B22 (1953-1956)
- Bolsey Jubilee (1955-1956)
- Bolsey B3 (1956)
- Wittnauer Festival (1957), sold by Wittnauer
35mm TLR + rangefinder
- Bolsey C (1950-1956)
- Bolsey C22 (1953-1956)
35mm viewfinder
- Bolsey A
- La Belle Pal
- Bolsey Explorer (made by Braun)
8mm subminiature
120 pseudo-TLR
Further reading
- Bolsey at Pacific Rim Camera
- Bolsey .pdf manuals at butkus.org's orphan cameras
- Various Bolsey cameras at collection-appareils.fr (French)
- Bolsey page at Collection G. Even (French)
- Bolsey 126 patents
References
- ^ Liedtke, Gerry. "History of the Bolex Camera". Alpa Reflex .com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
from 'Australian Cinematographer'
- ^ Sanford, Richard (October 2003). Bolsey, the Man Behind the Camera. Neat Old Things. ISBN 978-0-9828861-0-6.
- ^ Gandy, Stephen (2013). "US Military 35mm cameras". cameraquest.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Murray, Kevin. "Bolsey". web4homes. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
External links
- Documentary on Jacques Bogopolsky
- Alpa Reflex Camera
- Bolsey cameras camera-wiki.org
- "Bolsey Camera Corporation". movie-camera.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
