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[[File:1940NewsPhotographers.jpg|right|250px|thumb|News photographers in Washington D.C. ''ca.'' 1941, with classic press cameras]]
'''Press camera''' is a byname given to certain medium to large-format film [[camera]]s, of which their use primarily by print journalists has given them their name. A type of [[view camera]] developed from the beginning of the 20th century and in use until the 1980s until displaced by smaller 35mm SLR cameras, they are still in use by photographers for their superior image quality.
'''Press camera''' is a byname given to certain medium to large-format film [[camera]]s, of which their use primarily by print journalists has given them their name. A type of [[view camera]] developed from the beginning of the 20th century and in use until the 1980s until displaced by smaller 35mm SLR cameras, they are still in use by photographers for their superior image quality.
==Press camera described==
==Press camera described==
[[File:PressCamera2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|1940 Speed Graphic press camera, Folmer Graflex Corporation, Rochester, New York]]
What came to be called the press camera was the result of several modifications to the then-current line of large-format view cameras. An additional rangefinder system was added, which made it possible to focus and crop with a telescopic viewfinder. This increased the efficiency of shooting, allowing one to photograph without a tripod when the film cassette is installed. At the same time, the possibility of direct sighting on frosted glass made the cameras versatile and suitable for most tasks, including ordinary pavilion shooting, technical photography and reproduction. For the latter, the cameras were equipped with a focusing mechanism which allowed for macro photography at a scale of 1:1. In addition, the lenses were removable, making it possible to use interchangeable lenses.
What came to be called the press camera was the result of several modifications to the then-current line of large-format view cameras. An additional rangefinder system was added, which made it possible to focus and crop with a telescopic viewfinder. This increased the efficiency of shooting, allowing one to photograph without a tripod when the film cassette is installed. At the same time, the possibility of direct sighting on frosted glass made the cameras versatile and suitable for most tasks, including ordinary pavilion shooting, technical photography and reproduction. For the latter, the cameras were equipped with a focusing mechanism which allowed for macro photography at a scale of 1:1. In addition, the lenses were removable, making it possible to use interchangeable lenses.