Jacques Bogopolsky (also Jacques Boolsky or Jacques Bolsey; born Yakov Bogopolsky; December 31, 1895,

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– January 20, 1962,

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Early life

He was born into a Jewish family.

Career

He was an inventor of

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s. The brand name

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comes from his name. He was also instrumental in the initial design of the Alpa-Reflex Camera 35mm

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that later was developed into the Alpa cameras.

Bolsey Camera Company

In 1947, Jacques Bolsey founded ''Bolsey Camera Company'', after making cameras for US military 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.

35mm
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* 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

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8mm subminiature

* Bolsey 8 * Bolsey Uniset 8

120 pseudo-TLR

* Bolsey-Flex * Bolseyflex

References

External links

Documentary on Jacques BogopolskyBolsey cameras
camera-wiki.org * 1895 births 1962 deaths Engineers from Kyiv People from Kiev Governorate 20th-century Ukrainian engineers {{Ukraine-bio-stub