Photographie de presse dans les années 1920

[Phil_photography]

Je voudrais savoir quel équipement un photographe de presse français
aurait utilisé à la fin des années 1920. Des idées?

[Sylvain Halgand]

Hi Phil, I think many of them used at the end of 20's this type of camera : http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/ht ... iplex.html for the size of negative.
If they needed high speed (sport photograph) they can use this type : http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/ht ... liant.html or http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/ht ... ettel.html
This is some examples but it depends if they worked for a newspaper (little or great one) the type of pictures (sport, indoor etc.)

[Phil_photography]

Thank you very much
It would have been for a Marseilles paper and general press work

[Sylvain Halgand]

Take care, Marseille was the start point for some Africa and Asian colonies. Some of them could use Tropical camera.

[Arnaud SAUDAX]

For me, a camera for a press photographer around 1920 - 1930:
- Plates,
- Size : 9 x 12, 9 x 14 or 9 x 15 cm. (13 x 18 if he is very courageous...)
- Klapp, (rarely SLR because very heavy.)
- Focal-plane.
- Lens aperture around 4.5.

[Phil_photography]

Many thanks to both of you, and for the wonderful site - I must try not to get lost among all the interesting information