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

  • Bolsey 8
  • Bolsey Uniset 8

120 pseudo-TLR

  • Bolsey-Flex
  • Bolseyflex

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ 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'
  2. ↑ Sanford, Richard (October 2003). Bolsey, the Man Behind the Camera. Neat Old Things. ISBN 978-0-9828861-0-6.
  3. ↑ Gandy, Stephen (2013). "US Military 35mm cameras". cameraquest.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Murray, Kevin. "Bolsey". web4homes. Retrieved 29 May 2023.


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