Camera having a filmstrip holdfast spaced apart from a film path and transportable camera intermediate

A camera frame assembly for use with a film unit having a filmstrip and a film holder, said filmstrip having a leading portion having a free end and a grip adjoining said free end, said camera frame assembly comprising:

• a film return chamber configured to receive said film holder;
• a film roll chamber spaced apart from said film return chamber;
• an midsection extending between said chambers, said midsection having an exposure opening and a pair of film guide surfaces adjoining said exposure opening;
• and
• a holdfast mounted in fixed relation to said midsection, said holdfast extending rearward, said holdfast having a cross-section matching a corresponding dimension of said grip, said holdfast being recessed forward relative to said film guide surfaces;
• whereby said holdfast can engage said grip, but said holdfast is spaced from said filmstrip when said filmstrip is disposed against said film guide surfaces.

A camera comprising:

• a frame including a film return chamber, a film roll chamber spaced apart from said film return chamber, and an midsection extending between said chambers, said midsection having a pair of film guide surfaces;
• a film unit having a filmstrip and a film holder, said filmstrip extending between said chambers, said filmstrip having a leading portion having a free end and a grip adjoining said free end;
• a platen attached to said frame, said platen holding said filmstrip against said film guide surfaces,
• a holdfast joined in fixed relation to said midsection, said holdfast extending outward from said midsection toward said filmstrip, said holdfast being spaced from said filmstrip, said holdfast and grip having respective contact surfaces having matching dimensions.