Bencini
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Bencini Comet 1, c1948 image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
Founded by Antonio Bencini, in 1937 as I.C.A.F. in Milano (Italy), the company shortly changed its name to C.M.F. After WWII it was renamed again, to CMF Bencini, the name under which it became renowned for its characteristic rigid body cameras. But it made also folding cameras like the Argo rollfilm folder with Aplanatic F:10.5 lens in CMF A3 single-speed shutter. Bencini made cameras for other brands such as Boots and Trifca.
Contents
cameras
127 film
- Bencini Akrom I - a rebadged Comet III
- Bencini Comet
- Bencini Comet S
- Bencini Comet 44
- Bencini Cometa
- Bencini Relex
- Bencini Rolet
- Bencini Minicomet
120 film
- Argo
- Bencini Eno
- CMF Erno
- CMF Gabro
- Bencini Koroll 24S
- Bencini Koroll II
- Bencini Koroll S
- Bencini Koroll T
35mm film
NK 135 |
- Bencini Comet Rapid (for Rapid cassette film)
- Bencini Comet 235
- Bencini Comet 335
- Bencini Comet 435 Electronic
- Bencini Comet 535 Minicompact
- Bencini Comet 635 Electronic Minicompact
- Bencini Comet K 35
- Bencini Comet NK 135
- Bencini Personal Reporter
126 film
- Boots Comet 126X
- Boots 126C
- Boots/Bencini Comet 404-X
- Comet 455-X
- Boots/Bencini Unimatic II
110 film
accessories
- pistol grip with cable release[1]
Notes
- ↑ Bencini Universal pistol grip with cable release
Link
- An example of Bencini's cameras
- Bencini page at Collection G. Even's site
- Cameras at www.collection-appareils.fr
- Company history and cameras at collectiblend.com
- Comet 455-X at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
- Comet 404-X at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
- Bencini history, 7 pages (Italian) by Donald Consonni, hosted at mistermondo.com