Action Tracker

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One Vision

The Action Tracker is a small 35mm camera with four lenses. The camera takes four consecutive pictures on a 24×36mm negatives. Actually, four small negatives are made in a clockwise order. With one focal length, one shutterspeed (most of the time) and one aperture, don't expect perfect images. Actually, the only way to correctly expose your film is to choose the right film sensitivity. Yet the prints with four images taken quickly after one another, can be great fun. It works especially well with frantically moving people or with sports events.

Origins

The origin of this Action Tracker sports 35 is not totally clear. There's a Renault logo on the shutter button and the box is marked "made in China". It's appearance is very similar to Lomo's Action Sampler.

Specifications

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The shutter is a small plastic rotating disc placed just behind these lenses. This disc has one small opening and in combination with the four light chambers, it gives four exposures. The documentation tells there are four 26mm F/11 lenses and that everything from 1.2m to infinity is in focus. The shutterspeed is specified as 1/100s with 0.22 second intervals between each frame.

The film can be advanced with a transporting wheel. When loaded with film (and only then), this will also cock the shutter. The camera has a small framecounter in the bottom that is automatically reset when you open the back. Pictures are composed through a foldable framefinder on top.

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