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The '''Adox 66''' was a [[bakelite]] [[box camera]]. The eye of its reflecting type [[viewfinder]] was placed directly over the camera lens, giving the camera a bit of the look of a [[pseudo TLR]]. It was made by Hermann Wolf GmbH, Wuppertal, Germany, for the [[Adox]] company. Wolf made a similar model named '''[[Gevabox]]''' for [[Gevaert]] in Belgium. Wolf's own name for that camera was '''Luxa 66'''.
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The '''Adox 66''' is a [[bakelite]] [[box camera]]. The lens of its brilliant finder is directly over the taking lens, giving the camera something of the look of a [[pseudo TLR]]. It was made by Hermann Wolf GmbH, Wuppertal, Germany, for the [[Adox]] company. Wolf made a similar model named '''[[Gevabox]]''' for [[Gevaert]] in Belgium. Wolf's own name for that camera was '''Luxa 66'''.
  
It had a focusable 1:8 [[Meniscus lens|meniscus lens]], choice between instant and time mode, and choice between the two apertures f8 and f11. It had a thread in the bottom to put it onto a tripod, and a thread in the top to connect a [[cable release|remote shutter release]].
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The camera has a focusing f/8 [[Meniscus lens|meniscus lens]], choice between instant and time mode, and choice between the two apertures f/8 and f/11. It has a tripod thread in the bottom, and a [[cable release]] socket in the top.
  
 
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== Links ==
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10000 Adox 66] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr]
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10000 Adox 66] at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] (in French)
  
 
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Latest revision as of 04:55, 13 September 2023

The Adox 66 is a bakelite box camera. The lens of its brilliant finder is directly over the taking lens, giving the camera something of the look of a pseudo TLR. It was made by Hermann Wolf GmbH, Wuppertal, Germany, for the Adox company. Wolf made a similar model named Gevabox for Gevaert in Belgium. Wolf's own name for that camera was Luxa 66.

The camera has a focusing f/8 meniscus lens, choice between instant and time mode, and choice between the two apertures f/8 and f/11. It has a tripod thread in the bottom, and a cable release socket in the top.

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