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* [http://members.iinet.net.au/~beatajacek/alfastrona.htm Various different Alfas and instruction extracts] on [http://members.iinet.net.au/~beatajacek/ Jacek Przybyszewski's Polish Camera site] | * [http://members.iinet.net.au/~beatajacek/alfastrona.htm Various different Alfas and instruction extracts] on [http://members.iinet.net.au/~beatajacek/ Jacek Przybyszewski's Polish Camera site] | ||
* [http://www.pbase.com/cameras/wzfo/alfa_2 Photo of Grey Alfa 2] on PBase.com [http://www.pbase.com/equipment/image/61734267 larger, image-only version] | * [http://www.pbase.com/cameras/wzfo/alfa_2 Photo of Grey Alfa 2] on PBase.com [http://www.pbase.com/equipment/image/61734267 larger, image-only version] | ||
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For the Japanese roll-film camera manufacturer, see Alfa Camera. For the Italian viewfinder camera, see Ferrania Alfa.
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| Alfa 2 image by Tupyce (Image rights) |
The Alfa cameras are cast alloy 35mm viewfinder cameras made by WZFO in Warsaw, Poland, in the early 1960s.
The Alfa has an unconventional vertical format, with the portrait-format viewfinder in a curved, cream-coloured surround at the top, the lens barrel below that, and the film running vertically from bottom to top. There are cream plastic controls around the lens, a wind-on knob on the user's left, and an accessory shoe below that. The shutter release is a large button on the front, below the lens on the user's right. The frame counter is also on the front, below the lens opposite the release. The camera has a leaf shutter with speeds 1/30 - 1/125 + B (the top speed seems to be different on some examples), synchronised for flash with a PC socket, and a WZFO Euktar 45mm f/4.5 lens.
The Alfa seems to have been available in red, pink, dark blue, light blue, light green, cream, grey or brown, each with a striped chrome front panel.
The Alfa 2 is a slight upgrade, with parallax correction marks in the viewfinder (obvious from the front, as small points on the cream surround), a redesigned shutter release with a separate cable release socket, and an Emitar lens.
