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| − | The '''Alfa''' cameras | + | The '''Alfa''' cameras are cast alloy [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]]s made by [[WZFO]] in Warsaw, Poland, in the early 1960s. |
| − | The '''Alfa''' | + | 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), [[flash sync|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 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''' | + | 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. |
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| − | + | == Links == | |
* [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] | ||
| − | * [http:// | + | In Polish : |
| − | * [http://www. | + | * [http://aparatyanalogowe.pl/content/polskie-aparaty-fotograficzne/alfa-0 Various different Alfas and instruction extracts] at [http://aparatyanalogowe.pl/ Moje Małe Foto-Muzeum] |
| + | * [http://aparatyanalogowe.pl/content/alfa-1 Blue Alfa] at [http://aparatyanalogowe.pl/ Moje Małe Foto-Muzeum] | ||
| + | * [http://www.fotomuzeum.pl/aparaty/aparaty-powojenne/item/36-alfa-wzfo-warszawa Alfa page] on the [http://www.fotomuzeum.pl/ Fotomuzeum.pl site] | ||
[[Category: A]] | [[Category: A]] | ||
[[Category: WZFO]] | [[Category: WZFO]] | ||
| + | [[Category: 35mm viewfinder]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Poland]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1962]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:30, 22 August 2023
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.
Links
- Photo of Grey Alfa 2 on PBase.com larger, image-only version
In Polish :
