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The '''AkArette''' (possibly their first camera) had interchangeable lenses and was a cheaper alternative to a [[Leica]]<ref>[http://www.3d-historisch.de/AkA/Aka-gesch.htm Company History] (in German) - on Martin Kohler's 3D-Historische.de site.</ref>. | The '''AkArette''' (possibly their first camera) had interchangeable lenses and was a cheaper alternative to a [[Leica]]<ref>[http://www.3d-historisch.de/AkA/Aka-gesch.htm Company History] (in German) - on Martin Kohler's 3D-Historische.de site.</ref>. | ||
| − | The [[subminiature]] '''Mec 16 SB''' is said to be the first camera to have [[TTL]] metering<ref>Martin Kohler's [http://www.3d-historisch.de/AkA/AkA-Kameramodelle.htm Camera Models listings] (in German)</ref>. According to [http://www.3d-historisch.de/AkA/AkA-Kameramodelle.htm this reference], the company designed the '''View-Master stereo Color Camera''' in c.1955 for Sawyer's, of Portland, Oregon, USA, who produced the [[View-Master Personal]] stereo camera. | + | The [[subminiature]] '''Mec 16 SB''' is said to be the first camera to have [[TTL]] metering<ref>Martin Kohler's [http://www.3d-historisch.de/AkA/AkA-Kameramodelle.htm Camera Models listings] (in German)</ref>. According to [http://www.3d-historisch.de/AkA/AkA-Kameramodelle.htm this reference], the company designed the '''View-Master stereo Color Camera''' in c.1955 for [[Sawyer's]], of Portland, Oregon, USA, who produced the [[View-Master Personal]] stereo camera. |
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Apparate und Kamerabau Gmbh was a camera manufacturer based in Friedrichshafen, Germany. It was formed by brothers Eugene and Max Armbruster in February 1946 and camera production continued until the mid 1960s.
The AkArette (possibly their first camera) had interchangeable lenses and was a cheaper alternative to a Leica[1].
The subminiature Mec 16 SB is said to be the first camera to have TTL metering[2]. According to this reference, the company designed the View-Master stereo Color Camera in c.1955 for Sawyer's, of Portland, Oregon, USA, who produced the View-Master Personal stereo camera.
Cameras
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| AkArelle Automatic S by Rick Soloway |
- AkArelle (1954 - 1957)
- AkArette (1947 - 1954)
- Akarex (1951 - 58)
- Arette - many model variations (1956 - 1963)
- Arette Automatic S, and others
- Automatic AkArelle S, SE
- Mec 16
- Mec 16 SB
- Wilca
Links/Sources
- ↑ Company History (in German) - on Martin Kohler's 3D-Historische.de site.
- ↑ Martin Kohler's Camera Models listings (in German)
- AkA cameras on Ken Lyndrup's site
- AkA cameras on UKCAmera.com (German + English translation)
- AkA Cameras on Retrography.com
- McKeown
