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The '''Arette IA''' was a [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]] made in Germany by [[Apparate & Kamerabau]], introduced in ca. 1957. This was a cleanly-designed, well made camera featuring an [[Isco|Isco-Gottingen]] Color-Isconar 45mm/f2.8 or [[Schneider|Schneider-Kreuznach]] Xenar 45mm/f2.8 lens in a 9-speed [[Prontor]]-SVS shutter. Some examples of this camera have a central viewfinder, some have it on the users left.  In 1959, a brightline finder was added.
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The '''Arette IA''' was a [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]] made in Germany by [[Apparate & Kamerabau]], introduced in ca. 1956, and produced with many model variations until 1963. This was a cleanly-designed, well made camera featuring (among other combinations) an [[Isco|Isco-Gottingen]] Color-Isconar 45mm/f2.8 or [[Schneider|Schneider-Kreuznach]] Xenar 45mm/f2.8 lens in a [[Pronto]] or 9-speed [[Prontor]]-SVS shutter. Some examples of this camera have a central viewfinder, some have it on the users left - possibly a change made in 1957.  In 1959, a brightline finder was added.
  
The '''Arette A''' (possibly a later version) had a 45mm f2.8 Arettar lens in a simpler [[Vario]] shutter.
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The '''Arette IB''' had a [[light meter]]; the '''Arette IC''' added a [[coupled rangefinder]], and the '''Arette ID''' had both meter and rangefinder<ref>{{McKeown}}</ref>.
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The '''Arette A''' (possibly a later version) had a 45mm f2.8 Arettar lens in a simpler [[Vario]] shutter - with no meter or rangefinder.
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The '''Arette BN''' and '''Arette BW''' had a meter; the '''Arette C''' had a rangefinder but no meter; the '''IDN Arette''' (later the '''Arette DN''') had both.  The BW was renamed '''Optina BW''' for sale in Canada. Other variations include the '''P'', '''Super P''' and '''Favorite''' <ref>[http://www.3d-historisch.de/AkA/AkA-Kameramodelle.htm Martin Kohler's AkA Kameramodelle page]</ref>.
  
The '''Arette IB''' had a [[light meter]]; the '''Arette IC''' added a [[coupled rangefinder]], and the '''Arette ID''' had both meter and rangefinder<ref>{{McKeown}}</ref>.
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The '''BW''' models had interchangeable lenses.
  
The 1959 '''Arette Automatic S''' had automatic exposure, with a Prontormat shutter and a Color-Westanar 45mm/f2.8 lens.
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The 1959 '''Arette Automatic S''' had automatic exposure, with a Prontormat shutter and a Color-Westanar 45mm/f2.8 lens.  The '''SE''' had a rangefinder added; the '''SR''' seems to be the same camera, but intended for the US market.
  
 
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* [http://www.lyndrup.dk/ken/Engelsk/Aka%20E.htm AkA cameras] on Ken Lyndrup's site
  
 
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Revision as of 01:08, 25 May 2008


The Arette IA was a 35mm viewfinder camera made in Germany by Apparate & Kamerabau, introduced in ca. 1956, and produced with many model variations until 1963. This was a cleanly-designed, well made camera featuring (among other combinations) an Isco-Gottingen Color-Isconar 45mm/f2.8 or Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 45mm/f2.8 lens in a Pronto or 9-speed Prontor-SVS shutter. Some examples of this camera have a central viewfinder, some have it on the users left - possibly a change made in 1957. In 1959, a brightline finder was added.

The Arette IB had a light meter; the Arette IC added a coupled rangefinder, and the Arette ID had both meter and rangefinder[1].

The Arette A (possibly a later version) had a 45mm f2.8 Arettar lens in a simpler Vario shutter - with no meter or rangefinder.

The Arette BN and Arette BW had a meter; the Arette C' had a rangefinder but no meter; the IDN Arette (later the Arette DN) had both. The BW was renamed Optina BW for sale in Canada. Other variations include the P, Super P and Favorite [2].

The BW models had interchangeable lenses.

The 1959 Arette Automatic S had automatic exposure, with a Prontormat shutter and a Color-Westanar 45mm/f2.8 lens. The SE had a rangefinder added; the SR seems to be the same camera, but intended for the US market.

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