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| image_text=1957 Arette IA with [[Isco|Isco Westanar]]<br />1:2.8/45 lens, leftward shoe, central <br />viewfinder & top-plate winder<br><small>by David Broglin</small>
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| image_text=1957 Arette IA with [[Isco|Isco Westanar]]<br />1:2.8/45 lens, leftward shoe, central <br />viewfinder & top-plate winder
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| image_text=1959 Arette IA with [[Schneider-Kreuznach]] Xenar 1:2.8/45<br />lens, left viewfinder, central accessory shoe &<br />base lever wind <small> by John Nuttall</small>
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| image_text=1959 Arette IA with [[Schneider-Kreuznach]] Xenar 1:2.8/45<br />lens, left viewfinder, central accessory shoe &<br />base lever wind
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| image_text=Arette IB<small>N</small> with [[Isco|Color Isconar]] 1:2.8/45<br />lens, central accessory shoe<br />& light meter <small> by David Broglin</small>
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| image_text=Arette IB<small>N</small> with [[Isco|Color Isconar]] 1:2.8/45<br />lens, central accessory shoe<br />& light meter
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| image_text=1959 Arette Super P with Color-Isconar<br />45mm f2.8 in Prontor SVS shutter, 1-1/300<br />& [[EV|Light-Value System]];<br />accessory shoe on user's right
 
| image_text=1959 Arette Super P with Color-Isconar<br />45mm f2.8 in Prontor SVS shutter, 1-1/300<br />& [[EV|Light-Value System]];<br />accessory shoe on user's right
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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>.
 
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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| image_text=Arette 1B<br><small>by Hans Kerensky</small>
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The '''Arette A''' (possibly a cheaper, later version) had a 45mm f2.8 Arettar lens in a simpler [[Vario]] shutter - with no meter or rangefinder.
 
The '''Arette A''' (possibly a cheaper, 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 D<small>N</small>''') had both.  The BW was renamed '''Optina BW''' for sale in Canada. Other variations include the '''P''', '''Super P''' and '''Favorit''' <ref>[http://www.3d-historisch.de/AkA/AkA-Kameramodelle.htm Martin Kohler's AkA Kameramodelle page]</ref>.
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The '''Arette BN''' and '''Arette BW''' had a meter. The '''Arette C ''' had a [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder]] but no meter; the '''IDN Arette''' (later the '''Arette D<small>N</small>''') had both.  The BW was renamed '''Optina BW''' for sale in Canada. Other variations include the '''P''', '''Super P''' and '''Favorit''' <ref>[http://www.3d-historisch.de/AkA/AkA-Kameramodelle.htm Martin Kohler's AkA Kameramodelle page]</ref>.
  
 
The '''BW''' models had interchangeable lenses.
 
The '''BW''' models had interchangeable lenses.

Revision as of 23:17, 22 February 2011


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. Except on early models, where it is on the top plate, the advance lever is mounted on the base, along with the frame counter and a pull-out foot to steady the camera when standing on a flat surface. Rewinding is via a knob on the top plate, which retracts, and is released by a small catch. The shutter release is a rounded lever beside the lens, on the users right, and opposite this on the lens barrel is a cable release socket. Flash sync is provided via a PC socket, and an V-X-M switch giving self-timer or X/M sync.

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 cheaper, 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 Favorit [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. The SLK is an S model, sold in the UK.

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