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The '''Arti-Six''' is a British [[Bakelite]] viewfinder camera. When taking a photograph, the lens is screwed forward, rotating on a helical screw thread and clicking into position.
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The Arti-Six bears a striking resemblance to the [[Wembley Sports Camera]].
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The '''Arti-Six''' is a British [[Bakelite]] viewfinder camera made around 1950. It had a screw-tube lens - when taking a photograph, the lens is screwed forward, rotating on a helical screw thread and clicking into position; the tube is screwed back into the body for transport & storage. Controls around the lens give three speeds, 1/25-1/100, and three apertures (f/9, f/12&frac12; and f18), and the option of time exposures. The lens barrel screw has three click stops, giving focusing for portraits (4-6ft), groups (6-12ft) and landscapes (&#8734;). The back is removable for film loading, and simply clips into place. The base is plain except for a tripod bush.  The film plane is slightly curved, reflected by a step either side of the back.
  
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The [[Grand Manitou]] is a similar, French-labelled camera; both were made by a company called Artima. The Arti-Six bears a striking resemblance to the [[Wembley Sports Camera]]; the Wembley differs in having a larger advance knob, a metal plate fitted around the lens and around the lens barrel, and having a slightly slower (f/11) lens. 
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== Specification ==
 
== Specification ==
* Type: viewfinder camera
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* Type: [[viewfinder camera]]
 
* Manufacturer: Artima (The Arti-Six, London)
 
* Manufacturer: Artima (The Arti-Six, London)
 
* Year of launch: around 1950
 
* Year of launch: around 1950
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
* [http://www.collection-appareils.com/appareils/html/arti-six.php Arti-Six at Sylvain Halgand's]
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=154 Arti-Six at Sylvain Halgand's] (in French)
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* [http://candidcamera.free.fr/bakelite%20over%20the%20world%209.html Arti-Six] on [http://candidcamera.free.fr/ Regis Boissier Fotofex site]
  
 
[[Category:Screw tube bakelite]]
 
[[Category:Screw tube bakelite]]
 
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Revision as of 05:33, 28 March 2017

The Arti-Six is a British Bakelite viewfinder camera made around 1950. It had a screw-tube lens - when taking a photograph, the lens is screwed forward, rotating on a helical screw thread and clicking into position; the tube is screwed back into the body for transport & storage. Controls around the lens give three speeds, 1/25-1/100, and three apertures (f/9, f/12½ and f18), and the option of time exposures. The lens barrel screw has three click stops, giving focusing for portraits (4-6ft), groups (6-12ft) and landscapes (∞). The back is removable for film loading, and simply clips into place. The base is plain except for a tripod bush. The film plane is slightly curved, reflected by a step either side of the back.

The Grand Manitou is a similar, French-labelled camera; both were made by a company called Artima. The Arti-Six bears a striking resemblance to the Wembley Sports Camera; the Wembley differs in having a larger advance knob, a metal plate fitted around the lens and around the lens barrel, and having a slightly slower (f/11) lens.


Specification

  • Type: viewfinder camera
  • Manufacturer: Artima (The Arti-Six, London)
  • Year of launch: around 1950
  • Film: 120 film rolls, exposure format 6x9 cm
  • Lens: Arti-Six London Mod XIX
  • Shutter: speeds 1/25, 1/50 and 1/100 sec. plus T
  • Aperture: f/9, f/12.5, f/18
  • Viewfinder: optical

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