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+ | |image_text= Arti-Six<br><small>Photos by [http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/pjbaptie ebayer pjbaptie] | ||
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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/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. |
− | * Type: viewfinder camera | + | |
+ | 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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+ | |image_text= Back | ||
+ | |image_by= AWCam | ||
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+ | == Specifications == | ||
+ | * 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 | ||
− | * Film: 120 film rolls, exposure format 6x9 cm | + | * Film: [[120 film]] rolls, exposure format 6x9 cm |
* Lens: Arti-Six London Mod XIX | * Lens: Arti-Six London Mod XIX | ||
* Shutter: speeds 1/25, 1/50 and 1/100 sec. plus T | * Shutter: speeds 1/25, 1/50 and 1/100 sec. plus T | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
− | * [http://www.collection-appareils. | + | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=154 Arti-Six at Sylvain Halgand's] (in French) |
+ | * [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]] | ||
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
− | [[Category:6x9]] | + | [[Category:6x9 viewfinder]] |
+ | [[Category:120 film]] | ||
+ | [[Category:A]] |
Latest revision as of 04:17, 22 July 2023
Arti-Six Photos by ebayer pjbaptie (Image rights) |
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.
inside image by AWCam (Image rights) |
Back image by AWCam (Image rights) |
Specifications
- 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
Links
- Arti-Six at Sylvain Halgand's (in French)
- Arti-Six on Regis Boissier Fotofex site