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| − | The | + | The '''Atlas 6x6''' is a box camera for 6c6 cm pictures on [[620 film]], made in 1949 by [[Vergne]] in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, on the outskirts of Paris. The body of the camera is made from folded sheet steel. According to ''le Vieil Album'', only about 2000 copies of the camera were made.<ref name=VA>[http://vieilalbum.com/Atlas6x6US.htm Atlas 6x6] at [http://vieilalbum.com/ Le Vieil Album], including a picture of the camera.</ref> It was available with three different lenses: |
| + | *A simple [[meniscus lens]] (the Atlas 6x6 'Royal') | ||
| + | *[[Roussel]] Trylor 1:4,5 f=75 and ATOS-1 shutter | ||
| + | *[[Roussel]] Stylor 1:3,5 f=75 and ATOS-2 shutter | ||
| − | + | There is also a model in which advancing the film cocks the shutter (serving as a double-exposure prevention linkage), named the Atals 6x6 'Automatic', and an Atlas 6x9 model.<ref name=VA/> | |
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Revision as of 08:51, 4 July 2012
The Atlas 6x6 is a box camera for 6c6 cm pictures on 620 film, made in 1949 by Vergne in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, on the outskirts of Paris. The body of the camera is made from folded sheet steel. According to le Vieil Album, only about 2000 copies of the camera were made.[1] It was available with three different lenses:
- A simple meniscus lens (the Atlas 6x6 'Royal')
- Roussel Trylor 1:4,5 f=75 and ATOS-1 shutter
- Roussel Stylor 1:3,5 f=75 and ATOS-2 shutter
There is also a model in which advancing the film cocks the shutter (serving as a double-exposure prevention linkage), named the Atals 6x6 'Automatic', and an Atlas 6x9 model.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Atlas 6x6 at Le Vieil Album, including a picture of the camera.
