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The '''Azur''' were 6x9 folding cameras sold by the French distributor [[Boumsell]]. They had ''Azur'' embossed in the body, and the rollfilm holders were inside the hinged back.
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The '''Azur''' are folding 6x9 cm cameras for 120 film, sold by the French distributor [[Boumsell]] in around 1948.<ref>Sylvain Halgand's ''Collection Appareils'' (cited below) notes similarities between the Azur and the [[Wirgin]] Auta.</ref> Advertisements for the camera describe between three and five models,<ref>[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/publicites/images/1339527308.jpg Advertisement for the Azur] from Photo-Revue, 1949, referring to five models, but not describing them in detail, at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection Appareils].</ref> including:<ref>An advertisement previously shown at  [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/photoptic/1940.htm Collectionneurs francophones d'appareils photo] offered these named models - the site has closed.</ref>
  
Most ads observed (see the links) are from 1949 and mention from three to five models, for example in one ad shown [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/photoptic/1940.htm here]:
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* '''Azur Standard''', with a Nicor meniscus lens and 4-speed shutter
* '''Azur Stanard''', Nicor meniscus lens & 4 speed shutter
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* '''Azur V''', with a [[Boyer]] Topaz f/4.5 lens and 4-speed shutter
* '''Azur V''', [[Boyer]] Topaz f/4.5 lens & 4 speed shutter
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* '''Azur B luxe''', with a [[Boyer]] Topaz f/4.5 ''coated'' lens and 4-speed shutter
* '''Azur B luxe''', [[Boyer]] Topaz f/4.5 coated lens & 4 speed shutter
 
It is presented [http://glangl1.free.fr/Photo2/Photo_B_722.html here] with a [[Roussel]] Trylor 105/4.5 lens and a T-B-25-50-100-150 shutter only marked ''Azur'' and ''Paris - France''. It is illustrated in McKeown with the same type of shutter marked [[Gitzo]] 2R.
 
  
G. Langlois mentions a no-name 6x9 folding as a Boumsell on [http://glangl1.free.fr/Liste%20Boumsell.html this page]. Another camera presented by Photoptic [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/photoptic/diversfolding.htm here] as a no-name folding from about 1946 is a good candidate to be a variant of the Azur.
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''Collection Appareils'' shows three models of the Azur, with different lenses and shutters, not corresponding completely with these descriptions (individual model names are not given):
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* Triolor 105 mm f/4.5 and unidentified four-speed shutter (1/25 - 1/150 second, plus 'B' and 'T'<ref>[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10456 Azur with Triolor lens and unidentified four-speed shutter] at ''Collection Appareils''.</ref> This camera has black-painted struts, whereas the others have plated struts.
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* [[Roussel]] Trylor 105 mm f/4.5 and [[Gitzo]] R2 shutter with four speeds (1/25 - 1/150 second, plus 'B' and 'T')<ref>[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10454 Azur with Trylor lens and four-speed Gitzo shutter] at ''Collection Appareils''; the page also shows an undated [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/publicites/images/1329259255.jpg advertisement] for the camera with this specification.</ref> McKeown shows a camera of the same specification,<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p149.</ref> and one is shown at Gérard Langlois' website with the Trylor, but in an unidentified shutter as above.<ref>[http://glangl1.free.fr/Photo2/Photo_B_722.html Azur with Trylor lens and unidentified four-speed shutter] at [http://glangl1.free.fr/index.html Gérard Langlois' site].</ref>
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* [[Boyer]] Topaz 105 mm f/4.5 and unidentified ''nine''-speed shutter (1 - 1/350 second, plus 'B')<ref>[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10455 Azur with Topaz lens and nine-speed shutter] at ''Collection Appareils''.</ref>
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The cameras have a brilliant finder mounted on the lens standard, and a folding frame finder on the body. They have ''Azur'' embossed in the body leatherette. Unusually, the rollfilm holders are mounted ''in the door'' of the film chamber.
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==Notes==
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
 
* {{Vial}}
 
* {{Vial}}
 
== Links ==
 
* [http://glangl1.free.fr/Photo2/Photo_B_722.html Boumsell Azur at G. Langlois' site]
 
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/boumsell/html/azur.php Azur] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr]
 
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/boumsell/html/azur_bis.php Azur] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr]
 
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/boumsell/html/azur_ter.php Azur] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr]
 
  
  
 
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Revision as of 09:28, 14 April 2019

The Azur are folding 6x9 cm cameras for 120 film, sold by the French distributor Boumsell in around 1948.[1] Advertisements for the camera describe between three and five models,[2] including:[3]

  • Azur Standard, with a Nicor meniscus lens and 4-speed shutter
  • Azur V, with a Boyer Topaz f/4.5 lens and 4-speed shutter
  • Azur B luxe, with a Boyer Topaz f/4.5 coated lens and 4-speed shutter


Collection Appareils shows three models of the Azur, with different lenses and shutters, not corresponding completely with these descriptions (individual model names are not given):

  • Triolor 105 mm f/4.5 and unidentified four-speed shutter (1/25 - 1/150 second, plus 'B' and 'T'[4] This camera has black-painted struts, whereas the others have plated struts.
  • Roussel Trylor 105 mm f/4.5 and Gitzo R2 shutter with four speeds (1/25 - 1/150 second, plus 'B' and 'T')[5] McKeown shows a camera of the same specification,[6] and one is shown at Gérard Langlois' website with the Trylor, but in an unidentified shutter as above.[7]
  • Boyer Topaz 105 mm f/4.5 and unidentified nine-speed shutter (1 - 1/350 second, plus 'B')[8]

The cameras have a brilliant finder mounted on the lens standard, and a folding frame finder on the body. They have Azur embossed in the body leatherette. Unusually, the rollfilm holders are mounted in the door of the film chamber.



Notes

  1. Sylvain Halgand's Collection Appareils (cited below) notes similarities between the Azur and the Wirgin Auta.
  2. Advertisement for the Azur from Photo-Revue, 1949, referring to five models, but not describing them in detail, at Sylvain Halgand's Collection Appareils.
  3. An advertisement previously shown at Collectionneurs francophones d'appareils photo offered these named models - the site has closed.
  4. Azur with Triolor lens and unidentified four-speed shutter at Collection Appareils.
  5. Azur with Trylor lens and four-speed Gitzo shutter at Collection Appareils; the page also shows an undated advertisement for the camera with this specification.
  6. McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p149.
  7. Azur with Trylor lens and unidentified four-speed shutter at Gérard Langlois' site.
  8. Azur with Topaz lens and nine-speed shutter at Collection Appareils.

Bibliography

  • Vial, Bernard. Histoire des appareils français. Période 1940–1960. Paris: Maeght Éditeur, 1980, re-impressed in 1991. ISBN 2-86941-156-1.