Bencini

Bencini Comet 1, c1948 image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)

Founded by Antonio Bencini, in 1937 as I.C.A.F. in Milano (Italy), the company shortly changed its name to C.M.F. After WWII it was renamed again, to CMF Bencini, the name under which it became renowned for its characteristic rigid body cameras. But it made also folding cameras like the Argo rollfilm folder with Aplanatic F:10.5 lens in CMF A3 single-speed shutter.

cameras

127 film

Relex

Comet S

• Bencini Akrom I - a rebadged Comet III
• Bencini Comet
• Bencini Comet II
• Bencini Comet III
• Bencini Comet Rapid
• Bencini Comet S
• Bencini Cometa
• Bencini Relex
• Bencini Rolet

120 film

Koroll II

• Argo
• Bencini Eno
• CMF Erno
• CMF Gabro
• Bencini Koroll 24S
• Bencini Koroll II
• Bencini Koroll S
• Bencini Koroll T

35mm film

NK 135

• Bencini 435 electronic
• Bencini Comet K 35
• Bencini Comet NK 135
• Bencini Personal Reporter

126 film

• Boots Comet 126X
• Boots 126C
• Boots/Bencini Comet 404-X
• Comet 455-X
• Boots/Bencini Unimatic II

110 film

• Comet 110 (for Boots?)
• Comet 310

Link

• An example of Bencini's cameras
• Bencini page at Collection G. Even's site
• Cameras at www.collection-appareils.fr
• Company history and cameras at collectiblend.com
• Comet 455-X at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
• Comet 404-X at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr