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The Koroll cameras were 120 film and 35mm viewfinder cameras made by Bencini in Milan, Italy starting in the 1950s. The body was based on a single aluminium alloy casting, which included the lens barrel. Each model seems to have gone through a number of facelifts, with minor cosmetic changes.
Contents
Koroll
- Introduced c.1951
- 6x6 images on 120 film, option of 6×4.5
- Shutter 1/30 and B
- 150mm f/11 collapsible lens
Koroll 24/24s
- Introduced c.1953
- 24 images 3x4.5cm on 120 film
- Shutter: Single-speed (+B on 24S)
- Lens: f.9 or f.11
Koroll S
- Introduced c.1953
- 6x6cm images on 120 film (option of 3x4.5)
- Lens: collapsible barrel, f.11
Koroll 35
- Introduced c.1960
- Lens: Bencini Achromatico 55mm/f.8
- Shutter: 1/150, 1/100, 1/50, B
- Film: 24x36mm images on 35mm film
Koroll II
- Models with several slight style differences
- Introduced c.1961
- Lens: Bencini Acromatico 55mm/f8; alternative stop f.16
- Shutter: 1/50, 1/100, B or 1/30, 1/60, 1/125
- 24 3x4.5cm images on 120 film
Koroll III
Similar to the Koroll II with an upgraded shutter.
Korolette
Links
- Koroll II
- "35mm" Koroll 2
- Koroll 2 manual in Italian English, by Flickr user Latente I Wireless Bungee Jumping expert
- Koroll 24 & Photos taken with it
- Koroll 24
- Koroll S
- Koroll 35 discussion (with pictures) in French, on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
- Koroll 24s, Koroll II on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
