Bencini Koroll

1951 Bencini Koroll image by Federico Paoli (Image rights)

Koroll 24 image by Miguel Angel Jackson (Image rights)

Koroll 24 S image by -RobW- (Image rights)

Koroll 'S' (re-covered) image by Justin Jakobson (Image rights)

Koroll 35 image by GiulioCanevari (Image rights)

Koroll II image by Michele M. F. (Image rights)

Koroll III image by James Tute (Image rights)

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.

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, uses two red windows
• Shutter: Single-speed & B
• Lens: f/11 (24S: f/9 or f/16)

Koroll S

• Introduced c.1953
• 6x6cm images on 120 film (option of 6×4.5)
• 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 (Koroll 2)

• 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.
• 4 aperture settings, f/8 to f/22

Links

• Koroll 2 manual in Italian English, by Flickr user Latente I Wireless Bungee Jumping expert
• 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
• Koroll 2 (or II) on Interno in bakelite