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The '''Koroll''' cameras were [[120 film]] and [[35mm]] viewfinder cameras made by [[Bencini]] in Milan, Italy 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.
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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.
  
 
=== Koroll ===
 
=== Koroll ===
 
* Introduced c.1951
 
* Introduced c.1951
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* 6x6 images on [[120 film]]
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* 6x6 images on [[120 film]], option of 6&times;4.5
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* Shutter 1/30 and B
 
* 150mm f/11 collapsible lens
 
* 150mm f/11 collapsible lens
  
 
=== Koroll 24/24s ===
 
=== Koroll 24/24s ===
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* Introduced c.1953
 
* Introduced c.1953
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* 24 3x4.5cm images on [[120 film]]
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* 24 images 3x4.5cm on [[120 film]], uses two [[red window]]s
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* Shutter: Single-speed (+B on 24S)
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* Shutter: Single-speed & B
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* Lens: f.9 or f.11
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* Lens: f/11 (24S:  f/9 or f/16)
  
 
=== Koroll S ===
 
=== Koroll S ===
 
* Introduced c.1953
 
* Introduced c.1953
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* 6x6cm images on [[120 film]] (option of 3x4.5)
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* 6x6cm images on [[120 film]] (option of 6&times;4.5)
 
* Lens: collapsible barrel, f.11
 
* Lens: collapsible barrel, f.11
  
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* Film: 24x36mm images on [[35mm film]]
 
* Film: 24x36mm images on [[35mm film]]
  
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===Koroll II (Koroll 2)===
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===Koroll II ===
 
 
* Models with several slight style differences
 
* Models with several slight style differences
 
* Introduced c.1961
 
* Introduced c.1961
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=== Koroll III ===
 
=== Koroll III ===
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Similar to the Koroll II with an upgraded shutter.
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*Similar to the Koroll II with an upgraded shutter.
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*4 aperture settings, f/8 to f/22
  
 
=== Korolette ===
 
=== Korolette ===
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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* [http://job.webstar.nl/korollpg.html Koroll II]
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* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/e-coli/sets/72157603627244207/ Koroll 2 manual] (in French), by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/e-coli/ Flickr user Latente I Wireless Bungee Jumping expert]
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* [http://www.tanyaclark.com/bencini.htm "35mm" Koroll 2]
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* [http://www.toycameras.jmlgraphics.com/koroll.htm Koroll S] at [http://www.toycameras.jmlgraphics.com/index.htm Toycameras]
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* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/e-coli/sets/72157603627244207/ Koroll 2 manual] in Italian English, by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/e-coli/ Flickr user Latente I Wireless Bungee Jumping expert]
 
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* [http://ptthome.club.fr/sld073.htm Koroll 24 & Photos taken with  it]
 
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* [http://home.cogeco.ca/~disastrophe/campages/c0010.html Koroll 24]
 
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* [http://www.toycameras.jmlgraphics.com/koroll.htm Koroll S]
 
 
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3013&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=f38785f1f0832275654f5b5d09724876 Koroll 35 discussion (with pictures)] in French, on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
 
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3013&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=f38785f1f0832275654f5b5d09724876 Koroll 35 discussion (with pictures)] in French, on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/Bencini/html/korol.php Koroll 24s], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/Bencini/html/korol_II.php Koroll II] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=79 Koroll 24s], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=627 Koroll II] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
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*[http://internoinbakelite.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/bencini-koroll-2-o-ii/ Koroll 2 (or II)] on [http://internoinbakelite.wordpress.com/ Interno in bakelite] (in Italian and English)
  
 
[[Category: B]]
 
[[Category: B]]
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[[Category: K|Koroll]]
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[[Category:Bencini|Koroll]]
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[[Category:K|Koroll Bencini]]
 
[[Category: Italy]]
 
[[Category: Italy]]
 
[[Category: 120 film]]
 
[[Category: 120 film]]
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[[Category:35mm viewfinder]]

Latest revision as of 05:20, 21 March 2024

4289441554_308d01953b_m.jpg
1951 Bencini Koroll
image by Federico Paoli (Image rights)
3999996247_c576dac83d_m.jpg
Koroll 24 S
image by -RobW- (Image rights)
5544722430_942712ebab_m.jpg
Koroll 'S' (re-covered)
image by Justin Jakobson (Image rights)
135593783_be5013a2d0_m.jpg
Koroll II
image by Michele M. F. (Image rights)
5805620614_582cb85bfd_m.jpg
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

Korolette

Links

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