Bencini Rolet
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German, French & Italian Cameras using 127 film | |||||
G e r m a n y |
3×4 | rigid | Dreivier | Futuro | Gewirette | Kolibri Parvola | Pupille | Ranca | Reporter | Puck | ||
folding | Baby Ikonta | Baldi | Dolly | Goldi Gucki | Ingo | Korelle | Makinette Metharette | Perkeo | Vollenda | ||||
4x4 | Navax | Paxina Electromatic | Rothlar | ||||
4x6.5 | Bella | Billy | Bob | Dolly | Goldi Gucki | Korelle | Panta | Parvola Piccolette | Rio | Ultrix | ||||
TLR | see German TLRs | ||||
F r a n c e |
3×4 | rigid | Fotobaby | Lynx | Super-Boy | ||
folding | Derby-Lux | Elax | ||||
pseudo TLR | Auteuil | Longchamp | ||||
4×4 | rigid | Impera | Marly | Pari-Fex | Rubi-Fex | Top | |||
4×6.5 | rigid | Photo-Magic | |||
I t a l y |
3x4 | Comet | Comet III | Cometa | Euralux Ibis | Maxima | Piccolo | Tanit | |||
4x4 | Comet | Euralux | Ibis | ||||
4x6.5 & other | Alfa | Delta | Relex | Rolet | Rondine |
The Rolet is a viewfinder camera for 127 film fitted with a with Aplanatic Plantar Meniscus lens 75mm f/11 (speeds B / 1/30th). The camera was made by CMF-Bencini, c.1946. The chromed, brass-bodied camera has a collapsibl chromed lens tubus, with a lock which prevents accidental shutter release unless the tubus is fully extended. As the camera is front-heavy with the lens tubus fully extended, a small foot has been added that can be swung out to ensure the camera sits level on a table.
lens tubus collapsed image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
lens tubus extended image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
Links
- Scheda Rolet da Bencini Story by Donato Consonni (in italiano)
- Rolet at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr (in French)