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The '''Boots Comet 404-X''' was a basic camera for [[126 film|126 cartridges]], with three aperture settings - labelled with [[Sunny_16#Weather_Symbols|weather symbols]] - and fitted for [[Flashcubes#Magicubes|Magicubes]].
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The '''Boots Comet 404-X''' is a basic camera for [[126 film|126 cartridges]], dating from around the early 1970s. It has three aperture settings - labelled with [[Sunny_16#Weather_Symbols|weather symbols]] - and is fitted for [[Flashcubes#Magicubes|Magicubes]].
  
 
It was made by [[Bencini]] for UK distributor [[Boots]], but also sold under Bencini's own name with a slightly plainer front (as shown on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/Bencini/html/comet_404X.php Sylvain Halgand's page]).
 
It was made by [[Bencini]] for UK distributor [[Boots]], but also sold under Bencini's own name with a slightly plainer front (as shown on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/Bencini/html/comet_404X.php Sylvain Halgand's page]).

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The Boots Comet 404-X is a basic camera for 126 cartridges, dating from around the early 1970s. It has three aperture settings - labelled with weather symbols - and is fitted for Magicubes.

It was made by Bencini for UK distributor Boots, but also sold under Bencini's own name with a slightly plainer front (as shown on Sylvain Halgand's page).

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