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| − | The '''Dacora | + | The '''Dacora Dignette''' is a series of viewfinder cameras from [[Dacora|Dacora-Kamerawerk]] in Reutlingen, Germany. These were part of a broader range of [[35mm]] cameras, including the higher-spec 'Super Dignette' and '[[Dacora Electric Super Dignette|Super Dignette Electric]]' offering [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder]]s and light meters, which the basic Dignette lacks. |
| + | The '''Dignette F''' is a version with a built-in flash reflector. Dignette cameras were also marketed as '''[[Ilford]] Sportsman'''. | ||
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| − | |image_text= | + | |image_text= 1962-type Dacora Dignette<br/>with simulated rangefinder window |
| + | |image_by= Romuald Swieconek | ||
| + | |image_rights= with permission | ||
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| − | *[http://www.kameramuseum.de/ | + | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/awcam/2597080077/in/pool-camerawiki |
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| + | |image_text= rebadged as Ilford Sportsman | ||
| + | |image_by= AWCam | ||
| + | |image_rights= with permission | ||
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| + | |image_text= Dacora Dignette L with exposure meter | ||
| + | |image_by= Jörg Krüger | ||
| + | |image_rights= with permission | ||
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| + | ==Later Dignette models== | ||
| + | In the later 1960s, the [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder]] models branded [[Dacora Super Dignette (Flashcube)|Super Dignette]] changed to a boxier body style, and this also happened with the viewfinder Dignette models. | ||
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| + | |image_text= Dignette 300 | ||
| + | |image_by= Bracket ツ | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | *[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/dacora/dacora_dignette/dacora_dignette.htm Dacora Dignette user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org] | ||
| + | *[http://www.kameramuseum.de/0-fotokameras/dacora/kb-sucher/dacora-dignette.html Dignette] at [http://www.kameramuseum.de Kurt Tauber's] | ||
| + | *[http://www.photomemorabilia.co.uk/Ilford/Sportsman_F.html Dignette F] at [http://www.photomemorabilia.co.uk/index.html Maurice Fisher's] | ||
| + | * [https://andrysstienstra.nl/kamerasamling/kamera.php?ID=136&t= Dacora Dignette] in [https://andrysstienstra.nl/kamerasamling/ Andrys Stienstra's camera collection] | ||
| + | *[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=248 Ilford Sportsman] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr] (in French) | ||
| + | * [http://www.lippisches-kameramuseum.de/Dacora.htm Great overview] of Dacora Cameras at [http://www.lippisches-kameramuseum.de/index.html Lippisches Kameramuseum] (in German) | ||
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[[Category:German 35mm viewfinder]] | [[Category:German 35mm viewfinder]] | ||
[[Category:Dacora|Dignette]] | [[Category:Dacora|Dignette]] | ||
| + | [[Category:D|Dignette Dacora]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:41, 7 February 2023
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| version of 1956 image by Alf Sigaro (Image rights) |
The Dacora Dignette is a series of viewfinder cameras from Dacora-Kamerawerk in Reutlingen, Germany. These were part of a broader range of 35mm cameras, including the higher-spec 'Super Dignette' and 'Super Dignette Electric' offering rangefinders and light meters, which the basic Dignette lacks.
The Dignette F is a version with a built-in flash reflector. Dignette cameras were also marketed as Ilford Sportsman.
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| 1962-type Dacora Dignette with simulated rangefinder window image by Romuald Swieconek (Image rights) |
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| rebadged as Ilford Sportsman image by AWCam (Image rights) |
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| Dacora Dignette L with exposure meter image by Jörg Krüger (Image rights) |
Later Dignette models
In the later 1960s, the rangefinder models branded Super Dignette changed to a boxier body style, and this also happened with the viewfinder Dignette models.
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| Dignette 300 image by Bracket ツ (Image rights) |
Links
- Dacora Dignette user manual at Butkus.org
- Dignette at Kurt Tauber's
- Dignette F at Maurice Fisher's
- Dacora Dignette in Andrys Stienstra's camera collection
- Ilford Sportsman at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr (in French)
- Great overview of Dacora Cameras at Lippisches Kameramuseum (in German)
