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− | + | In the mid-1960s, [[Dacora]] made a stylistic redesign of all their [[Dacora Dignette|Dignette]] and [[Dacora Super Dignette|Super Dignette]] models. The new body style was squarer and boxier; and in place of the former circular, front-mounted shutter release the new cameras used an angular plastic slider. A [[hot shoe]] replaced the former "cold" accessory shoe. | |
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− | === | + | For the metered '''Super Dignette''' models, another change was the switch from [[selenium]] to much smaller [[CdS]] photocells, a significant change in the appearance of the cameras. |
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+ | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/uwe_kulick/498501435/in/pool-camerawiki | ||
+ | |image= http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/498501435_426ff9daa1_n.jpg | ||
+ | |image_align= left | ||
+ | |image_text= electric-SR | ||
+ | |image_by= Uwe Kulick | ||
+ | |image_rights= wp | ||
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+ | From time to time the German [[Dacora]] Kamerawerk surprised the market with an unusual feature. In the case of the later Dacora Super Dignette models, it was including two flash-type options. In addition to the regular [[hot shoe]] for electronic flash, the camera offered a socket for [[flashcubes]]—unusual to find in a [[35mm]] camera. | ||
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+ | The highest-spec model in the range was the '''Super Dignette Electric S-R'''. The "Electric" models featured a [[Bewi|BEWI]]-branded CdS meter cell in a small rectangular plastic housing above the lens. The Super Dignette Electric-SR and the '''Super Dignette 500 S-R''' were versions including a [[coupled rangefinder]]. (In the '''Electric-S''', any apparent rangefinder window is a dummy.) | ||
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+ | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/collection-appareils-photos-bernard/4265625374/in/pool-camerawiki | ||
+ | |image= http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4265625374_908c95595d.jpg | ||
+ | |image_align= right | ||
+ | |image_text= Dacora Universa CD 35;<br>a renamed Super Dignette 300 L | ||
+ | |image_by= Bernard Faure | ||
+ | |image_rights= with permission | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ====Specifications of '''Dacora Super Dignette electric-SR''' ==== | ||
*Type: [[rangefinder camera]] with fixed lens | *Type: [[rangefinder camera]] with fixed lens | ||
*Manufacturer: [[Dacora|Dacora Kamerawerk]] | *Manufacturer: [[Dacora|Dacora Kamerawerk]] | ||
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*Viewfinder: optical bright frame finder with vertical [[parallax]] marks and +/- marks for meter needle, and superimposed [[coupled rangefinder]] | *Viewfinder: optical bright frame finder with vertical [[parallax]] marks and +/- marks for meter needle, and superimposed [[coupled rangefinder]] | ||
*Flash: [[flash sync|synchronized]] for all speeds, except when using flash cubes (only 1/30 possible) | *Flash: [[flash sync|synchronized]] for all speeds, except when using flash cubes (only 1/30 possible) | ||
− | *Batteries: | + | *Batteries: 2×type 825 for flash cube firing, one [[PX625|PX 13]] for the meter |
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− | + | ==Links== | |
− | + | *[http://www.lippisches-kameramuseum.de/Dacora/Dacora_Super_Dignette_electric_S.htm Super Dignette electric-S] at [http://www.lippisches-kameramuseum.de Lippisches Kameramuseum] (German) | |
− | *[http://www.lippisches-kameramuseum.de/Dacora/Dacora_Super_Dignette_electric_S.htm Super Dignette electric-S] at | + | * [https://andrysstienstra.nl/kamerasamling/kamera.php?ID=137&t= Dacora Super-Dignette electric-S] in [https://andrysstienstra.nl/kamerasamling/ Andrys Stienstra's camera collection] |
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− | [[Category:Dacora|Super]] | + | [[Category:Dacora|Super Dignette]] |
+ | [[Category:S|Super Dignette Dacora]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Super|Super Dignette Dacora]] | ||
[[Category:German 35mm rangefinder]] | [[Category:German 35mm rangefinder]] |
Latest revision as of 05:22, 7 February 2023
In the mid-1960s, Dacora made a stylistic redesign of all their Dignette and Super Dignette models. The new body style was squarer and boxier; and in place of the former circular, front-mounted shutter release the new cameras used an angular plastic slider. A hot shoe replaced the former "cold" accessory shoe.
For the metered Super Dignette models, another change was the switch from selenium to much smaller CdS photocells, a significant change in the appearance of the cameras.
electric-SR image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights) |
From time to time the German Dacora Kamerawerk surprised the market with an unusual feature. In the case of the later Dacora Super Dignette models, it was including two flash-type options. In addition to the regular hot shoe for electronic flash, the camera offered a socket for flashcubes—unusual to find in a 35mm camera.
The highest-spec model in the range was the Super Dignette Electric S-R. The "Electric" models featured a BEWI-branded CdS meter cell in a small rectangular plastic housing above the lens. The Super Dignette Electric-SR and the Super Dignette 500 S-R were versions including a coupled rangefinder. (In the Electric-S, any apparent rangefinder window is a dummy.)
Dacora Universa CD 35; a renamed Super Dignette 300 L image by Bernard Faure (Image rights) |
Specifications of Dacora Super Dignette electric-SR
- Type: rangefinder camera with fixed lens
- Manufacturer: Dacora Kamerawerk
- Year of launch: ca. 1968
- Film: 35mm with speeds 25 to 400 ASA
- Lens: Rodenstock Color Trinon-Lanthan 1:2.8/45mm
- Shutter: Prontor 500 S-E with speeds 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250 and 1/500 sec. plus B
- Meter: BEWI CdS sensor between viewfinder and rangefinder window, match-needle meter visible through the finder, coupled to shutter speed and aperture selectors
- Viewfinder: optical bright frame finder with vertical parallax marks and +/- marks for meter needle, and superimposed coupled rangefinder
- Flash: synchronized for all speeds, except when using flash cubes (only 1/30 possible)
- Batteries: 2×type 825 for flash cube firing, one PX 13 for the meter