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''For other cameras named Debonair please see [[Debonair|Debonair (Disambiguation)]].''
 
''For other cameras named Debonair please see [[Debonair|Debonair (Disambiguation)]].''
  
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The Debonair is an all-plastic camera manufactured in Hong Kong. Despite a few similarities, it is not the same as the "Debonair" name variant of the [[Diana]] camera.
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The '''Debonair''' is an all-plastic camera manufactured in Hong Kong. Many examples have a designation on the box marked NO. 819. Despite a few similarities, it is not the same as the "Debonair" [[Diana]] or the [[Imperial Debonair]] from Chicago’s Herbert George Camera Company. Other names such as '''Hollywood Park''' and '''Winner''' have also been seen. Similar plastic products made in Hong Kong have the same Debonair branding and font. This includes a couple of binoculars including a 3.5 x 20 model and a opera style 3 x 25 pocket folding binocular.
  
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The Debonair is designed to accept [[120 film]], with its [[red window]] positioned low on the back to count off 16 exposures 6×4.5 cm per roll. Versions with a red shutter release button or promotional tie-in badging are known.
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The Debonair is designed to accept [[120 film]], with its [[red window]] positioned low on the back to count off 16 exposures of 6×4.5 cm per roll. Exposures are capture in a [[portrait format]] orientation, but the viewfinder is more of a square shape. The shutter release sits on the shutter housing along with an indicator (red, blue, white or no colour) for focus and the sunny/cloud flash switch. Compared to the Holga, the film back has a much more secure locking lever located on the base, this is very similar to the Diana back. Versions with a red shutter release button or promotional tie-in badging are known.
  
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This Debonair shares a suspicious number of similarities to the [[Holga]] camera, also originating in Hong Kong. The lens barrel is molded with the same 1:8 60mm markings and focusing icons; and the sunny/cloudy switch is similar, as is the wind knob. The exact connection between the Debonair and the makers of the Holga is not known.
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This Debonair shares a suspicious number of similarities to the [[Holga]] camera, also originating in Hong Kong. The lens barrel is molded with similar focusing icons (3 vs. 4 with the Holga) and 1:8 60mm lens designations; the sunny/cloudy switch is similar, as is the wind knob.  However, the switch does not change aperture but allows the shutter to be open longer, giving this camera a fixed f/8. The red shutter release version does not have a accessory shoe. The bulb flash attachment is connected directly to the side of the shutter housing. The exact connection between the Debonair and the makers of the Holga is not known.  
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==Links==
 
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/dingadingdang/tags/debonair/ Sample photos] from the Debonair, by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dingadingdang/ dingadingdang] on Flickr
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*[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/debonair/debonair_camera.htm Debonair 819 user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/dingadingdang/tags/debonair/ Sample photos] from the Debonair, by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dingadingdang/ dingadingdang] on Flickr.
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelraso/7659964348/ Sample photo]: Portrait of photographer Jim Austin shot with the Debonair on Kodak Ektachrome film by Michael Raso
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[[Category:D]] [[category:Toy cameras]] [[category:Hong Kong]] [[category:6x6 viewfinder]]
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Latest revision as of 06:07, 1 February 2023

5634396491_f4f9188a50.jpg
image by Boxy Brown's Bling (Image rights)
5950757129_84475ba34a.jpg
"Hollywood Park" Debonair, with flash and box
image by remediate.this (Image rights)
8591824641_23037fb512_m.jpg
instruction leaflet
image by Studioesper (Image rights)

For other cameras named Debonair please see Debonair (Disambiguation).

The Debonair is an all-plastic camera manufactured in Hong Kong. Many examples have a designation on the box marked NO. 819. Despite a few similarities, it is not the same as the "Debonair" Diana or the Imperial Debonair from Chicago’s Herbert George Camera Company. Other names such as Hollywood Park and Winner have also been seen. Similar plastic products made in Hong Kong have the same Debonair branding and font. This includes a couple of binoculars including a 3.5 x 20 model and a opera style 3 x 25 pocket folding binocular.

The Debonair is designed to accept 120 film, with its red window positioned low on the back to count off 16 exposures of 6×4.5 cm per roll. Exposures are capture in a portrait format orientation, but the viewfinder is more of a square shape. The shutter release sits on the shutter housing along with an indicator (red, blue, white or no colour) for focus and the sunny/cloud flash switch. Compared to the Holga, the film back has a much more secure locking lever located on the base, this is very similar to the Diana back. Versions with a red shutter release button or promotional tie-in badging are known.

This Debonair shares a suspicious number of similarities to the Holga camera, also originating in Hong Kong. The lens barrel is molded with similar focusing icons (3 vs. 4 with the Holga) and 1:8 60mm lens designations; the sunny/cloudy switch is similar, as is the wind knob. However, the switch does not change aperture but allows the shutter to be open longer, giving this camera a fixed f/8. The red shutter release version does not have a accessory shoe. The bulb flash attachment is connected directly to the side of the shutter housing. The exact connection between the Debonair and the makers of the Holga is not known.

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red window back, base with open switch
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5953515059_73ec225f47.jpg
Puzzling relations: Holga, Debonair, Diana
image by remediate.this (Image rights)
8204847931_d6831d1b46.jpg
red button version
image by OZBOX (Image rights)
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