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There were ''four'' [[red window]]s on the back for the [[127 film]], surrounded by a [[depth-of-field]] (profondeur de champs) table. | There were ''four'' [[red window]]s on the back for the [[127 film]], surrounded by a [[depth-of-field]] (profondeur de champs) table. | ||
| − | The shutter speed was controlled by the large knob on the top, marked from 1/25-1/500s + B | + | The shutter speed was controlled by the large knob on the top, marked from 1/25-1/500s + B. |
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| + | It is said to be a copy of the 1930s German Foth-Derby. Gallus changed the name in 1947 to the '''Derlux'''. | ||
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| + | === Links === | ||
| + | * [http://ldtomei.googlepages.com/earlyvintagecameras Derlux on the Tomei's site] | ||
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[[Category:127 film]] | [[Category:127 film]] | ||
[[Category: G]] | [[Category: G]] | ||
[[Category: D|Derby-Lux]] | [[Category: D|Derby-Lux]] | ||
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The Derby-Lux - made by Gallus of Paris, c.1945, was a strut folding camera with body and lens panel made of polished aluminium. It had a fast Gallix 50mm 1:3.5 focusable lens.
There were four red windows on the back for the 127 film, surrounded by a depth-of-field (profondeur de champs) table.
The shutter speed was controlled by the large knob on the top, marked from 1/25-1/500s + B.
It is said to be a copy of the 1930s German Foth-Derby. Gallus changed the name in 1947 to the Derlux.
