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| − | The '''Derby-Lux''' - made by [[Gallus]] of Paris, c.1945, was a [[folding|strut folding camera]] with body and lens panel made of polished aluminium. Most examples have a Gallix 50mm 1:3.5 three-element focusable lens, made by Gallus itself; some have the well-regarded and faster [[Berthiot]] Flor f/2.8, or the [[Boyer]] Saphir f/3.5 or f/2.8.<REF> Flor f/2.8 and Saphir f/2.8: Vial, p.33. Saphir f/3.5: example pictured in this page. </REF> There were ''four'' windows, two [[red window|red]] and two green, on the back for the [[127 film]], surrounded by a [[depth-of-field]] (profondeur de champ) table. | + | The '''Derby-Lux''' - made by [[Gallus]] of Paris, c.1945, was a continuation of the 1930s German Foth Derby, made after the [[Foth]] company moved to France.<REF> Vial, p.33. </REF> Gallus changed the name in 1947 to the '''Derlux'''. |
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| + | It is a [[folding|strut folding camera]] with body and lens panel made of polished aluminium. Most examples have a Gallix 50mm 1:3.5 three-element focusable lens, made by Gallus itself; some have the well-regarded and faster [[Berthiot]] Flor f/2.8, or the [[Boyer]] Saphir f/3.5 or f/2.8.<REF> Flor f/2.8 and Saphir f/2.8: Vial, p.33. Saphir f/3.5: example pictured in this page. </REF> There were ''four'' windows, two [[red window|red]] and two green, on the back for the [[127 film]], surrounded by a [[depth-of-field]] (profondeur de champ) table. | ||
The speed of the [[focal plane shutter]] was controlled by the large knob on the top, marked from 1/25–1/500s + B. | The speed of the [[focal plane shutter]] was controlled by the large knob on the top, marked from 1/25–1/500s + B. | ||
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| Gallus Derby-Lux, Saphir f/3.5 lens. A French camera beauty of 1945. |
The Derby-Lux - made by Gallus of Paris, c.1945, was a continuation of the 1930s German Foth Derby, made after the Foth company moved to France.[1] Gallus changed the name in 1947 to the Derlux.
It is a strut folding camera with body and lens panel made of polished aluminium. Most examples have a Gallix 50mm 1:3.5 three-element focusable lens, made by Gallus itself; some have the well-regarded and faster Berthiot Flor f/2.8, or the Boyer Saphir f/3.5 or f/2.8.[2] There were four windows, two red and two green, on the back for the 127 film, surrounded by a depth-of-field (profondeur de champ) table.
The speed of the focal plane shutter was controlled by the large knob on the top, marked from 1/25–1/500s + B.
It is a continuation of the 1930s German Foth Derby, made after the Foth company moved to France.[3] Gallus changed the name in 1947 to the Derlux.
Notes
Bibliography
- Vial, Bernard. Histoire des appareils français. Période 1940–1960. Paris: Maeght Éditeur, 1980, re-impressed in 1991. ISBN 2-86941-156-1.
Links
- Derlux on the Tomei's site
- Derlux photos on Kevin's Cameras
- Derlux on Sylvain Halgand's
