Derby-Lux and Derlux

French camera beauty of 1945

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