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The '''Elca''', '''Elca II''' and '''Ucanett''' are viewfinder cameras for 24 mm-square exposures on 35 mm film, made by the short-lived German company [[ELOP]] (and its predecessors and successors) just after the Second World War.
 
The '''Elca''', '''Elca II''' and '''Ucanett''' are viewfinder cameras for 24 mm-square exposures on 35 mm film, made by the short-lived German company [[ELOP]] (and its predecessors and successors) just after the Second World War.
  
* Elca (1947): the first camera, made while the company was Electro Optik GmbH in Glücksburg. It has a 35 mm f/4.5 Elocar anastigmat lens, with a sliding control giving f/6.3 and f/9, and an 'I' and 'B' shutter.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} pp 263-4.</ref> Metal-bodied with black painted finish, and a nickel-plated top-plate, raised at one end to accommodate the reverse-Galilean viewfinder. Film advance knob on the bottom, with a frame=counter in the top plate.<ref name=R1>[http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inSiteLang=GERMAN&inC=FHR&inA=20130422_1013&inO=38 Elca and Elca II] sold at the auction [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=GERMAN&inC=FHR&inA=20130422_1013 Photographica 26] by [http://www.photographica-auctionen.de/ Rahn AG], on 1 December 2013. Elca with 3.5 cm f/4.5 Elocar and single-speed shutter; Elca II with 4 cm f/2.5 Elopan and Prontor-S shutter with speeds 1-1/300 second, plus 'B', synchronised and with self-timer.</ref><ref>[https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1715555 Elca] sold at the auction 'Photographica and Film] on 25 March 2006 by [http://www.auction-team.de Auction Team Breker] (item is listed at the LiveAuctioneers site).</ref>
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* Elca (1947): the first camera, made while the company was Electro Optik GmbH in Glücksburg. It has a 35 mm f/4.5 Elocar anastigmat lens, with a sliding control giving f/6.3 and f/9, and an 'I' and 'B' shutter.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} pp 263-4.</ref> Metal-bodied with black painted finish, and a nickel-plated top-plate, raised at one end to accommodate the reverse-Galilean viewfinder. Film advance knob on the bottom, with a frame=counter in the top plate.<ref name=R1>[http://www.auction2000.online/auk/w.Object?inSiteLang=GERMAN&inC=FHR&inA=20130422_1013&inO=38 Elca and Elca II] sold at the auction [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=GERMAN&inC=FHR&inA=20130422_1013 Photographica 26] by [http://www.photographica-auctionen.de/ Rahn AG], on 1 December 2013. Elca with 3.5 cm f/4.5 Elocar and single-speed shutter; Elca II with 4 cm f/2.5 Elopan and Prontor-S shutter with speeds 1-1/300 second, plus 'B', synchronised and with self-timer.</ref><ref>[https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1715555 Elca] sold at the auction 'Photographica and Film] on 25 March 2006 by [http://www.auction-team.de Auction Team Breker] (item is listed at the LiveAuctioneers site).</ref>
* Elca II (1949-50):<ref name=R1/><ref name=R2>[http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inSiteLang=GERMAN&inC=FHR&inA=29112009&inO=57 Elca II] with 3.5 cm f/4.5 Elocar and synchronised [[Vario]] shutter with speeds 1/25, 1/75 and 1/200 second, plus 'B', sold at the auction [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=GERMAN&inC=FHR&inA=29112009 Photographica 10] by Rahn, on 29 November 2009.</ref> an improved model made by ELOP, with a [[Vario]] or [[Prontor-S]] shutter, and either f/4.5 Elocar or f/2.5 Elopan lens. Leatherette covering in place of paint, and chromium rather than nickel plating, according to McKeown.<ref name=McK/> Film advance knob now on the top plate. At least some of the cameras have a synchronised shutter and [[cold shoe]].
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* Elca II (1949-50):<ref name=R1/><ref name=R2>[http://www.auction2000.online/auk/w.Object?inSiteLang=GERMAN&inC=FHR&inA=29112009&inO=57 Elca II] with 3.5 cm f/4.5 Elocar and synchronised [[Vario]] shutter with speeds 1/25, 1/75 and 1/200 second, plus 'B', sold at the auction [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=GERMAN&inC=FHR&inA=29112009 Photographica 10] by Rahn, on 29 November 2009.</ref> an improved model made by ELOP, with a [[Vario]] or [[Prontor-S]] shutter, and either f/4.5 Elocar or f/2.5 Elopan lens. Leatherette covering in place of paint, and chromium rather than nickel plating, according to McKeown.<ref name=McK/> Film advance knob now on the top plate. At least some of the cameras have a synchronised shutter and [[cold shoe]].
* Ucanett (1951): third model similar to the Elca II, made when the company had become Uca. Lenses are now named Ucar and Ucapan.<ref name=R3>[http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inSiteLang=GERMAN&inC=FHR&inA=28112010&inO=80 Ucanett] with 4 cm f/2.5 Ucapan and Prontor-S shutter, sold at the auction [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=GERMAN&inC=FHR&inA=28112010 Photographica 14] by Rahn, on 28 November 2010.</ref>
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* Ucanett (1951): third model similar to the Elca II, made when the company had become Uca. Lenses are now named Ucar and Ucapan.<ref name=R3>[http://www.auction2000.online/auk/w.Object?inSiteLang=GERMAN&inC=FHR&inA=28112010&inO=80 Ucanett] with 4 cm f/2.5 Ucapan and Prontor-S shutter, sold at the auction [http://www.auction2000.online/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=GERMAN&inC=FHR&inA=28112010 Photographica 14] by Rahn, on 28 November 2010.</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 06:18, 19 January 2023

The Elca, Elca II and Ucanett are viewfinder cameras for 24 mm-square exposures on 35 mm film, made by the short-lived German company ELOP (and its predecessors and successors) just after the Second World War.

  • Elca (1947): the first camera, made while the company was Electro Optik GmbH in Glücksburg. It has a 35 mm f/4.5 Elocar anastigmat lens, with a sliding control giving f/6.3 and f/9, and an 'I' and 'B' shutter.[1] Metal-bodied with black painted finish, and a nickel-plated top-plate, raised at one end to accommodate the reverse-Galilean viewfinder. Film advance knob on the bottom, with a frame=counter in the top plate.[2][3]
  • Elca II (1949-50):[2][4] an improved model made by ELOP, with a Vario or Prontor-S shutter, and either f/4.5 Elocar or f/2.5 Elopan lens. Leatherette covering in place of paint, and chromium rather than nickel plating, according to McKeown.[1] Film advance knob now on the top plate. At least some of the cameras have a synchronised shutter and cold shoe.
  • Ucanett (1951): third model similar to the Elca II, made when the company had become Uca. Lenses are now named Ucar and Ucapan.[5]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). pp 263-4.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Elca and Elca II sold at the auction Photographica 26 by Rahn AG, on 1 December 2013. Elca with 3.5 cm f/4.5 Elocar and single-speed shutter; Elca II with 4 cm f/2.5 Elopan and Prontor-S shutter with speeds 1-1/300 second, plus 'B', synchronised and with self-timer.
  3. Elca sold at the auction 'Photographica and Film] on 25 March 2006 by Auction Team Breker (item is listed at the LiveAuctioneers site).
  4. Elca II with 3.5 cm f/4.5 Elocar and synchronised Vario shutter with speeds 1/25, 1/75 and 1/200 second, plus 'B', sold at the auction Photographica 10 by Rahn, on 29 November 2009.
  5. Ucanett with 4 cm f/2.5 Ucapan and Prontor-S shutter, sold at the auction Photographica 14 by Rahn, on 28 November 2010.