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| − | ''' | + | The '''Selfix''' was the name given to a long-running range of [[folding]] cameras made by '''[[Houghton and Ensign|Houghton-Butcher]]''' and its successors — part of an extensive series of [[Houghton and Ensign|Ensign]] cameras. |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The Selfix range | + | The '''Selfix''' range had cameras designed for 6x4.5, 6×6 or 6×9cm exposures. At the time, photographers often distinguish between two series of Selfix models: the pre-1940 and the (then called) "modern" series. |
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| + | Each of these series contains three main models for the different picture sizes, and is fitted, in the case of the pre-1940 series, with a whole range of different lenses and shutters. The basic design and manipulation is similar throughout, though the mechanical details of the modern series are, of course, much more up-to-date<ref>Quoted from the Nov, 1955 "Selfix Camera Guide" from Focal Point, fourth edition, pp.3.</ref>. | ||
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| + | Some of the Selfixes were dual-format cameras, allowing a frame size reduction by means of an accessory mask. These masks were hinged, a clever design that prevents it being lost unlike many other camera makers from that time, and cameras with this capability had the extra [[red window]] accommodating the different sizes. | ||
==Cameras== | ==Cameras== | ||
| − | * [[Ensign Selfix 20]] | + | * [[Ensign Selfix 20|Ensign Selfix 20 / Ensign Selfix 20 AutoRange]] |
| − | * [[Ensign Selfix 220|Ensign Selfix 2-20 | + | * [[Ensign Selfix 220|Ensign Selfix 2-20 / Ensign Selfix 2-20 AutoRange]] |
* [[Ensign Selfix 320|Ensign Selfix 3-20]] | * [[Ensign Selfix 320|Ensign Selfix 3-20]] | ||
* [[Ensign Selfix 420|Ensign Selfix 4-20]] | * [[Ensign Selfix 420|Ensign Selfix 4-20]] | ||
| − | * [[Ensign Selfix | + | * [[Ensign Selfix 8-20|Ensign Selfix 8-20 / Ensign Selfix 8-20 Special / Ensign Selfix 8-20 AutoRange]] |
| − | * [[Ensign Selfix 12-20|Ensign Selfix 12-20 | + | * [[Ensign Selfix 12-20|Ensign Selfix 12-20 / Ensign Selfix 12-20 Special / Ensign Selfix 12-20 AutoRange]] |
| − | * [[Ensign Selfix 16-20|Ensign Selfix 16-20 | + | * [[Ensign Selfix 16-20|Ensign Selfix 16-20 / Ensign Selfix 16-20 AutoRange]] |
* [[Ensign Selfix Snapper|Ross Ensign Selfix Snapper]] | * [[Ensign Selfix Snapper|Ross Ensign Selfix Snapper]] | ||
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| − | Ensign Selfix 20 (f/7.7 model)<br /><small>by Mario Groleau | + | Ensign Selfix 20 (f/7.7 model)<br /><small>by {{image author|Mario Groleau}} {{with permission}}</small> |
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| − | Ensign Selfix 320<br /><small>by John-Henry Collinson {{with permission}}</small> | + | Ensign Selfix 320<br /><small>by {{image author|John-Henry Collinson}} {{with permission}}</small> |
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| − | Ensign Selfix 420<br /><small>By Miguel Angel Jackson {{with permission}}</small> | + | Ensign Selfix 420<br /><small>By {{image author|Miguel Angel Jackson}} {{with permission}}</small>--> |
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| − | Ensign Selfix 820<br /><small> by John-Henry Collinson {{with permission}}</small> | + | Ensign Selfix 820<br /><small> by {{image author|John-Henry Collinson}} {{with permission}}</small> |
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| − | Ensign Selfix 12-20<br /><small>by {{image author|AWCam | + | Ensign Selfix 12-20<br /><small>by {{image author|AWCam}} {{with permission}}</small> |
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| − | Ensign Selfix 16-20<br><small>by John-Henry Collinson {{with permission}}</small> | + | Ensign Selfix 16-20<br><small>by {{image author|John-Henry Collinson}} {{with permission}}</small> |
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| + | ==Links== | ||
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| + | In English: | ||
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| + | * [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/other_manuals.htm List of Ensign instruction manuals] at Orphancameras.com | ||
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| + | In French: | ||
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| + | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1257 Selfix] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr] | ||
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| + | [[Category: S|Selfix]] | ||
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| + | [[Category: Ensign|Selfix]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:23, 21 March 2024
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The Selfix was the name given to a long-running range of folding cameras made by Houghton-Butcher and its successors — part of an extensive series of Ensign cameras.
Description
The Selfix range had cameras designed for 6x4.5, 6×6 or 6×9cm exposures. At the time, photographers often distinguish between two series of Selfix models: the pre-1940 and the (then called) "modern" series.
Each of these series contains three main models for the different picture sizes, and is fitted, in the case of the pre-1940 series, with a whole range of different lenses and shutters. The basic design and manipulation is similar throughout, though the mechanical details of the modern series are, of course, much more up-to-date[1].
Some of the Selfixes were dual-format cameras, allowing a frame size reduction by means of an accessory mask. These masks were hinged, a clever design that prevents it being lost unlike many other camera makers from that time, and cameras with this capability had the extra red window accommodating the different sizes.
Cameras
- Ensign Selfix 20 / Ensign Selfix 20 AutoRange
- Ensign Selfix 2-20 / Ensign Selfix 2-20 AutoRange
- Ensign Selfix 3-20
- Ensign Selfix 4-20
- Ensign Selfix 8-20 / Ensign Selfix 8-20 Special / Ensign Selfix 8-20 AutoRange
- Ensign Selfix 12-20 / Ensign Selfix 12-20 Special / Ensign Selfix 12-20 AutoRange
- Ensign Selfix 16-20 / Ensign Selfix 16-20 AutoRange
- Ross Ensign Selfix Snapper
 Ensign Selfix 20 (f/7.7 model) |
 Ensign Selfix 320 |
 Ensign Selfix 820 |
 Ensign Selfix 12-20 |
 Ensign Selfix 16-20 |
Notes
- ↑ Quoted from the Nov, 1955 "Selfix Camera Guide" from Focal Point, fourth edition, pp.3.
Links
In English:
- List of Ensign instruction manuals at Orphancameras.com
In French:
