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| − | The '''Falcon''' | + | The '''Falcon Super-Action Candid''' Camera was made in New York by the [[Utility Manufacturing Company]] from c.1938. |
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| − | The | + | The body was made of ''"Neilite"'' (similar to [[Bakelite]]) - construction and styling follows the lines of the 35mm [[Argus A]] and the 127 [[Detrola Model E]] and Model H. |
| − | The ''' | + | The Falcon ''Super-Action Candid'' Camera takes sixteen 3x4 images on [[127 film]]. |
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| − | The '''Model G''' has | + | The ''Super-Action Candid '' Camera, '''Model G''', has a fast 2 inch f=3.5 [[Wollensak]] Velostigmat lens on a Wollensak Deltax 3-speed plus T & B ever-ready shutter. |
The '''Model GE''' adds an extinction meter. | The '''Model GE''' adds an extinction meter. | ||
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| + | The ''Super-Action Candid'' Camera, '''Model F''', has a slower 2 inch f=4.5 [[Wollensak]] Velostigmat lens on a Wollensak Deltax 3-speed plus T & B ever-ready shutter. | ||
| + | The '''Model FE''' adds an extinction meter. | ||
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| + | The FE variant '''The Falcon Special''' has the slow 2 inch f=4.5 [[Wollensak]] Velostigmat lens, but on a Wollensak Alphax Jr. 4-speed plus T & B ever-ready shutter. It also has an extiction meter. | ||
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| + | The cameras had a special focus lock mechanism to avoid loss of distance setting, including a focus release button. Probably the non-special Candid models F/G/FE/GE first were produced with common Deltax shutter with speed upto 1/100 sec., later with a faster Deltax variant that allowed 1/200 sec. That's what the historic ads are proposing. Photos of these non-special fast-shutter-supplied camera type F/G/FE/GE variants show them with Alphax Jr. shutter, alike ''The Falcon Special''! | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
| − | * [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/falconf.shtml Falcon Model F] on [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/index.shtml | + | * [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/falconf.shtml Falcon Model F] on Scott's Photographica Collection [http://www.vintagephoto.tv/index.shtml] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/falcon/falcon_candid_camera/falcon_candid_camera.htm Falcon Candid Camera PDF manual] from Mike Butkus' OrphanCameras.com website [http://butkus.org/chinon/] |
| − | * [http://butkus.org/chinon/falcon/falcon_models/falcon_models.htm Falcon camera advertisements] from [http://butkus.org/chinon/ | + | * [http://butkus.org/chinon/falcon/falcon_models/falcon_models.htm Falcon camera advertisements] from OrphanCameras.com [http://butkus.org/chinon/] |
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Revision as of 00:16, 5 January 2019
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| Falcon Super-Action Candid, model GE, simple shutter version image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) |
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| Falcon Super-Action Candid, model F, fast shutter version image by Graustark (Image rights) |
The Falcon Super-Action Candid Camera was made in New York by the Utility Manufacturing Company from c.1938.
The body was made of "Neilite" (similar to Bakelite) - construction and styling follows the lines of the 35mm Argus A and the 127 Detrola Model E and Model H.
The Falcon Super-Action Candid Camera takes sixteen 3x4 images on 127 film.
The Super-Action Candid Camera, Model G, has a fast 2 inch f=3.5 Wollensak Velostigmat lens on a Wollensak Deltax 3-speed plus T & B ever-ready shutter. The Model GE adds an extinction meter.
The Super-Action Candid Camera, Model F, has a slower 2 inch f=4.5 Wollensak Velostigmat lens on a Wollensak Deltax 3-speed plus T & B ever-ready shutter. The Model FE adds an extinction meter.
The FE variant The Falcon Special has the slow 2 inch f=4.5 Wollensak Velostigmat lens, but on a Wollensak Alphax Jr. 4-speed plus T & B ever-ready shutter. It also has an extiction meter.
The cameras had a special focus lock mechanism to avoid loss of distance setting, including a focus release button. Probably the non-special Candid models F/G/FE/GE first were produced with common Deltax shutter with speed upto 1/100 sec., later with a faster Deltax variant that allowed 1/200 sec. That's what the historic ads are proposing. Photos of these non-special fast-shutter-supplied camera type F/G/FE/GE variants show them with Alphax Jr. shutter, alike The Falcon Special!
Links
- Falcon Model F on Scott's Photographica Collection [1]
- Falcon Candid Camera PDF manual from Mike Butkus' OrphanCameras.com website [2]
- Falcon camera advertisements from OrphanCameras.com [3]
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| The Falcon Special image by Simon Spaans (Image rights) |
