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| − | The '''Tanit''' is a small cast metal camera taking 3x4cm exposures on [[127 film]]. It was made in Italy by [[Ferrania]], c.1955. | + | The '''Tanit''' is a small cast metal camera taking 3x4cm exposures on [[127 film]]<ref>McKeown 12th ed. p292</ref>. It was made in Italy by [[Ferrania]], c.1955. The name may come from a Phoenician goddess of war and fertility<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanit Tanit on Wikipedia]</ref>. |
The Tanit has a simple I/B [[everset]] shutter with [[flash sync]]hronisation via a PC socket. This houses a focusing lens with no focal-length or aperture markings. Strap lugs at either end slide downwards to release the back. The back has two [[red window]]s to accommodate the 127 [[half-frame]] format. The viewfinder has a [[portrait format]] rectangular window window above the lens, but a square eyepiece on the back, which is minuscule - not much over 3mm across. | The Tanit has a simple I/B [[everset]] shutter with [[flash sync]]hronisation via a PC socket. This houses a focusing lens with no focal-length or aperture markings. Strap lugs at either end slide downwards to release the back. The back has two [[red window]]s to accommodate the 127 [[half-frame]] format. The viewfinder has a [[portrait format]] rectangular window window above the lens, but a square eyepiece on the back, which is minuscule - not much over 3mm across. | ||
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| + | ==Sources and Links== | ||
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| + | * [http://www.onetwoseven.org.uk/cameras/ferrania/ Tanit] on onetwoseven.com | ||
| + | * [http://www.flickr.com/photos/focusman55/2796383340/ Flickr photo of Tanit] by Harry.1967 | ||
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The Tanit is a small cast metal camera taking 3x4cm exposures on 127 film[1]. It was made in Italy by Ferrania, c.1955. The name may come from a Phoenician goddess of war and fertility[2].
The Tanit has a simple I/B everset shutter with flash synchronisation via a PC socket. This houses a focusing lens with no focal-length or aperture markings. Strap lugs at either end slide downwards to release the back. The back has two red windows to accommodate the 127 half-frame format. The viewfinder has a portrait format rectangular window window above the lens, but a square eyepiece on the back, which is minuscule - not much over 3mm across.
Sources and Links
- ↑ McKeown 12th ed. p292
- ↑ Tanit on Wikipedia
- Tanit on onetwoseven.com
- Flickr photo of Tanit by Harry.1967
