Difference between revisions of "Filma"
m (Corrected smaller film size: if it uses 127 film, it must be 4x6.5, not 4.5x6.) |
m (+ 'There is also...' note about Thornton-Pickard Filma box camera) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
| + | ''There is also a box camera named [[Filma (Thornton-Pickard)|Filma]] by [[Thornton-Pickard]].'' | ||
| + | |||
<div class="floatright plainlinks" style="margin:0px 0px 10px 20px;"> | <div class="floatright plainlinks" style="margin:0px 0px 10px 20px;"> | ||
{{Flickr_image | {{Flickr_image | ||
| Line 10: | Line 12: | ||
}} | }} | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
| − | '''Filma''' was a camera maker in Milan in the mid-1930s, apparently started by [[Bencini|Antonio Bencini]] after he left [[FIAMMA]].{{Source}} The Filma company is known only for two models of the '''Filma''' camera, a moulded resin-plastic box camera made in sizes for 4x6.5 cm on 127 film,<ref>Size stated in the caption to the [http://ferapask.altervista.org/filma.html] at [http://ferapask.altervista.org/index.html Pasqualino Ferralis' camera collection].</ref> and 6x9 cm on 120 film.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p295.</ref> The camera resembles the [[Bilora]] Boy somewhat, but has a reflex viewfinder instead of the Boy's tubular one, and fabric covering on the top and sides. It has a simple guillotine shutter and an [[achromatic lens]], with aperture selectable for f/7.5 or f/11 (presumably an aperture plate with two openings). | + | '''Filma''' was a camera maker in Milan in the mid-1930s, apparently started by [[Bencini|Antonio Bencini]] after he left [[FIAMMA]].{{Source}} The Filma company is known only for two models of the '''Filma''' camera, a moulded resin-plastic box camera made in sizes for 4x6.5 cm on 127 film,<ref>Size stated in the caption to the [http://ferapask.altervista.org/filma.html Filma] at [http://ferapask.altervista.org/index.html Pasqualino Ferralis' camera collection].</ref> and 6x9 cm on 120 film.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p295.</ref> The camera resembles the [[Bilora]] Boy somewhat, but has a reflex viewfinder instead of the Boy's tubular one, and fabric covering on the top and sides. It has a simple guillotine shutter and an [[achromatic lens]], with aperture selectable for f/7.5 or f/11 (presumably an aperture plate with two openings). |
Revision as of 14:00, 18 October 2013
This article is a stub. You can help Camera-wiki.org by expanding it.
There is also a box camera named Filma by Thornton-Pickard.
|
| Filma image by Eric Hoffman (Image rights) |
Filma was a camera maker in Milan in the mid-1930s, apparently started by Antonio Bencini after he left FIAMMA.source needed The Filma company is known only for two models of the Filma camera, a moulded resin-plastic box camera made in sizes for 4x6.5 cm on 127 film,[1] and 6x9 cm on 120 film.[2] The camera resembles the Bilora Boy somewhat, but has a reflex viewfinder instead of the Boy's tubular one, and fabric covering on the top and sides. It has a simple guillotine shutter and an achromatic lens, with aperture selectable for f/7.5 or f/11 (presumably an aperture plate with two openings).
Notes
- ↑ Size stated in the caption to the Filma at Pasqualino Ferralis' camera collection.
- ↑ 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). p295.
