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| − | '''Fototecnica Torino''' was a camera maker of the 1940s and '50s, based in the Italian car-industry capital Turin. The company made several rather stylish box cameras. | + | '''Fototecnica Torino''' was a camera maker of the 1940s and '50s, based in the Italian car-industry capital Turin. The company made several rather stylish box cameras. Notes on the company at ''Storia della Fotografia'' note some doubt as to the relationship between Fototecnica and [[P&B]], whose logo appears on a few examples of Fototecnica cameras (such as the Tennar shown below).<ref name=SdF>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120411234209/http://www.storiadellafotografia.it/2012/04/02/fototecnica/ Notes on Fototecnica] at ''Storia della Fotografia'' (archived at archive.org, April 2012; in Italian)</ref> |
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* [[Eaglet]] (1952) 6x9 cm | * [[Eaglet]] (1952) 6x9 cm | ||
* [[Maxima]] (''possibly'' by Fototecnica) | * [[Maxima]] (''possibly'' by Fototecnica) | ||
| − | * Rayelle (1954) 6x9 cm | + | * [[Rayelle]] (1954) 6x9 cm |
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| + | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/photoli2009/6012595716/in/pool-camerawiki/ | ||
| + | |image= http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6133/6012595716_f3a8e59850_m.jpg | ||
| + | |image_align= right | ||
| + | |image_text= Fototecnica Tennar (with P&B logo) | ||
| + | |image_by= photoli2009 | ||
| + | |image_rights= with permission | ||
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===Others=== | ===Others=== | ||
| − | * Bakina | + | * Bakina (1946) 3x4 cm on 127 film<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p310.</ref> |
* Herman (1950) 35 mm viewfinder camera<ref name=McK/> | * Herman (1950) 35 mm viewfinder camera<ref name=McK/> | ||
| − | * Tennar (1954) 6x9 folding camera<ref name=McK/> | + | * Tennar (1954) 6x9 folding camera:<ref name=McK/> also Tennar Junior, Tennar Lusso (with more speeds) and Tennar Super (with RF and extinction meter).<ref name=SdF/> Very similar indeed to the [[Audax]]. |
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.topgabacho.jp/FI/Herman.htm Fototecnica Helman, Helman Olympic, Bakina, Filmor and Bandi] at [http://www.topgabacho.jp/FI/ Fotocamere Italiane (イタリアンカメラ)] (Japanese) |
| + | *[http://bencinistory.altervista.org/002C%20fotocamere%2048/03C%20FOTOTECNICA.html Fototecnica Torino] at [http://bencinistory.altervista.org/ Fotocamere Italiane 1946-1964] | ||
[[Category:Italy]] | [[Category:Italy]] | ||
[[Category:Camera makers]] | [[Category:Camera makers]] | ||
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Fototecnica Torino was a camera maker of the 1940s and '50s, based in the Italian car-industry capital Turin. The company made several rather stylish box cameras. Notes on the company at Storia della Fotografia note some doubt as to the relationship between Fototecnica and P&B, whose logo appears on a few examples of Fototecnica cameras (such as the Tennar shown below).[1]
Contents
Cameras
Box
- Bandi (1946) 6x6 cm
- Rayflex (1946) 6x6 cm camera with large brilliant finder
- Filmor (1950) 6x6 or 6x9
- Eaglet (1952) 6x9 cm
- Maxima (possibly by Fototecnica)
- Rayelle (1954) 6x9 cm
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| Fototecnica Tennar (with P&B logo) image by photoli2009 (Image rights) |
Others
- Bakina (1946) 3x4 cm on 127 film[2]
- Herman (1950) 35 mm viewfinder camera[2]
- Tennar (1954) 6x9 folding camera:[2] also Tennar Junior, Tennar Lusso (with more speeds) and Tennar Super (with RF and extinction meter).[1] Very similar indeed to the Audax.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes on Fototecnica at Storia della Fotografia (archived at archive.org, April 2012; in Italian)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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). p310.
