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| − | + | The '''Fotron''' was a plastic camera from the early 1960s made in Glendale, California by a company called '''Traid Corporation'''. It had some unusual features for the time, with electronic flash, [[film advance|power winding]] and rechargeable batteries, and a peculiar button-controlled exposure system - making it heavy and bulky. The film was [[828 film|828]], pre-packaged into proprietary "snap-in" cartridges, that had to be sent back to the vendor for processing and reloading. Each cartridge held only ten 1x1-inch frames. | |
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| − | The '''Fotron''' was a plastic camera from the early 1960s made in Glendale, California by a company called '''Traid Corporation'''. It had some unusual features for the time, with electronic flash, power winding and rechargeable batteries, and a peculiar button-controlled exposure system - making it heavy and bulky. The film was [[828 film|828]], pre-packaged into proprietary "snap-in" cartridges, that had to be sent back to the vendor for processing and reloading. Each cartridge held only ten | ||
There were three versions, labelled, oddly, "Fotron", "Fotron III" and "Fotron" - in that order. | There were three versions, labelled, oddly, "Fotron", "Fotron III" and "Fotron" - in that order. | ||
| − | The camera had to be charged for 18 hours to shoot just one 10-exposure cartridge, and 72 hours for more than one!<ref>[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/fotron/fotron.htm User Manual]</ref> | + | The camera batteries had to be charged for 18 hours to shoot just one 10-exposure cartridge, and 72 hours for more than one!<ref>[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/fotron/fotron.htm User Manual]</ref> |
It was sold door-to-door at very high prices - from $150 upwards. A number of purchasers have taken out a class action against Traid Corporation, having paid $491.60, alleging that the true value was closer to $40<ref>[http://online.ceb.com/CalCases/CA3/28CA3d332.htm Metowski v. Traid Corp. (1972) 28 CA3d 332]</ref> | It was sold door-to-door at very high prices - from $150 upwards. A number of purchasers have taken out a class action against Traid Corporation, having paid $491.60, alleging that the true value was closer to $40<ref>[http://online.ceb.com/CalCases/CA3/28CA3d332.htm Metowski v. Traid Corp. (1972) 28 CA3d 332]</ref> | ||
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The Fotron was a plastic camera from the early 1960s made in Glendale, California by a company called Traid Corporation. It had some unusual features for the time, with electronic flash, power winding and rechargeable batteries, and a peculiar button-controlled exposure system - making it heavy and bulky. The film was 828, pre-packaged into proprietary "snap-in" cartridges, that had to be sent back to the vendor for processing and reloading. Each cartridge held only ten 1x1-inch frames.
There were three versions, labelled, oddly, "Fotron", "Fotron III" and "Fotron" - in that order.
The camera batteries had to be charged for 18 hours to shoot just one 10-exposure cartridge, and 72 hours for more than one![1]
It was sold door-to-door at very high prices - from $150 upwards. A number of purchasers have taken out a class action against Traid Corporation, having paid $491.60, alleging that the true value was closer to $40[2]
