Iloca

Iloca cameras were produced from 1952 to 1959 by Wilhelm Witt of Hamburg. The name "Rapid" came from the adoption of a rapid winding lever. The cameras were sold very successful in the 1950s through the Sears mail order catalogue in the USA.

Their main claim to fame was the introduction of the first 35mm camera with an integrated electric motor wind. Unfortunately it was very expensive and sold poorly in Europe. It was much more successful in the USA where it was sold as the Graphic 35 Electric.

The company was acquired by Agfa around 1960 and the Iloca Electric was re-introduced as the Agfa Selecta m - only this time with a fixed f2.8 Solinar lens in place of the interchangeable bayonet mount.

Iloca cameras

• Iloca IIa
• Iloca Quick (including Quick A, Quick L, and Quick R)
• Iloca Quick B and Photrix Quick-B (rangefinder focus)
• Iloca Rapid (A) - 1952
• Iloca Rapid B / Sears Tower 51 - 1954
• Iloca Rapid I - 1956
• Iloca Rapid IL / MPP Iloca - 1956
• Iloca Rapid IIL / Sears Tower 52 / Argos V100 - 1956
• Iloca Rapid III - 1959
• Iloca Automatic
• Iloca Electric / Graphic 35 Electric - 1959

Links

• Iloca Rapid at Tigin's Classic Cameras
• Repair notes of the Iloca Rapid (A), Iloca Rapid B and Iloca IIa at Daniel Mitchell's camera site
• Iloca Cameras at www.collection-appareils.fr
• Witt page at Collection G. Even's site