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Like many Imperial cameras, it is made of plastic and was available in several colors. Examples | Like many Imperial cameras, it is made of plastic and was available in several colors. Examples | ||
− | have been observed in red, light blue, a brighter blue, gray, black, tan and green. There are also variants with different face plates labelled as the '''Official Boy Scouts of America Camera''', '''Official Girl Scouts Camera''' and '''Official Brownie Scouts Camera'''. The Girl Scouts version seems to have been manufactured as early as 1956. <REF> [https://utahfilmphotography.com/ | + | have been observed in red, light blue, a brighter blue, gray, black, tan and green. There are also variants with different face plates labelled as the '''Official Boy Scouts of America Camera''', '''Official Girl Scouts Camera''' and '''Official Brownie Scouts Camera'''. The Girl Scouts version seems to have been manufactured as early as 1956. <REF> [https://utahfilmphotography.com/2016/11/02/the-official-girl-scouts-of-america-camera/ The Utah Film Photography website shows a model with the 1956 date.] </REF> |
The design is very basic, having [[fixed focus]], one shutter speed and a single aperture; although it was (of course) available with a flash unit. It uses an eye-level viewfinder and has a handy wrist strap rivited to the side of the camera's body. | The design is very basic, having [[fixed focus]], one shutter speed and a single aperture; although it was (of course) available with a flash unit. It uses an eye-level viewfinder and has a handy wrist strap rivited to the side of the camera's body. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:42, 3 August 2022
Imperial Mark XII Flash image by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson (Image rights) |
The Imperial Mark XII Flash was made in Chicago by Herbert George. It takes 6x6 images on 620 film.
Like many Imperial cameras, it is made of plastic and was available in several colors. Examples have been observed in red, light blue, a brighter blue, gray, black, tan and green. There are also variants with different face plates labelled as the Official Boy Scouts of America Camera, Official Girl Scouts Camera and Official Brownie Scouts Camera. The Girl Scouts version seems to have been manufactured as early as 1956. [1]
The design is very basic, having fixed focus, one shutter speed and a single aperture; although it was (of course) available with a flash unit. It uses an eye-level viewfinder and has a handy wrist strap rivited to the side of the camera's body.
Various Colors
Imperial Mark XII Flash in Red image by Inspiredphotos |
Light blue; original box image by Eduardo Urdangaray (Image rights) |
Official Girl Scout variant image by Valt3r Rav3ra (Image rights) |
Gray, back view image by Mario Groleau |
Links
- Blue example on Moominsean's Blog
- "red" example (faded?) on Alain Laflamme and Diane Girouard's C@mer@ Collection
- Mark XII Flash on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand (in French)