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'''Kapsa''' is a [[120 film|120 or 620 film]] 6x9cm [[box camera]] made in Brazil.
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'''Kapsa''' is a [[Bakelite]] (and later other plastic) [[120 film|120 or 620 film]] 6x9cm [[box camera]] made in Sao Paolo, Brazil by D. F. Vasconcellos (DFV)<ref>{{McKeown}} p.944</ref>. It was introduced in the early 1950s.  There was a hinged mask for conversion to 6x4cm frames.  The 110mm Vascromat lens has two auxiliary lenses giving three focus distances.
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== Sources/links ==
 
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* [http://targostudios.co.uk/retro/labels/ND.html "Brazil's Secret Camera"]
 
* [http://targostudios.co.uk/retro/labels/ND.html "Brazil's Secret Camera"]
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* [http://flickr.com/photos/galessa/2725418895/ Kapsa image on flickr] by galessa's plastics
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Kapsa is a Bakelite (and later other plastic) 120 or 620 film 6x9cm box camera made in Sao Paolo, Brazil by D. F. Vasconcellos (DFV)[1]. It was introduced in the early 1950s. There was a hinged mask for conversion to 6x4cm frames. The 110mm Vascromat lens has two auxiliary lenses giving three focus distances.


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  1. McKeown p.944