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*[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Kardon-Civilian/AI-37-38494 Kardon] civilian example, sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-37/ 37th Leitz Photographica Auction], in November 2020; several good photos of the camera. | *[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Kardon-Civilian/AI-37-38494 Kardon] civilian example, sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-37/ 37th Leitz Photographica Auction], in November 2020; several good photos of the camera. | ||
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The Kardon 35mm camera was made c.1945 by the Premier Instrument Co. New York USA. The body is a copy of the Leica IIIa and has a Kodak Ektar f/2 47mm lens. It was made for the US Signal Corps as well as for civilian use.[1] The Signal Corps model has a large nameplate on the back.
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| Kardon image by Christopher Chen (Image rights) |
Notes
- ↑ 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). Page 802.
Links
- An article by Sandy Ritz and Dean Ritz in 01/2006 issue of Shutterbug
- The Kardon Camera Story by Jerome Katz, 1975.
- A 1948 advertisement for the Kardon camera in Popular Photography.
- Kardon civilian example, sold at the 37th Leitz Photographica Auction, in November 2020; several good photos of the camera.
