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| − | The '''Lordomatic''' is a 35mm viewfinder camera produced by [[Leidolf]] beginning in 1955, with the "-matic" indicating | + | |} |
| + | The '''Lordomatic''' is a 35mm bright-frame viewfinder camera produced by [[Leidolf]] beginning in 1955, with the "-matic" indicating match-needle metering. There is an original and a Model II, but neither include a [[Rangefinder (device) | rangefinder]]. (This was added in the [[Lordomatic IIR]].) Versions lacking the disk on the top deck have meter coupling to the actual camera settings. Lordonar f2.8 5cm lens in a [[Prontor]] SLK shutter. Also sold as the Automatic Unimark.<ref>As [https://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/52489709512/in/pool-camerawiki/ advertised in February, 1959] (''Popular Photography'' magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2; pg. 6). The Unimark II adds a "outlined field viewfinder" over the Unimark I, at a higher price.</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.cjs-classic-cameras.co.uk/leidolf/leidolf.html#lordomatic Lordomatics profiled] at [http://www.cjs-classic-cameras.co.uk/index.html CJ's Classic Camera Collection] | ||
*[https://www.cameramanuals.org/pdf_files/leidolf_wetzlar.pdf Automatic Unimark manual] (PDF) from Mike Butkus's [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com] | *[https://www.cameramanuals.org/pdf_files/leidolf_wetzlar.pdf Automatic Unimark manual] (PDF) from Mike Butkus's [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com] | ||
*[https://old-style-photographer.de/upload/cameras/Anleitungen/Leidolf/Leitfaden%20fuer%20erfolgreiche%20Aufnahmen.pdf Lordomat and Lordomatic guidelines (pdf, in German)] at [https://old-style-photographer.de/ Old Style Photographer] | *[https://old-style-photographer.de/upload/cameras/Anleitungen/Leidolf/Leitfaden%20fuer%20erfolgreiche%20Aufnahmen.pdf Lordomat and Lordomatic guidelines (pdf, in German)] at [https://old-style-photographer.de/ Old Style Photographer] | ||
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The Lordomatic is a 35mm bright-frame viewfinder camera produced by Leidolf beginning in 1955, with the "-matic" indicating match-needle metering. There is an original and a Model II, but neither include a rangefinder. (This was added in the Lordomatic IIR.) Versions lacking the disk on the top deck have meter coupling to the actual camera settings. Lordonar f2.8 5cm lens in a Prontor SLK shutter. Also sold as the Automatic Unimark.[1]
Notes
- ↑ As advertised in February, 1959 (Popular Photography magazine, Vol. 44, No. 2; pg. 6). The Unimark II adds a "outlined field viewfinder" over the Unimark I, at a higher price.
