Luckyflex
The Luckyflex is a twin-lens reflex camera for 24x36 mm images on standard 35 mm film. It was made by the Milan company GGS in about 1947.[1][2]
The camera has 50 mm f/3.2 Solar Anastigmat viewing and taking lenses, the same lens as used on the more conventional 35 mm viewfinder Lucky.[3] This has front-element focus, and the viewing and taking lenses are linked by direct, visible gearing (similar to the Lubitel 166B). The shutter has speeds from 1/20 to 1/300 second, plus 'B', and is manually cocked. The shutter release is at the bottom of the right side of the body.
The film runs vertically in the camera. The film advance was by a knob in the first cameras made, replaced later by a lever on the right hand side.[3] The rewind knob is in the hub of the advance lever, and there is a frame counter below the lever.
The camera has a folding focusing hood, with a loupe.
Notes
- ↑ According to Dario Mondonico, cited below, who states that GGS came to be as Italian companies in military production sought civilian activities after the War, and that the Lucky was shown at a Milan trade fair in 1946. McKeown gives the date as about 1948.
- ↑ 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). p344.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Luckyflex and other GGS cameras, together with some company history (text in Italian), at Dario Mondonico's Mistermondo.com.
