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'' '''Lynx''' is also a name used for [[Yashica#Rangefinder.2C_fixed_lens| Yashica rangefinder cameras]]''
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The '''Lynx''' was a 3x4 camera, using [[127 film]], made from 1942 to 1950 by the French maker [[Pontiac]]. It had a striated aluminium body. Some were painted black to give the illusion of leather covering, from a distance.
 
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The most common version, with about 100,000 made, is the '''Lynx II''', with a [[focal plane shutter]] from 1/25 to 1/500. (The concept of a focal plane shuttered 3x4 camera was initiated by the [[Foth]] [[Derby]].) Some had a [[self-timer]]. The [[film advance]] was not coupled to the shutter winding, and used a [[red window]]. The lens was fixed and collapsible with helical focusing, and could be:
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'' '''Lynx''' is also a name used for [[Yashica#Rangefinder.2C_fixed_lens| Yashica rangefinder cameras]]''
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The '''Lynx''' is a 3x4 camera, using [[127 film]], made from 1942 to 1950 by the French maker [[Pontiac]]. It has a striated aluminium body. Some were painted black to give the illusion of leather covering, from a distance.
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The most common version, with about 100,000 made, is the '''Lynx II''', with a [[focal plane shutter]] from 1/25 to 1/500. (The concept of a focal plane shuttered 3x4 camera was initiated by the [[Foth]] [[Derby]].) Some had a [[self-timer]]. The [[film advance]] is not coupled to the shutter winding, and uses a [[red window]]. The lens is fixed and collapsible with helical focusing, and could be:
 
* [[Angénieux]] Type Z5 50/2.9 three element
 
* [[Angénieux]] Type Z5 50/2.9 three element
 
* [[Berthiot]] Flor 50/3.5 four element
 
* [[Berthiot]] Flor 50/3.5 four element
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Today some dealers boast the Angénieux name, well known as a top class maker, but in fact the Angénieux lens was the cheapest, and the comparatively lesser known Berthiot Flor 2.8 was the luxury choice.
 
Today some dealers boast the Angénieux name, well known as a top class maker, but in fact the Angénieux lens was the cheapest, and the comparatively lesser known Berthiot Flor 2.8 was the luxury choice.
  
The other versions are very rare. The '''Lynx I''' was the very first model, made during the war in 1942. It did not have focal plane shutter, which was probably not operational yet, but a Pontiac or Gitzo [[leaf shutter]] from 1/25 to 1/200. The shutter cocking is not coupled with the film advance. The lens was the four element Berthiot Flor 50/3.5 with front cell focusing. The lens and shutter assembly was mounted on a retracting helix. The front plate was in bright aluminium. It is said no more than one hundred were made. The '''Lynx Compur''' was essentially the same camera with the same front cell focusing lens mounted in a non retracting [[Compur]] shutter to 1/300. The front plate was like on the Lynx II.
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The other versions are very rare. The '''Lynx I''' was the very first model, made during the war in 1942. It does not have a focal plane shutter, which was probably not operational yet, but a Pontiac or Gitzo [[leaf shutter]] from 1/25 to 1/200. The shutter cocking is not coupled with the film advance. The lens is the four element Berthiot Flor 50/3.5 with front cell focusing. The lens and shutter assembly is mounted on a retracting helix. The front plate is in bright aluminium. It is said no more than one hundred were made. The '''Lynx Compur''' is essentially the same camera with the same front cell focusing lens mounted in a non retracting [[Compur]] shutter to 1/300. The front plate is like on the Lynx II.
  
The '''Lynx de Nuit''' was a luxury version mounting a fixed Berthiot Flor 55/1.5 seven element lens, with a very massive rigid barrel. It was announced since 1942 and produced in very small quantities just after the war. On a 1942 advertisement it was presented with a shutter to 1/1500, but the production models had the same shutter as the Lynx II.
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The '''Lynx de Nuit''' is a luxury version mounting a fixed Berthiot Flor 55/1.5 seven element lens, with a very massive rigid barrel. It was announced since 1942 and produced in very small quantities just after the war. On a 1942 advertisement it was presented with a shutter to 1/1500, but the production models had the same shutter as the Lynx II.
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In 1948, the '''Lynx Standard''' has a rigid Berthiot Flor 40/3.5 lens.
  
In 1948, the '''Lynx Standard''' had a rigid Berthiot Flor 40/3.5 lens.
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About the end of the production in 1950, a '''Lynx Roussel''' (unofficial designation) was made with a Roussel 50/3.5 three element lens. It has a rigid conical lens barrel and front cell focusing.
 
 
About the end of the production in 1950, a '''Lynx Roussel''' (unofficial designation) was made with a Roussel 50/3.5 three element lens. It had a rigid conical lens barrel and front cell focusing.
 
  
 
A '''Lynx III''' was announced with interchangeable lenses. The advertised range of lenses was:
 
A '''Lynx III''' was announced with interchangeable lenses. The advertised range of lenses was:
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Other 3x4cm French cameras were the [[Lumière]] [[Elax]] and the [[Gallus]] [[Derby-Lux and Derlux]] (based on the [[Foth]] [[Derby]]), both with a [[focal plane shutter]].
 
Other 3x4cm French cameras were the [[Lumière]] [[Elax]] and the [[Gallus]] [[Derby-Lux and Derlux]] (based on the [[Foth]] [[Derby]]), both with a [[focal plane shutter]].
 
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
  
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In French:
 
In French:
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/pontiac/html/pontiac_lynx_I.php Lynx I], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/pontiac/html/pontiac_lynx_II.php Lynx II], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/pontiac/html/pontiac_lynx_II_retardateur.php Lynx II retardateur], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/pontiac/html/pontiac_lynx_roussel.php Lynx II "Roussel"] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1461 Lynx I], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=26 Lynx II], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11160 Lynx II retardateur], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11161 Lynx II "Roussel"] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
 
* [http://glangl1.free.fr/Liste-Pontiac.html Pontiac page] at [http://glangl1.free.fr/ Collection Argentique] by Gérard Langlois
 
* [http://glangl1.free.fr/Liste-Pontiac.html Pontiac page] at [http://glangl1.free.fr/ Collection Argentique] by Gérard Langlois
* [http://clicclac.free.fr/clicclac.php?page=appareils_marque.php?marque=PONTIAC Pontiac page] at [http://clicclac.free.fr/ ClicClac]
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* [http://www.click-clack.fr/index.php?/category/150 Pontiac page] at [http://www.click-clack.fr/ ClicClac]
* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/photoptic/Pontiac.htm Pontiac page] at [http://web.archive.org/web/20071020132431/perso.orange.fr/photoptic/marques_francaises.htm Photoptic] (the site is dead and the links point to the most recent web archive versions)
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<!--Commented out link, page no longer present/available, please remove if not returned by 2/2023 * [http://www.ipernity.com/doc/23162/1352797 Lynx advertisement] among [http://www.ipernity.com/doc/publicain/album/50088 camera advertisements] by ipernity user Publicain -->
* [http://www.ipernity.com/doc/23162/1352797 Lynx advertisement] among [http://www.ipernity.com/doc/publicain/album/50088 camera advertisements] by ipernity user Publicain
 
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* [http://sites.estvideo.net/amaryllis/pontiac02.html The Lynx II at amaryllis] -->
 
 
In Japanese:
 
In Japanese:
* [http://asahide.zdap.jp/hcla01/hasa09.htm Lynx II and Derlux] at [http://asahide.zdap.jp/ Nagoya's Camera Club]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050317214732/http://asahide.zdap.jp/hcla01/hasa09.htm Lynx II and Derlux] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20050129233935/http://asahide.zdap.jp/ Nagoya's Camera Club] (archived)
  
 
[[Category: 3x4 viewfinder]]
 
[[Category: 3x4 viewfinder]]

Latest revision as of 07:25, 25 February 2022

German, French & Italian Cameras using 127 film
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Lynx is also a name used for Yashica rangefinder cameras

The Lynx is a 3x4 camera, using 127 film, made from 1942 to 1950 by the French maker Pontiac. It has a striated aluminium body. Some were painted black to give the illusion of leather covering, from a distance.

The most common version, with about 100,000 made, is the Lynx II, with a focal plane shutter from 1/25 to 1/500. (The concept of a focal plane shuttered 3x4 camera was initiated by the Foth Derby.) Some had a self-timer. The film advance is not coupled to the shutter winding, and uses a red window. The lens is fixed and collapsible with helical focusing, and could be:

Today some dealers boast the Angénieux name, well known as a top class maker, but in fact the Angénieux lens was the cheapest, and the comparatively lesser known Berthiot Flor 2.8 was the luxury choice.

The other versions are very rare. The Lynx I was the very first model, made during the war in 1942. It does not have a focal plane shutter, which was probably not operational yet, but a Pontiac or Gitzo leaf shutter from 1/25 to 1/200. The shutter cocking is not coupled with the film advance. The lens is the four element Berthiot Flor 50/3.5 with front cell focusing. The lens and shutter assembly is mounted on a retracting helix. The front plate is in bright aluminium. It is said no more than one hundred were made. The Lynx Compur is essentially the same camera with the same front cell focusing lens mounted in a non retracting Compur shutter to 1/300. The front plate is like on the Lynx II.

The Lynx de Nuit is a luxury version mounting a fixed Berthiot Flor 55/1.5 seven element lens, with a very massive rigid barrel. It was announced since 1942 and produced in very small quantities just after the war. On a 1942 advertisement it was presented with a shutter to 1/1500, but the production models had the same shutter as the Lynx II.

Pontiac
Bakélite
Bloc Métal 41
Bloc Métal 45
Lynx
Super Lynx
Baby Lynx
Versailles

In 1948, the Lynx Standard has a rigid Berthiot Flor 40/3.5 lens.

About the end of the production in 1950, a Lynx Roussel (unofficial designation) was made with a Roussel 50/3.5 three element lens. It has a rigid conical lens barrel and front cell focusing.

A Lynx III was announced with interchangeable lenses. The advertised range of lenses was:

  • Berthiot Olor 38/5.7, 5 elements
  • Berthiot Flor 50/2.8, 6 elements
  • Berthiot Flor 55/1.5, 7 elements
  • Berthiot Télé 75/2.5, 6 elements

The advertisement said the lenses would be common with the Super Lynx. Maybe some prototypes were produced. In Classic Camera Magazine #25 reproduced on Marriott's page it is said that at the 18th Photographic Exhibition in Paris "Pontiac also showed their improved 127 roll film Lynx models, including the Model III, which will have coated interchangeable lenses", together with the Super Lynx I. On another ad (see here), it was said the Lynx III would have an exposure counter and a coupling of the film advance to the shutter winding, in addition to the interchangeable lenses. Vial says the variant with exposure counter and coupled advance was also announced as Lynx IV.

Other 3x4cm French cameras were the Lumière Elax and the Gallus Derby-Lux and Derlux (based on the Foth Derby), both with a focal plane shutter.


Bibliography

  • Vial, Bernard. Histoire des appareils français. Période 1940–1960. Paris: Maeght Éditeur, 1980, re-impressed in 1991. ISBN 2-86941-156-1.
  • Pontiac Lynx, Super Lynx, Baby Lynx, Fotofiche 15, Patrice-Hervé Pont, Ed Fotosaga

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