Mithra 47
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The Mithra 47 is a metal-bodied box camera for 6×9 cm exposures on 120 film, made in 1947 in Switzerland. It appears to have been made by Agfa Schweiz (Agfa Switzerland);[1] McKeown lists it and one earlier model (the simpler and squarer Mithra 46, from 1946) under 'Mithra', with no company details.[2] It has an achromat lens (i.e. two elements, to reduce chromatic aberration relative to a simple meniscus), and 'I' and 'B' shutter. The brilliant finder rottaes (by twisting the knurled surround of the front lens) for use in portrait and landscape orientation. The camera has no tripod bush.
It was available in more than one colour.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Basic details and more pictures of the Mithra 47 at Kameramuseum.ch; a comment by Walter Boeniger states the camera was made by Agfa Schweiz, and that he owns red and green examples of it.
- ↑ 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). p692.
