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*A small variation on this is labelled '''Orion Camera Model ''Simplicité'' '''; this had a smaller and more square viewfinder and a body with flat front and beveled ends. <ref>A shop box for the Orion Camera Model Simplicité also carried the model nº 143 (seen in an online auction)</ref>
 
*A small variation on this is labelled '''Orion Camera Model ''Simplicité'' '''; this had a smaller and more square viewfinder and a body with flat front and beveled ends. <ref>A shop box for the Orion Camera Model Simplicité also carried the model nº 143 (seen in an online auction)</ref>
 
*Another variation was called '''Linda Featherweight''', made of grey plastic.
 
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See also the disambiguation page Orion for other cameras with that name..

The Orion Camera is a small plastic toy camera for 127 film made in Hong Kong in the 1960s. The camera has a fixed focus f/11 35mm lens and took 4x4 images. The back, which has a single red window, is fully removable by pulling off two metal brackets that also act as anchors of the carry strap.

Variations

  • A small variation on this is labelled Orion Camera Model Simplicité ; this had a smaller and more square viewfinder and a body with flat front and beveled ends. [1]
  • Another variation was called Linda Featherweight, made of grey plastic.





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Notes

  1. A shop box for the Orion Camera Model Simplicité also carried the model nº 143 (seen in an online auction)