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− | |image_text= Classic [[bakelite]] camera design: Photax III ( | + | |image_text= Classic [[bakelite]] camera design: Photax III (without lens cover) |
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− | The '''Photax''' | + | The '''Photax''' is a French viewfinder camera made of [[bakelite]]. It takes 6×9cm exposures on [[rollfilm|roll film]]. The first version — the '''Photax''' (also sold as '''Camera 77''' and '''Loisirs''') — was introduced in 1937 by [[MIOM|M.I.O.M.]], a maker of isolation material and cast plastic parts. Six different models were introduced between 1937 and 1960. Starting with the '''Photax II''' model, the cameras were also available as a '''blindé''' variant, with a Bakelite lens cover which protected the lens and shutter release. |
− | Technical details were kept as simple as possible. The body | + | ==Description== |
+ | Technical details were kept as simple as possible. The body contains the film spools and the image frame. Outer parts are the optical [[viewfinder]], the film advance wheel, the opening shifter, the tripod thread, and one or two [[red window|red exposure counting windows]] without covers. All other functional parts are placed in the lens barrel's front plate, except for the camera's most characteristic feature: the lens barrel has to be turned 360 degrees (counter-clockwise) to unscrewed from the camera body out into working position, except in model I on which a metal ring has to be turned for this. The functional elements in the lens tube's front plate are the meniscus lens, the two round aperture masks, a sliding nib to select one of the two apertures, another sliding nib to select the shutter speed, the shutter and the tall shutter release button. The 5mm shifting travel of the shutter release button is enough to cock the shutter before exposure. Some of the postwar models have a flash cable connector in the lens tube front plate. Model VI even has a flash shoe. The image plane is curved to reduce sharpness losses by the lens's curvature of field. | ||
− | === | + | ==specifications== |
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+ | |image_text= Inside back, on curved film plane:<br>CET APPAREIL EMPLOIE LES BOBINES DE<BR />TOUTES MARQUES DU TYPE "A JOUES RÉDUITES";<BR />IMAGE AU POINT DE 2<sup>M</sup>75 À L'INFINI;<BR />MADE IN FRANCE; MODÈLE DÉPOSÉ | ||
+ | |image_by= AWCam | ||
+ | |image_rights= With permission | ||
+ | }} | ||
* Type: viewfinder camera | * Type: viewfinder camera | ||
* Film: Type [[620 film]] rolls (except Photax I: type [[120 film|120]]) | * Film: Type [[620 film]] rolls (except Photax I: type [[120 film|120]]) | ||
* Manufacturer: M.I.O.M. | * Manufacturer: M.I.O.M. | ||
* Viewfinder: Galilei type optical finder (except model VI: frame finder) | * Viewfinder: Galilei type optical finder (except model VI: frame finder) | ||
− | * Exposure format: | + | * Exposure format: 6×9, except model VI with format 6×6, and models I and V, both with both formats |
====Photax(often classified as Photax I)==== | ====Photax(often classified as Photax I)==== | ||
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+ | |image_by= Hans Jan Dürr | ||
+ | |image_rights= With permission | ||
+ | }} | ||
* Year of launch: 1937 | * Year of launch: 1937 | ||
* Lens: [[Boyer]] Serie VII meniscus lens | * Lens: [[Boyer]] Serie VII meniscus lens | ||
* Shutter: Guillotine shutter with two speeds | * Shutter: Guillotine shutter with two speeds | ||
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====Loisirs==== | ====Loisirs==== | ||
* Year of launch: 1937 | * Year of launch: 1937 | ||
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* Lens: [[Boyer]] Serie V meniscus lens | * Lens: [[Boyer]] Serie V meniscus lens | ||
* Shutter: Guillotine shutter with two speeds | * Shutter: Guillotine shutter with two speeds | ||
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====Photax II==== | ====Photax II==== | ||
* Year of launch: 1938 | * Year of launch: 1938 | ||
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* Shutter: Guillotine shutter with two speeds | * Shutter: Guillotine shutter with two speeds | ||
====Photax III==== | ====Photax III==== | ||
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+ | |image_text= 1947 Blindé model | ||
+ | |image_by= AWCam | ||
+ | |image_rights= With permission | ||
+ | }} | ||
* Year of launch: 1947 | * Year of launch: 1947 | ||
* Lens: [[Boyer]] Serie VIII meniscus lens, distances 2.75 metres to infinity | * Lens: [[Boyer]] Serie VIII meniscus lens, distances 2.75 metres to infinity | ||
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* Year of launch: 1955 | * Year of launch: 1955 | ||
* Lens: [[Boyer]] Serie VIII meniscus lens, distances 2.75 metres to infinity | * Lens: [[Boyer]] Serie VIII meniscus lens, distances 2.75 metres to infinity | ||
− | * Shutter: RIM shutter with speeds 1/25 sec., 1/100 sec, or B | + | * Shutter: RIM shutter with speeds 1/25 sec., 1/100 sec, or B; now with [[cable release]] socket |
====Photax IV F==== | ====Photax IV F==== | ||
* Year of launch: 1951 | * Year of launch: 1951 | ||
* Lens: [[Boyer]] Rexar meniscus lens | * Lens: [[Boyer]] Rexar meniscus lens | ||
− | * Shutter: RIM shutter with speeds 1/25 sec., 1/100 sec, or B, flash | + | * Shutter: RIM shutter with speeds 1/25 sec., 1/100 sec, or B, [[flash sync]]hronized |
====Photax V==== | ====Photax V==== | ||
* Year of launch: 1956 | * Year of launch: 1956 | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/ | + | In French : |
+ | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeM_imagettes.php#Miom Cameras and User manuals] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand | ||
+ | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1040 Photax], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=800 Loisirs], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=950 Photax II], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=8 Photax III], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=559 Photax IV F], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=914 Photax VI] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
− | MIOM Photax by L. Gratté, R. Boissier, J. Charrat and S. Halgand | + | MIOM Photax by L. Gratté, R. Boissier, J. Charrat and [http://www.collection-appareils.fr S. Halgand] Ed. by Club Niepce Lumiere |
[[Category:France]] | [[Category:France]] | ||
− | [[Category:P | + | [[Category:P]] |
[[Category:Screw tube bakelite]] | [[Category:Screw tube bakelite]] | ||
[[Category: 1937]] | [[Category: 1937]] | ||
+ | [[Category:620 film]] |
Latest revision as of 06:53, 28 September 2021
Classic bakelite camera design: Photax III (without lens cover) image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights) |
Capot Blindé in place image by AWCam (Image rights) |
The Photax is a French viewfinder camera made of bakelite. It takes 6×9cm exposures on roll film. The first version — the Photax (also sold as Camera 77 and Loisirs) — was introduced in 1937 by M.I.O.M., a maker of isolation material and cast plastic parts. Six different models were introduced between 1937 and 1960. Starting with the Photax II model, the cameras were also available as a blindé variant, with a Bakelite lens cover which protected the lens and shutter release.
Contents
Description
Technical details were kept as simple as possible. The body contains the film spools and the image frame. Outer parts are the optical viewfinder, the film advance wheel, the opening shifter, the tripod thread, and one or two red exposure counting windows without covers. All other functional parts are placed in the lens barrel's front plate, except for the camera's most characteristic feature: the lens barrel has to be turned 360 degrees (counter-clockwise) to unscrewed from the camera body out into working position, except in model I on which a metal ring has to be turned for this. The functional elements in the lens tube's front plate are the meniscus lens, the two round aperture masks, a sliding nib to select one of the two apertures, another sliding nib to select the shutter speed, the shutter and the tall shutter release button. The 5mm shifting travel of the shutter release button is enough to cock the shutter before exposure. Some of the postwar models have a flash cable connector in the lens tube front plate. Model VI even has a flash shoe. The image plane is curved to reduce sharpness losses by the lens's curvature of field.
specifications
Inside back, on curved film plane: CET APPAREIL EMPLOIE LES BOBINES DE TOUTES MARQUES DU TYPE "A JOUES RÉDUITES"; IMAGE AU POINT DE 2M75 À L'INFINI; MADE IN FRANCE; MODÈLE DÉPOSÉ image by AWCam (Image rights) |
- Type: viewfinder camera
- Film: Type 620 film rolls (except Photax I: type 120)
- Manufacturer: M.I.O.M.
- Viewfinder: Galilei type optical finder (except model VI: frame finder)
- Exposure format: 6×9, except model VI with format 6×6, and models I and V, both with both formats
Photax(often classified as Photax I)
image by Hans Jan Dürr (Image rights) |
- Year of launch: 1937
- Lens: Boyer Serie VII meniscus lens
- Shutter: Guillotine shutter with two speeds
Loisirs
- Year of launch: 1937
- Lens: Radior Serie IX meniscus lens
- Shutter: Guillotine shutter with two speeds
Camera 77
- Year of launch: 1937
- Lens: Boyer Serie V meniscus lens
- Shutter: Guillotine shutter with two speeds
Photax II
- Year of launch: 1938
- Lens: Boyer Serie VIII meniscus lens
- Shutter: Guillotine shutter with two speeds
Photax III
1947 Blindé model image by AWCam (Image rights) |
- Year of launch: 1947
- Lens: Boyer Serie VIII meniscus lens, distances 2.75 metres to infinity
- Shutter: Guillotine shutter with speeds 1/25 sec., 1/100 sec, or T (meaning B)
Photax IV
- Year of launch: 1951
- Lens: Boyer Rexar meniscus lens
- Shutter: Guillotine shutter with speeds 1/25 sec., 1/100 sec, or B
Photax III VA
- Year of launch: 1955
- Lens: Boyer Serie VIII meniscus lens, distances 2.75 metres to infinity
- Shutter: RIM shutter with speeds 1/25 sec., 1/100 sec, or B; now with cable release socket
Photax IV F
- Year of launch: 1951
- Lens: Boyer Rexar meniscus lens
- Shutter: RIM shutter with speeds 1/25 sec., 1/100 sec, or B, flash synchronized
Photax V
- Year of launch: 1956
- Lens: Angénieux Heanar Type V lens
- Shutter: RIM shutter with speeds 1/25 sec., 1/100 sec, or B, flash-synchronized
Photax VI
- Year of launch: 1960
- Lens: Angénieux Heanar Type VI lens
- Shutter: RIM shutter with speeds 1/25 sec., 1/100 sec, or B, flash-synchronized
Links
In French :
- Cameras and User manuals on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
- Photax, Loisirs, Photax II, Photax III, Photax IV F, Photax VI on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
Bibliography
MIOM Photax by L. Gratté, R. Boissier, J. Charrat and S. Halgand Ed. by Club Niepce Lumiere