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| − | The '''Photo-Magic''' | + | The '''Photo-Magic''' is a [[bakelite]] camera for 4×6.5cm exposures on 127 film, made in black or wine. It was very simple, around the meniscus lens was only marked ''Photo-Magic'' and ''No 4065'', always the same! It had a time and instant shutter. On some, it was marked P and I, some other were marked T and I and had ''British made'' inside the back. There was also an identical '''Photo-Miami''' camera. |
| − | It looks a little like the original [[MIOM]] camera, and also quite like a small version of the [[Wembley Sports Camera|Wembley Sports]] without the screw-out [[lens barrel]]. Vial dates it from 1948, and McKeown lists it under the [[Boumsell]] entry. It is discussed in more detail by Sylvain Halgand on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/artima/html/photomagic.php his Photo-Magic page]. | + | It looks a little like the original [[MIOM]] camera, and also quite like a small version of the [[Wembley Sports Camera|Wembley Sports]] without the screw-out [[lens barrel]]. Vial dates it from 1948, and McKeown lists it under the [[Boumsell]] entry, while noting that Boumsell was only a distributor. It is discussed in more detail by Sylvain Halgand on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/artima/html/photomagic.php his Photo-Magic page]. |
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
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* Pages from the [http://regis.boissier.free.fr/fotofexcameras/fex%20&%20photax/photax_and_other_bakelite_clones.htm Photax and clones section] of the old version of the [http://candidcamera.free.fr/index.htm Fotofex site by Régis Boissier]: | * Pages from the [http://regis.boissier.free.fr/fotofexcameras/fex%20&%20photax/photax_and_other_bakelite_clones.htm Photax and clones section] of the old version of the [http://candidcamera.free.fr/index.htm Fotofex site by Régis Boissier]: | ||
** [http://regis.boissier.free.fr/fotofexcameras/fex%20&%20photax/ph%20boumsell_photo_magic%20france.htm French Photo-Magic] | ** [http://regis.boissier.free.fr/fotofexcameras/fex%20&%20photax/ph%20boumsell_photo_magic%20france.htm French Photo-Magic] | ||
** [http://regis.boissier.free.fr/fotofexcameras/fex%20&%20photax/ph%20photo%20magic%20england.htm British Photo-Magic] | ** [http://regis.boissier.free.fr/fotofexcameras/fex%20&%20photax/ph%20photo%20magic%20england.htm British Photo-Magic] | ||
| − | ** [http://regis.boissier.free.fr/fotofexcameras/fex%20&%20photax/ph%20photo_miami_england%20brown.htm Wine color Photo-Miami] | + | ** [http://regis.boissier.free.fr/fotofexcameras/fex%20&%20photax/ph%20photo_miami_england%20brown.htm Wine color Photo-Miami] --> |
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/artima/html/photomagic.php Photo Magic], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/artima/html/photomagic_violet.php Photo Magic], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/artima/html/Photo-miami.php Photo-Miami] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/artima/html/photomagic.php Photo Magic], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/artima/html/photomagic_violet.php Photo Magic], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/artima/html/Photo-miami.php Photo-Miami] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand | ||
* [http://clicclac.free.fr/unappareil.php?numero=29 Photo-Magic] at [http://clicclac.free.fr/ Clicclac] | * [http://clicclac.free.fr/unappareil.php?numero=29 Photo-Magic] at [http://clicclac.free.fr/ Clicclac] | ||
Revision as of 10:18, 26 July 2011
The Photo-Magic is a bakelite camera for 4×6.5cm exposures on 127 film, made in black or wine. It was very simple, around the meniscus lens was only marked Photo-Magic and No 4065, always the same! It had a time and instant shutter. On some, it was marked P and I, some other were marked T and I and had British made inside the back. There was also an identical Photo-Miami camera.
It looks a little like the original MIOM camera, and also quite like a small version of the Wembley Sports without the screw-out lens barrel. Vial dates it from 1948, and McKeown lists it under the Boumsell entry, while noting that Boumsell was only a distributor. It is discussed in more detail by Sylvain Halgand on his Photo-Magic page.
Bibliography
- Vial, Bernard. Histoire des appareils français. Période 1940–1960. Paris: Maeght Éditeur, 1980, re-impressed in 1991. ISBN 2-86941-156-1.
Links
- Photo Magic, Photo Magic, Photo-Miami on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
- Photo-Magic at Clicclac
