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| − | }}The '''Pilot 6''' is a [[medium format]] [[SLR]] made by [[KW]] in Dresden, Germany, introduced in 1936. It takes twelve 6×6cm exposures on [[120 film]].<ref> The format is listed as 6×6cm in {{McKeown}}, p.584, and in [http:// | + | }}The '''Pilot 6''' is a [[medium format]] [[SLR]] made by [[KW]] in Dresden, Germany, introduced in 1936. It takes twelve 6×6cm exposures on [[120 film]].<ref> The format is listed as 6×6cm in {{McKeown}}, p.584, and in [http://riess.fotohistoricum.dk/kw.html this page] by Klaus-Eckard Riess; [https://web.archive.org/web/20090220211106/http://www.retrography.com/kw.htm Simon Simonsen] (archived) says 4.5×6cm, perhaps by mistake. </ref> |
== General description == | == General description == | ||
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| − | * | + | *[https://www.philcameras.be/collection/images/manuels/KW%20Pilot%206%20-manual-DE.pdf KW Pilot 6 user manual] at [https://www.philcameras.be/collection/index.php Philcameras.be] |
| − | * [http:// | + | * [http://riess.fotohistoricum.dk/kw.html KW history] shows the KW SLRs, by [http://riess.fotohistoricum.dk/ Klaus-Eckard Riess] |
[[Category: German 6x6 SLR]] | [[Category: German 6x6 SLR]] | ||
[[Category: P]] | [[Category: P]] | ||
[[Category: 1936]] | [[Category: 1936]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:12, 24 September 2021
There is also the Pilot Six, a 6×6 folding camera made in the '40s by Tachibana Shōkai in Japan.
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The Pilot 6 is a medium format SLR made by KW in Dresden, Germany, introduced in 1936. It takes twelve 6×6cm exposures on 120 film.[1]
General description
The body is roughly cubic, with a bulge on the top rear edge accommodating one of the film spools. There is a folding viewfinder hood on top (with a plate listing patents on the back) and a wire-frame sports finder on the left side. The knob wind, shutter speed and release are all on the users right side.
1936 model
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The 1936 model has a fixed lens. The front has a name plate above, and a curved maker's name around the underside of the lens. The shutter on the original model runs from 1/25–1/100, later upgraded to 1/20–1/150.[2] The less expensive model has a KW Anastigmat 7.5cm f/6.3 lens with an aperture disk controlled by a knob above the lens; normal models have KW Anastigmat 7.5cm f/4.5 or Laack Pololyt 7.5cm f/3.5 lenses with normal diaphragms.[2]
1938 model
The Pilot 6 was upgraded in 1938 with interchangeable lenses, a faster shutter (20–200) and improved controls.[2] The makers plate was removed and the (now straight) name plate moved to the top of the front.
The Pilot Super is a similar, later camera.
Notes
Bibliography
- 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). P.584.
Links
In English:
- KW Pilot 6 user manual at Philcameras.be
- KW history shows the KW SLRs, by Klaus-Eckard Riess
