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| − | The '''[[Ansco]] Readyflash''' | + | The '''[[Ansco]] Readyflash''' is a simple [[viewfinder camera|viewfinder-type camera]] with a [[fixed-focus]] lens, fixed aperture and single-speed shutter. Made circa 1953, it takes [[620 film]], giving 8 2¼" x 3¼" exposures on a roll. |
| − | Its big feature was that it was flash-ready (hence the name); the top of the lens panel | + | Its big feature was that it was flash-ready (hence the name); the top of the lens panel has two flash terminals, [[flash sync|synched]] to the shutter, to attach to a [[flashbulbs|flashbulb holder]]. The body is a basic sheet-metal box, with removable lid, and plastic fittings carrying the lens, shutter and viewfinder. It seems to have been a replacement for the [[Ansco Pioneer]], discontinued at about the same time. |
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| + | *[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ansco/ansco_readyflash/ansco_readyflash.htm Ansco Readyflash user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org] | ||
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=550 Ansco Readyflash] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand (in French) | *[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=550 Ansco Readyflash] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand (in French) | ||
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| Ansco Readyflash image by Rick Soloway (Image rights) |
The Ansco Readyflash is a simple viewfinder-type camera with a fixed-focus lens, fixed aperture and single-speed shutter. Made circa 1953, it takes 620 film, giving 8 2¼" x 3¼" exposures on a roll.
Its big feature was that it was flash-ready (hence the name); the top of the lens panel has two flash terminals, synched to the shutter, to attach to a flashbulb holder. The body is a basic sheet-metal box, with removable lid, and plastic fittings carrying the lens, shutter and viewfinder. It seems to have been a replacement for the Ansco Pioneer, discontinued at about the same time.
Links
- Ansco Readyflash user manual at Butkus.org
- Ansco Readyflash on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
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| Readyflash with its eponymous accessory image by spiggycat (Image rights) |
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| Boxed outfit image by eBayer m48a (Image rights) |
