Regula I-P
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Manufacturer: King Date of Production: early 1950s Type of Camera: Viewfinder Film Type: 35mm Lens: Staeble-Werk Kataplast 50mm f/2.8 Shutter: Prontor-S (leaf) Shutter speed range: 1s-1/300th + Bulb Focus areas: 4ft-Infinity Viewfinder: Yes Size (w*h*d): 130mm * 80mm * 70mm Weight: 400g |
The Regula I-P was a 35mm viewfinder camera made at Bad Liebenzell in the Black Forest by King KG, in the early 1950s as a part of their Regula brand.
The construction of the camera is mostly aluminium, the only plastic parts are holder for the film cassette, and the film take-up. The film is advanced with a knob on the top of the camera. The film is rewound with an identical knob on the other side, you need to move the R-> switch on the back of the camera whilst rewinding. The film counter will only count when there is film in the camera, this is via a toothed wheel that sits in the film perforations; it is also connected to the shutter and will prevent the shutter from firing until the counter has increased by one.
The lens is fairly typical, basic triplet design 50mm, goes from f/2.8 through to f/16. The shutter is manually cocked with a lever on the top of the lens and speeds are bulb, 1s, 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100 and 1/300th. The shutter also has a self timer lever for about 8 seconds. There are flash synchronization points on the top of the lens housing; considering the age of the camera it's probably only synched for a flashbulb.
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| Regula I-P - Top section image by Morinaka_2010 (Image rights) |
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| Regula I-P - ID plates image by Morinaka_2010 (Image rights) |
