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| − | The '''Ruberg-Futuro''' is a metal-bodied camera with a [[Bakelite]] screw-tube lens, made | + | The '''Ruberg-Futuro''' is a metal-bodied camera with a [[Bakelite]] screw-tube lens, made by [[Ruberg & Renner]] in Hagen, Germany, c.1933. The camera is fitted with a fix-focus [[Rodenstock]] [[Periskop]] f/11 lens. The everset shutter has T and I settings only. The Ruberg-Futuro takes 3x4 or 4x6.5cm exposures on [[127 film]]. The top of the camera has a serrated film advance knob on the right and a simple flip-up frame viewfinder. When the helical focussing tube is fully extended, the viewfinder automatically pops up. The body of the camera is smooth and the ends are rounded. |
| − | Some examples have red | + | Some examples have a red enamel finish.<ref>[http://www.pbase.com/cameras/ruberg/futuro Ruberg-Futuro] on pbase.com </ref> |
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A second variant exists with a more angular body shape. In addition to name on the shutter face, many examples this variant also carried the name as a small tag affixed to the left front. The round film advance knob has frequently been substituted by a key. Colour variants observed are red and blue. <ref>Observed in on-line auctions</ref> The paint exhibits a distinctive crackle pattern. | A second variant exists with a more angular body shape. In addition to name on the shutter face, many examples this variant also carried the name as a small tag affixed to the left front. The round film advance knob has frequently been substituted by a key. Colour variants observed are red and blue. <ref>Observed in on-line auctions</ref> The paint exhibits a distinctive crackle pattern. | ||
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*Hollywood (possibly for the French market<ref>A camera seen in an on-line auction has French inscriptions on the shutter face</ref>) | *Hollywood (possibly for the French market<ref>A camera seen in an on-line auction has French inscriptions on the shutter face</ref>) | ||
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== Notes & References == | == Notes & References == | ||
Revision as of 14:05, 18 June 2012
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The Ruberg-Futuro is a metal-bodied camera with a Bakelite screw-tube lens, made by Ruberg & Renner in Hagen, Germany, c.1933. The camera is fitted with a fix-focus Rodenstock Periskop f/11 lens. The everset shutter has T and I settings only. The Ruberg-Futuro takes 3x4 or 4x6.5cm exposures on 127 film. The top of the camera has a serrated film advance knob on the right and a simple flip-up frame viewfinder. When the helical focussing tube is fully extended, the viewfinder automatically pops up. The body of the camera is smooth and the ends are rounded. Some examples have a red enamel finish.[1]
Name Variants
Observed name variants are
- Ruberg
- Ruberg-Futoro (possibly a branding for the English-language market)
- Hollywood (possibly a branding for the French market[2])
- Hollywood-Duplo [3]
- Witte Kat (for the Dutch market)[4]
Second Model
A second variant exists with a more angular body shape. In addition to name on the shutter face, many examples this variant also carried the name as a small tag affixed to the left front. The round film advance knob has frequently been substituted by a key. Colour variants observed are red and blue. [5] The paint exhibits a distinctive crackle pattern.
Name Variants
Observed name variants are
- Dixie (with knob instead)[6]
- Ruberg (with key[7] and with knob [8])
- Ruberg-Futuro
- Hollywood (possibly for the French market[9])
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Notes & References
- ↑ Ruberg-Futuro on pbase.com
- ↑ A camera in hand has French inscriptions on the shutter face
- ↑ Sylvain Halgand's site
- ↑ 'Witte Kat'=White Cat, possibly branded for a Dutch distributor of batteries Dutch cameras
- ↑ Observed in on-line auctions
- ↑ Ruberg Dixie
- ↑ Seen in an on-line auction
- ↑ Seen in a Spanish on-line auction
- ↑ A camera seen in an on-line auction has French inscriptions on the shutter face
