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'''Sirio''' (S.I.R.I.O. - Società Industriale Ricerche Innovazioni Ottiche) were an Italian camera manufacturers based in Florence, Italy, and so their cameras were marked "Sirio Firenze". They made two 35mm models, beginning after the Second World War in 1945, but the company did not last long - estimated at making between 5000 and 7000 cameras altogether<ref>[http://www.mistermondo.com/styled-44/page81/ Mr Mondo website]</ref>. The cameras were outwardly styled on early [[Leica]]s, but with a simple 4-speed + B (1/25-1/200) [[leaf shutter]] and a very basic lens. | '''Sirio''' (S.I.R.I.O. - Società Industriale Ricerche Innovazioni Ottiche) were an Italian camera manufacturers based in Florence, Italy, and so their cameras were marked "Sirio Firenze". They made two 35mm models, beginning after the Second World War in 1945, but the company did not last long - estimated at making between 5000 and 7000 cameras altogether<ref>[http://www.mistermondo.com/styled-44/page81/ Mr Mondo website]</ref>. The cameras were outwardly styled on early [[Leica]]s, but with a simple 4-speed + B (1/25-1/200) [[leaf shutter]] and a very basic lens. | ||
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* Sirio Elettra I (c.1945) | * Sirio Elettra I (c.1945) | ||
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* [http://www.topgabacho.jp/FI/SIRIO.htm Sirio Elettora II] at [http://www.topgabacho.jp/FI/ Fotocamere Italiane] (Japanese) | * [http://www.topgabacho.jp/FI/SIRIO.htm Sirio Elettora II] at [http://www.topgabacho.jp/FI/ Fotocamere Italiane] (Japanese) | ||
* [http://bencinistory.altervista.org/002A%20fotocamere%2046-64/01C%20SIRIO%20FIRENZE.html Sirio Firenze] at [http://bencinistory.altervista.org/002%20italiane%2046-64/00%20intro%2046-64.html Italian Cameras 1946-1964] (in italian) | * [http://bencinistory.altervista.org/002A%20fotocamere%2046-64/01C%20SIRIO%20FIRENZE.html Sirio Firenze] at [http://bencinistory.altervista.org/002%20italiane%2046-64/00%20intro%2046-64.html Italian Cameras 1946-1964] (in italian) | ||
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Sirio (S.I.R.I.O. - Società Industriale Ricerche Innovazioni Ottiche) were an Italian camera manufacturers based in Florence, Italy, and so their cameras were marked "Sirio Firenze". They made two 35mm models, beginning after the Second World War in 1945, but the company did not last long - estimated at making between 5000 and 7000 cameras altogether[1]. The cameras were outwardly styled on early Leicas, but with a simple 4-speed + B (1/25-1/200) leaf shutter and a very basic lens.
- Sirio Elettra I (c.1945)
- Sirio Elettra II (c.1946)
Notes
Links
- Sirio Firenze at Oddity Cameras
- Sirio Elettora II at Fotocamere Italiane (Japanese)
- Sirio Firenze at Italian Cameras 1946-1964 (in italian)
