Super Frankarette

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Fine old German rangefinder, popular in the UK, with leather case image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights)

The specialty of Franka's Super Frankarette was the coupled pair of setting rings for aperture and shutter speed. Thus it was an ideal camera for constant light situations. The coupling of speed and aperture could be unlocked to chose another set of manually selectable aperture/speed combinations. A scale from 2 to 18 supported application the light value system for choosing an appropriate combination set for a light situation.

With its Schneider Xenar lens it might have delivered fine images.

specifications

• Type: rangefinder camera
• Manufacturer: Franka
• Year of launch: 1958 (? see link to ad)
• Film: 35mm film
• Lens: Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 1:2,8/45
• Filter size: 30.5mm thread
• Viewfinder: reverse Galilean with superimposed coupled match-image-center rangefinder
• Shutter: Prontor-SVS with speeds 1 sec. to 1/300 sec plus B, flash sync. X, A and M selectable
• Film advance: fast advance lever, resetable exposure counter
• Weight: 585 grams

	Setting rings around lens barrel: Next to body: focusing ring with grips, Aperture ring and speed ring coupled
images by Uwe Kulick (Image rights)

Links

• ad at Marriott's
• Super-Frankarette 1957, Super-Frankarette 1958, Super-Frankarette LRII on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand (in French)