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| − | *Packtick, c.1917: T-shaped frame supporting leather sides, with a minimal front housing the lens, shutter and VF. 6x9cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Hugo-Svensson-Packtick/AI-28-32640 Packtick] with 'I' & 'B' shutter, f/11 and f/32 stops, and brilliant finder, sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-28/ 28th Westlicht Photographica Auction], November 2015.</ref> | + | *Packtick, c.1917: a copy of the [[Lopa]]; T-shaped frame supporting leather sides, with a minimal front housing the lens, shutter and VF. 6x9cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Hugo-Svensson-Packtick/AI-28-32640 Packtick] with 'I' & 'B' shutter, f/11 and f/32 stops, and brilliant finder, sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-28/ 28th Westlicht Photographica Auction], November 2015.</ref> |
*[[Svea]]: wooden 'detective camera' | *[[Svea]]: wooden 'detective camera' | ||
*Svenska Express | *Svenska Express | ||
Latest revision as of 22:28, 2 March 2024
Hugo Svensson & Co. was a camera maker based in in Gothenburg, Sweden. The company made magazine cameras. Famous owners of Svensson cameras were Arctica explorer Fritjof Nansen and camera maker Victor Hasselblad who was distributor of some Svensson cameras. In 1966, Hugo Svensson & Co. was bought by Ilford and renamed as Ilford Foto AB.
Cameras
- Packtick, c.1917: a copy of the Lopa; T-shaped frame supporting leather sides, with a minimal front housing the lens, shutter and VF. 6x9cm[1]
- Svea: wooden 'detective camera'
- Svenska Express
- Stella
Notes
- ↑ Packtick with 'I' & 'B' shutter, f/11 and f/32 stops, and brilliant finder, sold at the 28th Westlicht Photographica Auction, November 2015.
