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The '''Vega''' cameras are basic [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]]s made by [[Druopta]] in Prague, then in Czechoslovakia.
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* '''Vega II''':  c.1949-51, Druoptar 50mm f4.5 collapsible lens, Etaxa or Chrontax shutter, 1/10-1/200s
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* '''Vega III''': c.1957-8, as Vega II, but with  Druoptar or Etar f3.5 lens, Vebur or Chrontax [[flash sync|synchronised]] shutter, accessory shoe.  Later version in maroon leatherette, Metax 1-1/400s shutter.<ref>McKeown lists Druoptar f4.5 in Etaxa on II and Druptar f3.5 in Crontax on III, plus Etar f3.5 in Metax on III/maroon, but there are other combinations observer, e.g. picture above, [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mangio75/2404104698/  on flickr, by Angelo Mangione] and III with Druoptar in Etaxa on *[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/Druopta/html/vega_III.php Sylvain Halgand's]</ref>
  
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*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/Druopta/html/vega.php Vega] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr]
 
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/Druopta/html/vega.php Vega] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr]
 
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/Druopta/html/vega_III.php Vega III] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr]
 
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/Druopta/html/vega_III.php Vega III] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr]
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* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mangio75/2404104698/ Vega II (?) with no shoe and Crontax shutter] on flickr, by Angelo Mangione
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The Vega cameras are basic 35mm viewfinder cameras made by Druopta in Prague, then in Czechoslovakia.

  • Vega II: c.1949-51, Druoptar 50mm f4.5 collapsible lens, Etaxa or Chrontax shutter, 1/10-1/200s
  • Vega III: c.1957-8, as Vega II, but with Druoptar or Etar f3.5 lens, Vebur or Chrontax synchronised shutter, accessory shoe. Later version in maroon leatherette, Metax 1-1/400s shutter.[1]
  1. McKeown lists Druoptar f4.5 in Etaxa on II and Druptar f3.5 in Crontax on III, plus Etar f3.5 in Metax on III/maroon, but there are other combinations observer, e.g. picture above, on flickr, by Angelo Mangione and III with Druoptar in Etaxa on *Sylvain Halgand's

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