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The '''Vega''' cameras are basic [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]]s made by [[Druopta]] in Prague, then in Czechoslovakia. | The '''Vega''' cameras are basic [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]]s 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 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 [[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 | + | * '''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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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]
- ↑ 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
Links
- Vega at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
- Vega III at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
- Vega II (?) with no shoe and Crontax shutter on flickr, by Angelo Mangione