Detrola 400
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| Detrola 400 image by Rick Oleson (Image rights) |
After marketing a series of bakelite cameras for 3×4 cm exposures on 127 film, Detroit electronics manufacturer Detrola decided to "go for broke" by introducing an ambitious 35mm rangefinder camera with interchangeable lenses.
Unfortunately, the Detrola 400 was plagued with teething troubles; and of about 800 cameras built, most were returned to the factory[1]. Not long after, Detrola itself fell into bankruptcy in 1941[2].
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| May, 1940 advertisement in Popular Photography scanned by Voxphoto (Image rights) |
Notes
- ↑ McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover).. Pages 247-248.
- ↑ Lahue, Kalton C. and Bailey, Joseph A. Collecting Vintage Cameras Volume 1: The American 35mm. American Photographic Book Publishing Co., 1972. Page 92
Links
- Detrola 400 page at Oddity Cameras
- Detrola 400 serial no. 13829, with 50mm f/3.5 Wollensak Velostigmat and case, offered for sale at the 40th Leitz Photographica Auction, in June 2022: several good detail pictures of the camera.
