Ferrania Tanit
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| German, French & Italian Cameras using 127 film | |||||
| G e r m a n y |
3×4 | rigid | Dreivier | Futuro | Gewirette | Kolibri Parvola | Pupille | Ranca | Reporter | Puck | ||
| folding | Baby Ikonta | Baldi | Dolly | Goldi Gucki | Ingo | Korelle | Makinette Metharette | Perkeo | Vollenda | ||||
| 4x4 | Navax | Paxina Electromatic | Rothlar | ||||
| 4x6.5 | Bella | Billy | Bob | Dolly | Goldi Gucki | Korelle | Panta | Parvola Piccolette | Rio | Ultrix | ||||
| TLR | see German TLRs | ||||
| F r a n c e |
3×4 | rigid | Fotobaby | Lynx | Super-Boy | ||
| folding | Derby-Lux | Elax | ||||
| pseudo TLR | Auteuil | Longchamp | ||||
| 4×4 | rigid | Impera | Marly | Pari-Fex | Rubi-Fex | Top | |||
| 4×6.5 | rigid | Photo-Magic | |||
| I t a l y |
3x4 | Comet | Comet III | Cometa | Euralux Ibis | Maxima | Piccolo | Tanit | |||
| 4x4 | Comet | Euralux | Ibis | ||||
| 4x6.5 & other | Alfa | Delta | Relex | Rolet | Rondine | ||||
The Tanit is a small cast metal camera taking 3x4cm exposures on 127 film[1]. It was made in Italy by Ferrania, c.1955. The name may come from a Phoenician goddess of war and fertility[2].
The Tanit has a simple I/B everset shutter with flash synchronisation via a PC socket. This houses a focusing lens with no focal-length or aperture markings. Strap lugs at either end slide downwards to release the back. The back has two red windows to accommodate the 127 half-frame format. The viewfinder has a portrait format rectangular window window above the lens, but a square eyepiece on the back, which is minuscule - not much over 3mm across.
Examples have been seen with black leatherette covering, as here, or dark red.[3]
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). Page 292.
- ↑ Tanit article at Wikipedia
- ↑ Tanit with red leatherette sold as Ebay item 191963343200, September 2016.
Links
- Tanit at onetwoseven.org.uk
- Another view of Tanit by Andrew Lee on Flickr
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