Kinax folders

Kinax III, 1951-56 (Image rights)

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The French Kinax folders are a family of 6x9 folding cameras. They are studied in extensive detail at Sylvain Halgand's site, a good starting point being his Kinax chronology. 'Super' in the name of some models does not imply a rangefinder camera.

Links

• Lot of three Super Kinax cameras in black, red and grey-green leatherette coverings, sold at the 36th Leitz Photographica Auction, on 13 June 2020. The cameras all have 100mm f/3.5 Bellor lens and rim-set shutter to 1/350 second.
• Grey-green Super Kinax with instructions and box (the box labelled 'type: Normandy') sold at the 32nd Westlicht Auction, in March 2018.
• KINAX-BABY 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 instruction manual in PDF format (English) from OrphanCameras.com
• Kinax Provence and Picardy PDF manual at Butkus' OrphanCameras.com
• Kinax III PDF manual in French at Butkus's OrphanCameras.com
• Kinax cameras on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand, with a chronology of Kinax models (in French)
• Kinax page at G. Langlois' site, many models illustrated too (in French)
• Kinax II at vieilalbum.com (in French)
• Kinax Alsace at Mario Groleau's site (in French)
• A Kinax at yannbreizh.tripod.com (in French)

Kinax-Baby detail image by Mario Groleau (Image rights)