Three in one day

Dany

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Near my home, two weeks ago, was a vintage camera collectors sale
There, I could take in hand some very rare (and very expensive) items and I made these three impulse buys for a very reasonable price.
From left to right:
- One Auto Ultrix folder (1931 version) by Ihagee
- One Boy camera made in Germany by Bilora in 1955
- One Pionyr Fit II, a scarce copy of the French Photax made in Czechoslovakia circa 1940


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Nice! I like bakelite. And that Ihagee. I've heard of the Bilora Boy, but you always are finding cameras I've never seen.
 
I love bakelite cameras. They are modest items but the material allows smooth and elegant shapes. The real challenge when you take in hand a bakelite camera is not to find if there is a crack or a break but where it is ( A good sentence from Jim McKeown).
I had the chance to buy the Ihagee folder in a stunning mint condition . I did not even had to clean it.
The fittings are top of the range (Tessar lens on Compur shutter) . The focusing is made by means of an helicoids rotated by a lever located underneath the lens

An advertisement dated 1930/1931

Pub Ihagee 1930-31 Auto Ultrix No 2860.jpg


A photo of the Bilora for Sharon

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And this is a comparison between the French Photax and the copy from Czechoslovakia

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Very nice cameras!
 
Three beauties!!
 

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