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Lumière Nada |
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Manufactured or assembled in France from 1931 to 1932.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 11252
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The Nada cameras are automatic-opening 6 x 9 folding cameras. This series only existed from 1930 to 1932 and marked the brand's first automatic model.
They feature one or two viewfinders: a rectifying viewfinder pivoting on the shutter and a folding viewfinder fixed on the side of the body. A portion of the viewfinder appears disproportionately sized.
Manufactured with great attention to detail, Nada cameras are made of aluminum and covered with leather, sometimes in blue, red, green, or imitation reptile skin. The shutter is a Gitzo with two settings and speeds ranging from 1/25 to 1/100, without delay or pre-cocking. Some catalogs mention a Vario-type shutter. The front part of the shutter is often polished.
The lens can be a Lumière Taxor 8.5 or a Lumière Nacor 6.3, but leading French optics brands offered versions with their lenses as well, such as Boyer Topaz or Saphir with apertures of 6.3 or 4.5 and Roussel Trylor 6.3.
Inside the camera's front cover, two red plates in the shape of J and L are riveted. These plates are engraved with "NA" and "DA." The origin of the name "Nada" might be related to Nadar, a photographer who was a friend of the Lumière brothers. (However, this inscription is somewhat strange due to its meaning, "Nothing," in slang.) The back, featuring the inscription "Nada Lumière" enclosed in a triangle, is fully removable.
Cet exemplaire a la finition en cuir fantaisie, imitant la peau de reptile. Son obturateur est noir. Il a deux viseurs.
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