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Ansco Speedex |
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Manufactured or assembled in USA from (Circa) 1946 to (After) 1946.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 11826
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Chronology of cameras Ansco
The Isolette cameras are horizontal folding cameras that use 120 film. They were initially available in two formats, 6 x 6 and 4.5 x 6, but after the war, only 6 x 6 format was offered.
The first model was simply called the Isolette. It was later briefly renamed the Isorette. This was the only model available from 1938 until the war. In the 1950s, the range expanded.
The Isolette I is a simple camera that replaced the initial Isolette model. The Isolette II is similar, but with a better quality shutter. The Isolette III has a non-coupled rangefinder. The Isolette V is extremely basic, even more so than the pre-war models. As these were the first cameras manufactured after the war, it can be assumed that Agfa simply wanted to sell a camera that was easy to manufacture and could be sold at a lower price in a Germany still in ruins. The Isolette L has a non-coupled light meter. The Super Isolette has a coupled rangefinder.
The Ansco Speedex is an Isolette manufactured in Germany and imported to the United States between 1946 and 1950. A riveted plate on the camera bears the Agfa logo and the inscription: "MADE FOR ANSCO BY AGFA CAMERA WERKE - MUNCHEN GERMANY."
The lens is an Agfa Agnar 4.5/85 mm mounted on a Vario shutter (A.G.C.), offering B mode and three speeds: 1/25, 1/50, and 1/200, with a flash sync. A small slider placed on the side of the shutter allows the locking of the release lever for long exposures. This accessory is identified by the letter T and an arrow indicating that the slider needs to be raised.
The focusing is achieved by rotating the front lens, which is graduated in feet from 3 to infinity with marks in red at 10' and 30'.
There is no device to prevent double exposures, and it doesn’t even have, like the Isolette, a depth of field calculator.
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