dmk955
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There's no such thing as junk cameras, only unimaginative photographers!
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Post by dmk955 on Dec 18, 2009 16:37:47 GMT -5
I just posted a new addition to my camera collecting blog at oldcameras.wordpress.com . The subject of the post is the Vitar, one of the last cameras made by the Universal Camera Corporation, who also made the Mercury. The Vitar was actually made entirely from parts leftover from the production of previous models. Universal also made two other models in the same way; the Cinemaster II Model H-8, and the Uniflex III. At the time, they didn't have sufficient funds to buy more raw materials, so they built these cameras from parts on hand. Do any of you have (or know of) any other cameras that were made in this way? Also, please take a look at my latest post and let me know what you think! Cheers! Dana
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2009 16:55:43 GMT -5
Dana:
The only other cameras that I know of where some were built of parts from several models were some of the Soviet Leica copies--particularly the Zorki 1s from the early 1950s. Over a period of several years there were several different Zorki 1 model improvements. Since all the parts--both old and new were interchangable you can find one Z1 with a specific type of spring--another one made the same day may have an older spring and the next one off the line the newer one. It all depended on what the assembler pulled out of the parts bin. Although there were at least five different Zorki 1 models between 1948 and 1956, virtually all the parts were interchangable. In fact most of the Zorki 1 parts and FED 1 parts were interchangable, too.
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