photax
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Post by photax on Dec 3, 2012 13:26:38 GMT -5
Hi ! I found this 6x9 folder some months ago. It is marked with " Audax " above the lens and at the back. There is also a sign with "P&B" below the lens. I have no manufacturer on my mind that would match these letters. The lens is a "Ianastare f 1:8 - 10.5cm ". I have never heard of, or seen an " Audax " camera before and did not find much on the web. Did anyone have an idea regarding the manufacturer, or the construction year ? MIK    |
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Post by Stephen on Dec 3, 2012 14:13:15 GMT -5
I am pretty sure it was a French manufacturer just after WW2, P&B, who made these folders. I have seen one or two over the years and was told they were made in Paris. The way they wrote the aperture is wide of the mark, they mean F8 not F1.8 (written as F1:8).
Stephen.
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Post by Berndt on Dec 4, 2012 5:41:06 GMT -5
Great find, MIK. I am always surprised, what kind of cameras are still around somewhere.
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Post by photax on Dec 5, 2012 14:28:48 GMT -5
I searched online for "P&B", or "Audax" and found some more questions, but no answers. Even collectors in France which I know, have not heard of P&B before. The shutter speed markings "T" for Time and "B" for Bulb are suggesting an English manufacturer, but the focal lenght is marked in cm. The camera looks like it had been built in the late 1940`s or the early 1950`s. I think this one will become another ( french ? ) UFO ( Unbekanntes Foto Objekt / Unknown Photo Object ) in my collection...
PS.: The aperture means 1:8 / 1 to 8 ( a common spelling on German cameras ).
Thanks Stephen and Berndt :-)
MIK
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Post by jpp on Apr 11, 2013 11:14:59 GMT -5
www.collection-appareils.fr/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=8954&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=aHere is a thread about a ''Spring'' Camera, imported from Italy. The last post: D'après le livre "Made in Italy" (qui ne le présente pas), il s'agit d'une variante de l'"Audax", fabriquée par la maison P&B de Turin. Cette maison semble n'avoir produit que quelques modèles de folding 6x9 dans les années 40.. Says: The Book ''Made in Italy''( Which doesn't show the camera), it is a variant( slightly different model) of the 44Audax'', manufactured by the P&B Turin firm. It seems that this firm only made a few models of 6x 9 folders in the forties....
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Post by Stephen on Apr 11, 2013 13:17:24 GMT -5
The P&B did agree with a French firm, but it turns out they made bicycles... the Italian P&B sounds much better.
Stephen.
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Post by melek on May 29, 2013 21:40:07 GMT -5
Marco, welcome and thanks for the information. This is when the Internet works best - sharing great information about cameras with folks from around the world.
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