Post by Stephen on Jul 24, 2013 10:33:46 GMT -5
No, not OM1, but OMI, the Sunshine Additive positive colour camera made in Italy after the war, about 1948/50, a unique 35mm camera that had three lens and three primary colour filters, one over each lens. It used black and white film for colour photography.
A friend thinks he has found one of these very rare cameras, unfortunately so far without the required projector back, that took the camera and film after processing to project the three images onto a small screen.
I did examine one many years ago, in the early 1970's and ran a test film using Agfa Black and white film, which gave very good projected full colour shots. The owner would not sell it at the time.
My friend is searching a house clearance for the projector parts and is going to report back on the find.
Has any other CC member had any experience of these cameras or the rarity? I do not remember seeing any on Ebay etc. I believe from memory that only a few hundred were made at most, the maker turning to a more conventional 35 compact camera.
Stephen.
A friend thinks he has found one of these very rare cameras, unfortunately so far without the required projector back, that took the camera and film after processing to project the three images onto a small screen.
I did examine one many years ago, in the early 1970's and ran a test film using Agfa Black and white film, which gave very good projected full colour shots. The owner would not sell it at the time.
My friend is searching a house clearance for the projector parts and is going to report back on the find.
Has any other CC member had any experience of these cameras or the rarity? I do not remember seeing any on Ebay etc. I believe from memory that only a few hundred were made at most, the maker turning to a more conventional 35 compact camera.
Stephen.