 Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:45 am Post subject: Ross Ensign rangefinder rollfilm cameras |
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scsambrook wrote:
I came across this Ross Ensign cataloge from May 1955 -
Cover
Autorange 820 - the "Flagship" of the range
Aurorange 16/20
I don't ever recall handling the Autorange 820 - the rangefinder patch in the illustration looks enormous, but I can't say if it really was that size. I did use the 16/20 (whose rangefinder arrangement looks a derivative of the Super Ikontas) and can say that its viewfinder was just like the picture here. These illustrations show Epsilon shutters but I think that the Prontor SVS was available as an alternative.
The brochure also shows the simpler models, as well as the snapshot ones. If anyone wants to see those, I'm happy to put them up as well.
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Stephen
Equipment: Pentax DSLR for casual shooting, Lumix G1 and Fuji XE-1 for playing with old lenses, and Leica M8 because I still like the optical rangefinder system. |
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