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Start (Polish camera)

For SLR camera produced in Soviet Union, see Start (Soviet camera).

Start was a Polish twin-lens reflex camera of Rolleicord type produced by Warsaw Photo-Optical Works, or WZFO. It was the first camera produced in Poland after World War II.[1] The Start range was produced in numerous versions – Start, Start II, Start B, Start 66 and Start 66S.

Start B
Start 66

Start 66S was exported outside of the Poland under names "NOCO flex" and "Universa Uniflex 66".

Camera editions edit

  • Start (1951–1952, 1954–1960)[2]
  • Start II (1960–1965)[3]
  • Start B (1960–1967)[4]
  • Start 66 (1967–1970)[5]
  • Start 66S (ca. 1970–1982)[6]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "A history of WZFO – or "Polish people have also something to boast of…" part III - Warsaw Photo-optical Works – a history of Polish photographic cameras - LensTip.com". www.lenstip.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  2. ^ "Camera Start". Museum of the History of Photography, Kraków. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  3. ^ "Camera Start II". Museum of the History of Photography, Kraków. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  4. ^ "Camera Start B". Museum of the History of Photography, Kraków. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  5. ^ "Camera Start 66". Museum of the History of Photography, Kraków. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  6. ^ "Camera Start 66S". Museum of the History of Photography, Kraków. Retrieved 2013-07-15.

References edit

  • James M. McKeown, Joan C. McKeown (Dec 1, 2000). McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras 2001–2002 (ed. 11, illustrated ed.). Centennial Photo Service. p. 699. ISBN 9780931838347.
  • Marek Maszczak (2006). Polski sprzęt fotograficzny z lat 1954 – 1995 w zbiorach Muzeum Historii Fotografii w Krakowie (in Polish). Museum of History of Photography.

See also edit

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