Pupille
Advertisement for the Pupille and Ranca in the June 1932 issue of Asahi Camera. (Image rights) |
The Pupille was a 3x4cm rigid camera made by Nagel, later Kodak AG. It made 16 exposures on 127 film, had a big helical mount holding the lens and shutter assembly, and a folding optical finder. It had two small holes on the top plate to plug an uncoupled rangefinder made by Leitz, similar to the one on the Leica Standard.
Nagel Ranca |
image by Rick Soloway |
The lens and shutter combinations included:
- Leitz Elmar 5cm f:3.5 with Compur 300
- Schneider Xenon 4.5cm f:2 with Compur 300
- Schneider Xenar 5cm f:3.5 with Compur 300
- Cooke Anastigmat 2inch 50mm f:3.5 with Compur 300
There was an accessory reflex finder called the Megoflex, made by Hugo Meyer, transforming it into some sort of TLR.
The Ranca was a less expensive version, with front-cell focusing and cheaper lens and shutter combinations.
The Pupille was sold in England by R. F. Hunter as the Rolloroy.
Links
- Ranca on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand