Closter C61, 1960
Scope and Contents
35mm; hot shoe; lever beneath lens allows shutter to be set to "B"; lens rotates 360 degrees from infinity to 3 feet, also marked in meters; f/1.7, 50mm lens. Serial number A-1913.
Dates
- Creation: 1960
Creator
- Closter Costruzioni Fotografiche srl (Manufacturer, Organization)
Access
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Biographical / Historical
The C60 was the first in a series of simple 35 mm viewfinder cameras made by Closter in Rome. The C60 was followed by the similar C61, C62 and C63; McKeown dates the C60 to about 1960,[1] and it is possible the later cameras refer to the years they were made.
The C60 has front-element focusing scaled in feet and metres, down to 1.5 metres. It has a simple 'B' and 'I' shutter, but this is synchronised for flash (and the camera has a cold shoe). The front plate and lens and shutter unit are very similar to those on the 1959 Olympic camera for 127 film.
Extent
1 item (1 camera) : glass, metal, plastic ; 8 X 7.5 X 12 cm
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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