Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

2

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

cast aluminum body with synthetic covering/ glass optical components/ synthetic parts

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

12,2 cm

Largeur

7,0 cm

Hauteur

8,8 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Photographie

Catégorie

Appareils-photos

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Bilora

Pays

Allemagne

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Inconnu

Période

late 1950s+

Canada

One of five cameras acquired form Mr. André Cloutier of Ottawa. Mr. Cloutier is a collector & amateur photographer; his images have appeared in ``Popular Photography``. He was a soldier with the Canadian Armed Forces & NATO & used his equipment in Canada & Europe. Mr. Cloutier supplemented his income by working part time in photographic departments of various stores such as Hougen's in Whitehorse, Yukon; Pascal & Sears in Ottawa. He often acquired cameras & accessories in these stores using his employee discount. Mr.Cloutier purchased this camera in Whitehorse, Yukon circa 1965 at Hougen's (see Ref. 3). He was stationed in Whitehorse from between 1965-1968 & also worked part time at the store, selling cameras & processing films. The Konica was his first fully automatic camera; it was his favourite camera & he used it extensively for many years. The camera was also used by his wife who was less familiar with the art of taking pictures, hence the bright orange stickers with instructions on the camera

Fonction

A device used to record still images on light sensitive film in a two-dimensional format.

Technique

An example of an inexpensive camera of the late 1950s from Germany, whose camera industry in that period played a large role in the economic revival of that country. It is a manual, simple camera for 4x4 cm. exposures on 127 roll film, but styled like a 35mm camera. The shutter is 2 speed synchronized for magnesium flash & coupled with a film advance to prevent double exposures. This camera was given to Mr. Clouthier by a friend. Even though it is a very simple camera, Mr. Clouther kept it because of its visual qualities, the sentiment shared by R. Hicks in the Feb. 2005 Shutterbug article in which he admits to collecting the camera because it is ``cute`` (Ref. 2). From McKeown's price guide to cameras: Bella 44, circa 1959; second version of Bella 44 had new top housing with larger finder; camera name on shutter face and Achromat f8 lens; 4x4cm on 127 film. Bilora was founded in 1909 as a metalwork factory and its first box camera was manufactured about 1935. Shortly after WII production of box cameras. In the 1950s and 1960s large quantities of simple box and viewfinder cameras were produced. Toward the end of the 1960s, production ceased (Ref. 1)..

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

red & silver logo on top reads "BILORA"/ incised black lettering on shutter face read "16___8", "BELLA 44" & "Achromat 1:8"/ raised lettering on back reads "WEST GERMANY""O Y W"/ yellow label inside reads "OTTAWA CAMERA CLINIC/ Repairs, Photo - Movie Supplies/ 875 BANK ST. CE. 2-6137"

Manque

appears complete

Fini

silver finish on body with grey simulated leather covering lower body/ black synthetic parts/ colourless transparent glass

Décoration

parallel ridges on metal front panel/ incised lines in panels on top