{"id":219,"date":"2016-09-21T19:20:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T19:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/industrialmuseum.co.uk\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2024-05-13T16:45:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T16:45:57","slug":"vintage-king-cameras","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/industrialmuseum.co.uk\/index.php\/vintage-king-cameras\/","title":{"rendered":"King cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vintage King Cameras<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 1936, King  started manufacture of simple cameras in 1949.  The company  produced a large number of uninteresting cameras in its lifetime (some estimates are as high as 5 million units).  The company also produced flashguns and other photographic accessories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

King Regula Sprinty BC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Date: c.1964
Country of origin: Western Germany (that’s what it says)
Rangefinder: Viewfinder only – zone focusing
Meter: Selenium
Shutter: Leaf (Rectamat)
Speeds: B 1\/30 1\/60 1\/125 1\/250
Lens: Isco-Gottingen Color-Gotar 1:2.8 45mm
Stops: 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16
For its time, this is a very simple point-and-shoot camera.  The shutter and aperture are locked together – if you set it to 1\/125 you have the option of f11, f8 or f5.6 only.  Much plastic is used (especially in the lens housing), but overall the camera feels fairly well put together – considering its target market. ‘Bulb’ is set using a small lever underneath the viewfinder, and you can choose between electronic of bulb flash using a screw in the hot-shoe.  I’ve not had chance to use this camera yet, but it seems that it’s never had a film in it at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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King Reglua Sprinty BC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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