Coronet Consul (1950)

Coronet Consul (1950)

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This photo is from the copy I own

History and technical features 

Coronet Box Cameras are medium format 120 film cameras made by Coronet in England.

There are several other Coronet Box models which also made by Tiranty in France. This means that the same camera model could be found either British made or French made. For these models see the article Tiranty Box Cameras (Coronet).

All of the Coronet box camera models are in medium format, 6x9cm frame with roll 120 film. They have a simple one speed spring rotary shutter. These boxes are offered with various meniscus type lenses.

About Tiranty see also the article Tiranty Folding Cameras (Coronet).

Source: camerapedia

Coronet was a British camera maker based in Birmingham. The company was formed in 1926 by F.W.Pettifer. It manufactured a variety of cheap box and folding cameras until 1967. After the war it worked together with the French company Tiranty to avoid French import restrictions. Several Coronet camera models were made in France, some with Boyer lenses, and some with instruction imprints in French.  Coronet also had their own brands of film, including Corochrome.

Source: camera-wiki.org


Specifications

Introduced in 1950
This camera belongs to the Consul, Captain and Ambassador family
It has 2 modes of shooting, Bulb, and I would guess something between 1/125 to 1/1250
Worked with 2 viewfinders to choose if you either wanted a portrait or landscape kind of picture
Has a green filter

Source: camerapedia


Model


Reference sites

camera-wiki.org

camerapedia


Manual

English manual


Film


Pictures taken with this machine


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