G87 General Auction Monday 5pm

Two mid-20th century viewfinder cameras comprising an Ilford Sporti and a Halina 35X

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Description

This lot consists of two viewfinder cameras marketed for amateur use during the 1950s and 1960s. The first item is an Ilford Sporti medium format camera designed for 120 roll film. It was manufactured in Western Germany by Dacora (Kamerawerk Reutlingen). The camera features a black plastic body with a satin-finish metal top plate. It is fitted with a Dacora lens featuring zone focusing settings for Close-ups (5-10 feet), Groups (10-25 feet), and Views (25 feet to infinity), alongside exposure icons for Flash, Cloud, and Sunny. The interior film chamber is clean and contains a red manufacturer sticker. It is accompanied by a dark brown leather ever-ready case embossed with the Ilford name and Western Germany origin. The second item is a Halina 35X 35mm camera manufactured by W. Haking in Hong Kong. The metal body features a black textured leatherette covering and the stylized W logo of the manufacturer. It is equipped with a Halina Anastigmat 45mm f/3.5 lens with an aperture range from f/3.5 to f/16. The top plate is marked Halina 35X. This camera includes a tan leather ever-ready case embossed with the Halina name.