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For SLR camera produced in Soviet Union, see Start (Soviet camera).
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Start 66

Start was a Polish twin-lens reflex camera of Rolleicord type produced by Warsaw Photo-Optical Works, or WZFO. It was the first camera produced in Poland after World War II. The Start range was produced in numerous versions – Start, Start II, Start B, Start 66 and Start 66S.

Start 66S was exported outside of the Poland under names "NOCO flex" and "Universa Uniflex 66".

Camera editions

  • Start (1951–1952, 1954–1960)
  • Start II (1960–1965)
  • Start B (1960–1967)
  • Start 66 (1967–1970)
  • Start 66S (ca. 1970–1982)

Notes

  1. "A history of WZFO – or "Polish people have also something to boast of…" part III - Warsaw Photo-optical Works – a history of Polish photographic cameras - LensTip.com". www.lenstip.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  2. "Camera Start". Museum of the History of Photography, Kraków. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  3. "Camera Start II". Museum of the History of Photography, Kraków. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  4. "Camera Start B". Museum of the History of Photography, Kraków. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  5. "Camera Start 66". Museum of the History of Photography, Kraków. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  6. "Camera Start 66S". Museum of the History of Photography, Kraków. Retrieved 2013-07-15.

References

  • James M. McKeown, Joan C. McKeown (Dec 1, 2000). McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras 2001–2002 (ed. 11, illustrated ed.). Centennial Photo Service. p. 699. ISBN 9780931838347.
  • Marek Maszczak (2006). Polski sprzęt fotograficzny z lat 1954 – 1995 w zbiorach Muzeum Historii Fotografii w Krakowie (in Polish). Museum of History of Photography.

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