35mm Italian Jewels

Borletti

 This is the ONLY known prototype of the rarest Italian Leica copy,
the elusive Borletti ! Even the Galileo Eptamitar 50/2 lens is a "no name" one, # 228360.

 

 

 

What is extraordinary, this LONE prototype is almost completely made in a gorgeous
STAINLESS STEEEL, that, as always at his time (1949/50) has a "yellowish"
tone, the same we find on the also SS made Italian Kristall II and III...

 

Janua

 Janua # 450193, with case (ex), probably the finest Leica copy ever made, a superb,
innovative Italian camera made by San Giorgio (Genova 1948-1951).

 

 

The camera has
been designed with: selftimer, film cutter, extinction meter, and a VERY long base
rangefinder. The San Giorgio "Essegi" 50/3.5 lens is beautifully made,
collapsible and very flat, despite fitted with a special bayonet
mount. A very rare camera.

 

Rectaflex Rotor 

Rectaflex Rotor with original "Rotor" engravings # 30653, for three rotating lenses,
very interesting, unique, special model of the sole Italian SLR camera !

 

 

The Rectaflex has  up to 1/1300° shutter speeds, technically a top model, with RUBIS, at slow speed gears spindle tips.

 

If you want to see details of those and also:

 

Ducati Sogno

Gamma 47

ISO DUPLEX SUPER 

Luxia II ”GOLD”

 

Go to:

 

http://www.leicatime.com/ ITALIAN cameras of Luigi Crescenzi,

 

 

 

Luigi Crescenti and prototype Leicas.

 Back row:  First model II with Summar lens (at left tray);  Original Barnack Panoramic;   Compur type with non rotating shutter. Prototype nº3 with variable slit and lens (at right tray).

 Middle row: Two Leicas: Fully operational model with rotary two lens turret, and dummy camera with two lens changing slide lens panel for study.

 Left side: two Leicas for rangewfinder study: The black one has vertical RF; the brown one has horizontal RF. This would be the type adopted on future models II and III.

 Front center row: Special 200mm finder with focusing and parallax habilities, Spring driven motor drive prototype,with crank loading(Mooly forerunner); Stereo lens pair prototype(50mm lenses)with view finder mask.

 Left side: Fixed focus quick use wide angle Elmar , Quick wind base prototype(Rapid wind and Leicavit forerunner).

 Identification: Luiz Paracampo