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Kompakta

1956-1958

Kompakta was inspired by Austiran Minicord circa 1951 by Goerz.

Frame format 14x21mm unperforated 16mm film. Casette would hold 0.8 m of film that would fit 25 frames. Shuuter speeds 1/8 to 1/250. Film advance and cocking was accomplished via a pedal-type lever. Camera was equiped with Industar-65 les 2.8/28, with focusing range of 50cm.

Was not mass produced.

(Source www.photohistory.ru)

add: from A. & C. BERRY collection:
comparison between Kompacta and Minicord (3 pictures)

and a personnal Xray picture from a Kompacta.