1947 Comet by Zenith of Chicago
Another fine cheap Bakelite/plastic camera from Chicago. A half frame 127 with two shutter speeds, bulb and sometimes.... The shutter is about 1/80th when new and probably won't even work when you get it. I cleaned this up, stretched the spring out and have about 1/100th now. This has a strange 'pull out to focus' lens like an old Leica lens. It is about as good a focus as any meniscus lens can do. The box is much more interesting than the camera. Great graphics.
1947 Comet by Zenith of Chicago
Another fine cheap Bakelite/plastic camera from Chicago. A half frame 127 with two shutter speeds, bulb and sometimes.... The shutter is about 1/80th when new and probably won't even work when you get it. I cleaned this up, stretched the spring out and have about 1/100th now. This has a strange 'pull out to focus' lens like an old Leica lens. It is about as good a focus as any meniscus lens can do. The box is much more interesting than the camera. Great graphics.