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Detrola Model K

1940·Camera

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The Model K was a higher-spec model in Detrola's lineup of bakelite cameras for 3×4 cm images on 127 film. In 1940, the Model K was offered at a list price of USD $22.50, almost double that of the Model G[1]. While it shared the extinction meter of the Model H, the selling point of the Model K was its color-corrected Wollensak 2-inch f/3.5 lens[2] about 2/3rds of a stop faster than the f/4.5 lenses on the G and H models. This camera is also seen with the designation Model KW. The "W" was ostens

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