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847 - Lachaise "Perso 608" camera, with Mecila N Kinoptik Paris 3/…
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
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Lachaise "Perso 608" camera, with Mecila N Kinoptik Paris 3/90 mm lens, handle with shutter release and flash. As is. N.B. Jean-Marie PRADES: (...) Several formats: 6 x 8 cm for 110 frames. 6 x 6 cm for 150 frames. 4.5 x 6 cm for 200 frames. 24 x 36 mm for 250 frames. All on reels 100 metres long and 61.7 mm wide. (...) Pierre Lachase set up his own company, Mecila (Mécanique Cinéphoto Lachaise), specialising in the synchronisation of Semflex and Rollei cameras and the adaptation of reinforcement backs for them (...) Between 1952 and 1955, he began designing two cameras, the Perso 608 and the Mécilux. The first was a high-quality model based on a MAG 150 and designed for photojournalism (...) The Perso 608 encountered manufacturing difficulties and fewer than twenty were sold (...). Visuals and texts " Autour d'une collection 2 " Collection JMP Club Niépce Lumière, p. 205. Expert Isabelle Cazeils. Provenance: Jean-Marie PRADES Collection. Camera.
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About the sale Second part: History of photography, the collection of a lifetime
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Auction time 06/09/2026 at 9:30 AM
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