854 - Set of three miscellaneous cameras.
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Estimate €50 - €80

Description

Set of three miscellaneous cameras. Baby Lynx Pontiac camera (Morocco) with Som Berthiot Paris Flor 3.5/50 mm lens (Prontor II, Pontiac case), Reyna Cross II camera with Som Berthiot Paris Flor 3.5/50 mm lens (Reyna Cross case) and Sem Kim camera (attributed as the plate is missing) with Anastigmat Cross 2.9/45 mm lens. As is. N.B. Jean-Marie PRADES : Baby Lynx. Year 1950. Still made by Pontiac, but simpler design than the previous model and therefore cheaper. In 1951, P. Laroche moved his company to Casablanca in Morocco and the cameras were marked 'Made in French Morocco' (...) - Reyna-Cross II, 1942. First model. The shutter release is connected by a cord. Flor F/3.5 50mm lens. Visuals and texts " Autour d'une collection 2 " Collection JMP Club Niépce Lumière, p. 204. Expert Isabelle Cazeils. Provenance: Jean-Marie PRADES Collection. Three cameras.

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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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854 - Set of three miscellaneous cameras. See original version (French)

854 - Set of three miscellaneous cameras.
See original version (French)