Changes: Bencini Comet

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Bencini Comet S
photo by Rick Soloway

The Bencini Comet cameras were 127 film made in Italy by CMF Bencini from 1948 into the 1950s. They were smaller versions of the Bencini Koroll range. Controls were limited to 1/50 instantaneous or B shutter and a focusing lens. The Comet III was an unusual vertical format camera.

There were various models:

Model	Format	Introduced
Comet	4x4cm	c.1948
Comet II	3x4cm	c.1951
Comet S	3x4	c.1950
Comet Rapid
Comet 3 (Fixed-focus)	3x4cm	c.1953
Comet III focusing	3x4cm	c.1953

The Comet name was reused later for 126 cartridge cameras; see the 126 section of the Bencini page, and still later for 35mm cameras.

Comet II
photo by AWCam (Image rights)

Comet II Back
photo by AWCam (Image rights)

Bencini Comet S
by jgs4309976 (Image rights)

Bencini Comet
By heritagefutures (Image rights)

Links

rotary shutter of
Comet S (video)

Bencini Comet IIat Au fil des images by J.C.Boussat (in French)

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-The '''Bencini Comet''' cameras were [[127 film]] made in Italy by [[Bencini]] from 1948  into the 1950s.
+The '''Bencini Comet''' cameras were [[127 film]] made in Italy by [[Bencini|CMF Bencini]] from 1948 into the 1950s.
 They were smaller versions of the [[Bencini Koroll]] range.  Controls were limited to 1/50 instantaneous or B shutter and a focusing lens. The [[Bencini Comet III|Comet III]] was an unusual vertical format camera.
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 The Comet name was reused later for [[126 film|126 cartridge]] cameras;
-see the [[Bencini#126_film|126 section of the Bencini page]].
+see the [[Bencini#126_film|126 section of the Bencini page]], and still later for [[Bencini#35mm_film|35mm cameras]].
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