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The '''Daco''' is a [[Bakelite]] box camera made by [[Dacora]] in Germany. The original model dates from 1949, with an f/11 lens; the 1950 '''Daco II''' has an f/8 lens<ref>{{McKeown}}, p.232</ref>.
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The '''Daco''' is a [[medium format]] [[box camera]] made by [[Dacora]] and introduced in 1949. <ref>Model and info are as to [[McKeown's]] p.232</ref>.
   
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The body is made by [[bakelite]] with slightly curved sides and rounded corners. It is similar in style to the common metal [[Dacora Daci]]. The lens is meniscus f/11 with a two speed rotary type shutter, instant and time.
There are controls on the front giving a choice of apertures, f11, f16, f22 (Daci) or f8 & f11 (Daci II), and focus ranges of 1.5-4m and 4m-&#8734;. The camera uses [[120 film]] taking twelve 6x6cm images per roll.
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The controls on the front gives a choice of apertures f11, f16, f22, and focus ranges of 1.5-4m +inf. The camera uses [[120 film]] taking twelve 6x6cm images per roll.
   
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A similar model is [[Dacora Daco II]].
The Daco was superceded by the similar, but metal-bodied Daci and [[Daci Royal]].
 
   
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==Notes and references==
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== Links ==
 
* [http://www.lyndrup.dk/ken/Engelsk/Dacora%20E/Daco.htm Daco] on Ken Lyndrup's site (possibly mistakenly labelled Daci II)
 
   
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==Links==
 
* [http://www.lyndrup.dk/ken/Engelsk/Dacora%20E/Daco.htm Daco in Ken Lyndrup's website]
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*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=2453 Daco] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr]
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*[http://lippisches-kameramuseum.de/Dacora/Dacora_Daco.htm in Lippisches-kameramuseum]
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Latest revision as of 10:45, 28 February 2020

The Daco is a medium format box camera made by Dacora and introduced in 1949. [1].

The body is made by bakelite with slightly curved sides and rounded corners. It is similar in style to the common metal Dacora Daci. The lens is meniscus f/11 with a two speed rotary type shutter, instant and time. The controls on the front gives a choice of apertures f11, f16, f22, and focus ranges of 1.5-4m +inf. The camera uses 120 film taking twelve 6x6cm images per roll.

A similar model is Dacora Daco II.

Notes and references[]

  1. Model and info are as to McKeown's p.232

Links[]