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Dignette (1955)[]

Basic viewfinder camera, with the lenses Dignar 45mm f/3.5 or f/2.8 in Vario, Pronto or Prontor-SVS shutters, black or grey covering. It is also sold as Premiere.

A modernized Dignette with new top housing and bright-frame finder.
The lenses are Dignar 45mm f/3.5 or f/2.8, Cassar 45mm f/2.8 or Color-Subitar 45mm f/2.8, and in Vario, Pronto, Prontor-SVS, Prontor 250 or Prontor 250 S shutters.

Dignette (1960) image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)

New model looks like Dacora Super Dignette
Fake rangefinder window
The lenses are Dignar 45mm f/2.8, Cassar 45mm f/2.8 or Color-Isconar 45mm f/2.8, and in Vario, Pronto, Prontor 250, Prontor 250 S, Prontor 300 or Prontor-SVS leaf shutters.

Focus range: 1-10m +inf
Focusing: front cell focusing, guess the distance
Shutter release: on the front pane w/ cable release socket
Cocking lever: also winds the film, rapid wind short stroke, on the back of the top plate
Frame counter: on the false knob of the right of the top plate, manual setting, advance type, not works wo/ the film in the camera
Viewfinder: bright frame finder, parallax correction
Re-wind knob: on right of the top plate
Re-wind release: knob, on the bottom plate
Flash PC socket: on the front plate, X and M settings by a lever on the lens-shutter barrel
Cold-shoe
Self-timer: set the VXM lever to V; X synch 1/30
Back cover: hinged, opens by latch on right of the camera
Tripod socket: ¼"
Strap lugs: none
Body: metal; Weight: 507g
serial no.none

Similar to Dignette (1960), but modified top, recessed frame counter no longer in false knob and re-wind folding crank. ^[1]