Felinette/Felicette/Felicetta

Vredeborch Felicette, rebadged as Prinz Pilot for Dixons image by sam (Image rights)

The Felinette, Felicette, Felicetta were 35mm film viewfinder cameras made by Vredeborch, introduced in 1959. Felinette name was changed in 1960 as Felicette, and renamed again as Felicetta in 1965.

Felinette

Model names and info according to McKeown

• Introduced in 1959
• Bright frame finder
• No sprocket wheel (results an irregular frame distance)
• Lens: Nordinar or Steiner 45mm f/3.5 aperture f/3.5-f/22
• Three-speed shutter, 1/30-1/60-1/125 +B
• Fake lightmeter

Felicette

• Introduced in 1960
• A Felinette with a new name
• Lens: Color-Anastigmat Nordina or Nordinar
• Early models have chrome lens ring
• Late models have black ring
• Camera rebadged for other distributors, eg. Prinz Pilot for Dixons

Felicette L

• Intoduced in c.1963
• A Felicette with a hinged flash reflector on the top

Photo in G.Even Collection [1]

Felicetta

Vredeborch Felicetta image by Romuald Swieconek  (Image rights)

• Introduced in 1665
• A Felicette with a new name

Felicetta (black)

• Introduced in c.1972
• Black model of Felicetta
• Covered on the outside 3M Nextel Velvet Coating
• Also sold under Neckermann name

Photo in G.Even Collection [2]

Felicetta (grey)

• Same with black Felicetta but gray covering

Felicetta BL 35

Vredeborch Felicetta BL 35 image by Gian Ferreira  (Image rights)

• Introduced in 1965
• A Felicetta but has real Selenium meter

Felicetta BL 35 (black)

• Introduced in c.1972
• Same with BL 35 but black covering

Felicetta L

• Same as the Felicette L

Felicetta L (black)

• Same with black Felicetta but a hinged flash reflector on the top

Links

• in G.Even Collection [3]
• in Sylvain Halgand Collection [4]