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 [1]
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, rebadged as Prinz Pilot for Dixonsimage by sam (Image rights )
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 1965
A Felicette with a new name
Felicetta (black) [ ]
Vredeborch Felicetta black
Introduced in c.1972
Black model of Felicetta
Covered on the outside 3M Nextel Velvet Coating
Also sold under Neckermann name
Felicetta (grey) [ ]
Same with black Felicetta but gray covering
Felicetta BL 35 [ ]
Felicetta BL 35
More info for Felicetta BL 35
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 [ ]
Felicetta L (black) [ ]
Same with black Felicetta but a hinged flash reflector on the top
Notes and references [ ]
Links [ ]
in G.Even Collection [2]
Vredeborch in Sylvain Halgand Collection
in optiksammlung by Christian Zahn [3]