Tiranty was a French camera manufacturer based in Paris. After WWII, Tiranty made a number of cameras licensed from the British firm Coronet. It manufactured a variety of cheap box and folding cameras until 1967. Several Coronet camera models were made in France, some with Boyer lenses, and some with instruction imprints in French.
The earlier Tiranty box camera models are the continuation of pre-WWII British made Coronet models.
All of the Tiranty (Coronet) box camera models are in medium format, 6x9cm frame with roll 120 film. They have a simple one speed spring rotary shutter. These boxes are offered with various meniscus type lenses.
See also the articles Tiranty Folding Cameras (Coronet) and Coronet Box Cameras.
Models[]
Alliance[]
- Introduced in 1945
- Dual format: 6x9 and 4.5x6 cm
- Lens: Meniscope Tiranty
"Adjustable lens" Coronet[]
- Introduced in c.1937
- Lens: Coronet
- With a focus setting on the lens
Bobox[]
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| Bobox image by iza lemargouillat (Image rights) |
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| Luminor and Bobox image by Iza Lemargouillat (Image rights) |
- Introduced in 1936
- Lens: Ménisque Boyer
- Yellow filter, built-in
- Body:cardboard later metal
- There are many cosmetic variants
- The most widespread version of Bobox is a cheap version of the Fildia, which is very similar.
Box Luminor[]
- The name “Luminor” characterizes the mark of distribution of Manufrance. The manufacturers were various, like Tiranty, Coronet, Plavic etc.
- Lens: Meniscope Tiranty
- Dual format: 6x9cm and 4.5x6cm
Box Spring[]
- Introduced in ?
- Dual format: 6x9cm and 4.5x6cm
- Lens: Meniscope Tiranty
B20 Box[]
See also the article Coronet B20.
Box "Éclair"[]
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| Box Eclair image by Iza Lemargouillat (Image rights) |
- Introduced in 1947
- Lens: Meniscope Tiranty
- Shutter with Synchro Flash
- Body: cardboard
Éclair Lux[]
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| Eclair Lux image by Iza Lemargouillat (Image rights) |
- Introduced in 1950
- Box Coronet 6x9
- Coloured front plate
- Lens: Meniscope Tiranty
- Body: metal
Fildia[]
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| Fildia (Vague) image by Iza Lemargouillat (Image rights) |
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| Fildia (Noir) image by Iza Lemargouillat (Image rights) |
- Introduced in 1950
- Lens: Ménisque Boyer
- Body: cardboard
- There are many coloured variants, like marbled, vagues bleue (blue waves), turquoise. These are far less common than the standard version.
Le Polo[]
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| Coronet Le Polo image by gray1720 (Image rights) |
- Dual format: 6x9cm and 4.5x6cm
- Lens: Menisque Boyer
Photo-Box[]
- Introduced in 1936
- Dual format: 6x9cm and 4.5x6cm
- Lens: Meniscope Tiranty
- Similar to the Bobox
- There are many cosmetic variants
Rex[]
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| Rex (Made in England) image by iza lemargouillat (Image rights) |
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| Rex (Made in France) image by iza lemargouillat (Image rights) |
- Introduced in 1937
- Dual format: 6x9 and 4.5x6 cm
- Lens: Ménisque Boyer
- Rex seems to be an evolution of Bobox
Toutes Distances[]
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| Toutes Distances (All Distance) image by iza lemargouillat (Image rights) |
- Introduced before 1934
- Dual format: 6x9 and 4.5x6 cm
- Lens: Boyer Foyer 104mm f/14
- Standard version of the “Toutes Distances Lux”
- There are many cosmetic variants
Toutes Distances Lux[]
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| Toutes Distances LUXE image by iza lemargouillat (Image rights) |
- Introduced before 1934
- Lux seems to be an evolution of Polo
- With or without yellow filter
- The second format is not any more of 4.5 X 6 but of 4 X 6.
- Toutes Distances Luxe: Introduced in c.1937. Interesting variation of the Lux. The writing style of the name is different.
Links[]
- in Coronet Co.
- Coronet Cameras on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand