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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="211208-10036636945defa653f0023" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BFlickr_image%5Cn%7Cimage_source%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.flickr.com%5C%2Fphotos%5C%2Fsilhouettepies%5C%2F540122294%5C%2Fin%5C%2Fpool-camerapedia%5Cn%7Cimage%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Ffarm2.static.flickr.com%5C%2F1189%5C%2F540122294_fa60cff2fa.jpg%5Cn%7Cimage_align%3Dright%5Cn%7Cimage_text%3DAdvocate%2C%20series%201%5Cn%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Flickr_image%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false">​ <table class="plainlinks" data-rte-style="float: right; text-align: center;" style="float: right; text-align: center;" data-rte-attribs=" class=plainlinks align=right style=text-align: center;" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <tr> <td data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cimg%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220006%5C%22%20src%3D%5C%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Ffarm2.static.flickr.com%5C%2F1189%5C%2F540122294_fa60cff2fa.jpg%5C%22%20alt%3D%5C%22540122294_fa60cff2fa.jpg%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.flickr.com%5C%2Fphotos%5C%2Fsilhouettepies%5C%2F540122294%5C%2Fin%5C%2Fpool-camerapedia%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-10036636945defa653f0023" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/silhouettepies/540122294/in/pool-camerapedia"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image-whitelisted%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Ffarm2.static.flickr.com%5C%2F1189%5C%2F540122294_fa60cff2fa.jpg%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-10036636945defa653f0023" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1189/540122294_fa60cff2fa.jpg" alt="540122294_fa60cff2fa.jpg" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-rte-spaces-before="1">Advocate, series 1 </td></tr></table>​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The <b>Ilford Advocate</b> is a white-enamelled die-cast aluminium alloy <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%2235mm%22%2C%22link%22%3A%2235mm%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B35mm%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-10036636945defa653f0023" href="/wiki/35mm" title="35mm" class="mw-redirect">35mm</a> camera made in the UK by Kennedy Instruments, a subsidiary of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ilford%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ilford%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIlford%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-10036636945defa653f0023" href="/wiki/Ilford" title="Ilford">Ilford</a>. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":1,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->It was introduced in 1949 (series 1), and updated in 1952 (series 2) with a faster lens and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22flash%20sync%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22flash%20sync%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bflash%20sync%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-10036636945defa653f0023" href="/wiki/Flash_sync" title="Flash sync">flash sync</a>; production stopped in 1957. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":1,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->It was said to be the first British 35mm camera to go on sale. The flash connector was a pair of sockets fitted to the side of the lens mount - of Ilford's own design, and the camera was supplied with an accessory cable to connect to these - rather than use a (by this time standard) PC connector. </p> <ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Shutter: Rotary (with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Flash%20sync%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Flash%20sync%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFlash%20sync%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-10036636945defa653f0023" href="/wiki/Flash_sync" title="Flash sync">Flash sync</a> on series 2), speeds 1/25-1/200 + B </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">Lens: Dallmeyer Anastigmat 35mm f4.5 (series 1) or Wray Lustrar 35mm f3.5 (series 2), stopping to f.22, focusing 3ft - infinity </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Links</h2> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Advocate%20on%20the%20Living%20Image%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flicm.org.uk%5C%2FlivingImage%5C%2FAdvocate.html%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flicm.org.uk%5C%2FlivingImage%5C%2FAdvocate.html%20Advocate%20on%20the%20Living%20Image%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-10036636945defa653f0023" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Advocate.html">Advocate on the Living Image</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Advocate%20on%20Maurice%20Fisher%27s%20Photomemorabilia%20site%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.photomemorabilia.co.uk%5C%2FIlford%5C%2FAdvocate.html%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.photomemorabilia.co.uk%5C%2FIlford%5C%2FAdvocate.html%20Advocate%20on%20Maurice%20Fisher%27s%20Photomemorabilia%20site%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-10036636945defa653f0023" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.photomemorabilia.co.uk/Ilford/Advocate.html">Advocate on Maurice Fisher's Photomemorabilia site</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="2"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ilford%20Advocate%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.collection-appareils.fr%5C%2Fx%5C%2Fhtml%5C%2Fpage_standard.php%3Fid_appareil%3D15354%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.collection-appareils.fr%5C%2Fx%5C%2Fhtml%5C%2Fpage_standard.php%3Fid_appareil%3D15354%20Ilford%20Advocate%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-10036636945defa653f0023" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=15354">Ilford Advocate</a> at www.collection-appareils.fr </li></ul> <p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key camerapedia:rte-parser-cache:9282 --> Loading editor I A UK Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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