Coronet Rex Flash

Specification

Art Deco Credentials

Acceptable: Modest and restricted

• Produced after the main Art Deco period;
• Angular flash icons on front plate;
• Ribbed Bakelite body front;
• Chrome viewfinder covers;
• Diamond pattern on viewfinder covers;
• Ribbed plastic strap handle
• Symmetrical front plate

Description

The Coronet Rex Flash box camera uses rollfilm No.120. It is similar to other cameras made by Coronet and Standard and in particular the Coronet Captain, Coronet Ambassador, and the Coronet Rex Box. It is almost identical to the Standard Super Flash. These cameras were also made by Tiranty in France. This means that the same camera model could be found either British made or French made. The Rex Flash is a simple box camera designed for capturing 6 x 9 cm pictures. It is constructed in two parts. The front is made from ribbed Bakelite with a decorative metal front plate. The rear is a metal box. It features chrome hinged view finder covers over two brilliant finders for landscape or portrait photos. It has a nice ribbed plastic strap. The camera uses 'press studs' to attach the front to the body.

It has a fixed focus meniscus lens. The film plane is curved to give better focus at the corners. Shutter has two settings: instant or time, although the time setting is more like 'bulb'. There is a tab to pull to switch between instant and time exposures. The film advance is not coupled to the shutter release so double exposure is possible. A built in green filter can be pulled into place by a lever on the side. The green filter can be used for photographing plants, separating the green foliage from the brightly-coloured flowers. It can also be used in landscape photography to boost the appearance of grass and trees.

There is a two position sliding lever below the lens that controls the focus. In the normal position, the focus goes between 10ft and infinity. In the other position, a close-up lens is brought into place which now allows the camera to focus between 3ft and 9ft.

This model has synchronised flash connectors on the side. There are no tripod mounts.

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