The Fellsphoto Vintage Franka Gallery

 

1954 Franka Super Frankarette 

Franka Super Frankarette with 45mm f2,8 Xenar lens

lens serial no. 4985383

 

New Forest: ball play on Rochford Common New Forest: on Rochford Common New Forest: track across Rochford Common
New Forest: pine trees on Red Shoot Plain New Forest: pine trees on Red Shoot Plain New Forest: Red Shoot Plain

vertical panorama of pine tree
pine tree bark   vertical panorama of the tree
Blake Fell from path to Cogra Moss ascent from Cogra Moss ascent from Cogra Moss
Ullock bridleway - collecting sloes Ullock bridleway home bridleway

 


1957 advert for Franka Super Frankarette

The 35mm Super Frankarette with its coupled rangefinder costs 22% more than Franka's top of the range 6x6 folding camera. The addition of the coupled rangefinder adds 50% to the price over the basic model. A very expensive feature!

 (advert from 1957)



Prices 1957 compared to 2008 RPI 2008 average earnings
Super Frankarette £37 6s 0d £673 £1710

 

in comparison: today £585 buys a Canon 500D, £744 buys a Canon 550D Digital SLR Camera each with 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (amazon April 2010)

£1700 buys a Canon EOS 7D DSLR with EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens (amazon April 2010)

...... and you thought your DSLR was expensive! 

 Canon 7D