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Bilora Radix 35 BH (1948)

Bilora Radix 35 BH (1948)

This is a Bilora Radix 35 BH, a simple scale focus camera made by Kürbi & Niggeloh of Radevormwald, West Germany between 1948 and 1952.  The Bilora Radix shoots double perforated 35mm film loaded in Agfa Karat cassettes.  Marketed as a competitor to Kodak’s type 135 daylight loading cassette, Karat…

September 24, 2024 September 24, 2024 Photography / Reviews  9.0 / Bilora / Germany / Karat
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Bilora Bella 3c (1955)

Bilora Bella 3c (1955)

What is it? This is a Bilora Bella medium format scale focus camera made by Kürbi & Niggeloh of Radevormwald, West Germany between the years of 1955 and 1958.  The name Bilora Bella was the name of a long running series of inexpensive and simple, but attractive cameras made by the company…

September 12, 2017 January 31, 2024 Photography / Reviews  127 / 5.0 / Bilora / Germany
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