Janice Mackay , Mar 20, 2005; 08:43 a.m.
Hello all,
I really enjoy reading other's posts on various camera models and
seeing examples of the photos taken with them, so here's my first
contribution.
Some info on the Bencini Koroll 24-S:
Approx year of production, 1950. Made in Milan, Italy. Sold by Boots
the Chemist (in the UK?).
Film: 3 x 4.5cm on 120 film (half-frame), giving 24 pics per roll.
From what I've read on the internet it has a 50mm lens (not marked
on the actual lens) though it seems longer than that. It has two
apertures, f9 and f16, and shutter speeds 1/50 sec and B. The focus
appears to be stuck on 14 feet!
The following photos are from the first roll I put through the
camera, after obtaining it last month. They were all taken at our
local 'community village' - the historic buildings have been
preserved and are currently being used by a variety of community
organisations.
I was really pleased with the outcome, and look forward to using the
Koroll regularly. :-)
Firstly a photo of the camera itself.
Bencini Koroll 24-S
Janice Mackay , Mar 20, 2005; 08:46 a.m.
Here are some photos from the Koroll.
Lamp
Janice Mackay , Mar 20, 2005; 08:48 a.m.
Main street of the village.
Tuscany
Janice Mackay , Mar 20, 2005; 08:50 a.m.
Forresters Hall
Janice Mackay , Mar 20, 2005; 08:52 a.m.
Cottage gate
Janice Mackay , Mar 20, 2005; 08:54 a.m.
Verandah
Janice Mackay , Mar 20, 2005; 08:58 a.m.
Old schoolhouse and cabbage trees (New Zealand native).
Schoolhouse
Janice Mackay , Mar 20, 2005; 09:00 a.m.
Last one. Hope you enjoyed looking!
If anyone else has a Koroll I'll be interested to hear about it.
Shadows
Jorn Ake , Mar 20, 2005; 09:16 a.m.
Funny - I looked at these photos and couldn't figure where in the US or Europe these might be. The light looked very strange - not strange, different - somehow. And then I got to the shot of trees identified as New Zealand natives. I guess when you look west facing a house facade, you expect the sun to be from the left, look east and the sun should be coming from the right. In some of these the sun is obviously coming from the other direction. I guess this is just evidence of my northern hemisphere-centric thinking. Or maybe I am just one cup of coffee shy from reality.
Nice photos, even with the sun in the "wrong" place:)
Philip Freedman 
, Mar 20, 2005; 09:19 a.m.
Thanks. That brings back memories. They were sold by Boots in England. I had one as a teenager around 1960. I am embarrassed to say that it was followed by (over a number of years, of course, and maybe not in this sequence - this is from memory) a Kodak Brownie 44a, Zeiss Ikonta, Halina 35x, Baby Rollei 44, Praktica Vb, Pentax ME Super, Pentax MX, Minolta 9000, Canon Eos 650, Canon Eos 3, Nikon F3, Nikon F90, Leica R6, Nikon F80, Leica R6.2 and Leica M6, and I now have a D70 and an RD-1. An equipment freak - moi? Oh no. I am sure there must be many photonet readers out there who can easily beat that list - at least, I hope so.
