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  Meteor Camera

The Meteor camera model CX was manufactured by Universal Camera Corporation in circa 1949. An inexpensive light weight camera made from molded bakelite. The camera was capable of making twelve 2¼ x 2¼ inch square (6×6 cm) exposures on 620 roll film. It featured a telescoping and collapsible lens mount. Fitted with a fixed focus f11 coated lens with 4 variable aperture of f/11, f/16, f/22 and f/32 and a self-resetting instantaneous and a bulb shutter selected with a I /B lever atop the lens barrel. Other features included a built-in sun shade, extinction meter, hot shoe with flash synchronization, built-in view finder and rotary focus for close-ups and landscape. Originally priced at $15 usd.

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