Bencini Comet S Camera 1950 127 Roll Film

Bencini Comet S Camera 1950 127 Roll Film
Manufacturer :C.M.F. Bencini
Model :Comet S
Produced :1950
Film Type :127
Film Width :46mm
ImageSize :30mm X 40mm
No. of Images :16
Position :Portrait
Size :W 110mm X H 72mm X D 60mm
Weight :270gr.
Body Type :Viewfinder
Construction :Aluminium
Lens Type :Meniscus
Focus Type :Front focusing
Focal Length :55mm / 1:11
Focal Range :1m - Infinity
Aperture Type :Fixed
Aperture :f/11
Shutter Type :Guillotine type
Shutter Speeds :B - 1/50s
Like many of his Italian compatriots, Florence-born Antonio Bencini was drafted into World War I. An aeronautical engineer by trade, he was assigned the daunting task of maintaining and repairing old French-made cameras the army scouts relied upon in the field.
After the war, Mr. Bencini returned to Florence and opened a carpentry business that specialized in camera building. In 1920, he and a partner founded Fabbrica Italiana Apparecchi Macchine Materiali Accessori (FIAMMA, also known as FLAME). Mr. Bencini, who also served as the company's technical director, recognized the potential of making and manufacturing amateur box cameras. In 1933, he produced the Fiammetta, a compact wooden camera for 120 film.
By 1935 he began doing business at Filma. The first camera to roll off the assembly line was the appropriately named Filma, which took images on 127 film. Two years later, Bencini moved to Milan and opened ICAF.
In 1937, the ICAF changed its name to "CMF" for a short time and then assumed, after the war, the definitive name "CMF Bencini".
Roberto Bencini took more of his father's leadership responsibilities, and one of his pet projects was designing the Comet camera, a name which reflected his interest in aviation. The Bencini Comet was the first of a series of cameras made by made from 1948 into the 1950s. They are smaller versions of the 120 film Bencini Koroll range. Others bearing the name 'Comet' in this series were Comet II, Comet S, Comet Rapid, Commet 3, Comet III and Comet 44.
The CMF Comet S camera was manufactured by Bencini in Milan, Italy in 1950. The camera was manufactured with an aluminum body with leather adornments.
The company continued designing and manufacturing cameras until 1984 when business problems led to an announcement that distribution of the company's product line would be taken over by Cafer Ltd. Cafer released a few more Bencini-branded products until shortly before Antonio Bencini's death, and then retired the Bencini and Comet brand names.
Comet S is precision-made in one of Europe´s most modern camera works. The handsomely styled, beautiful finished, all-metal body is matched by a fine performance to make the Comet-S the foremost camera of it´s kind. The eye-level viewfinder is exceptionally clear and the shutter release comes easily to hand with a balance nicely calculated to minimise camera movement and ensure sharp pictures.
The lens is ‘bloomed’ an unusual refinement in an inexpensive camera, and one which has helped the Comet-S to make a wide reputation for superb pictures.
The Comet-S is a fine ‘flash’ camera. It has a built-in ‘shoe’ on top which the flashgun fits, and a special contact in the shutter to fire the bulb as you take a picture.
A case will help to keep your Comet-S free from dust, and protect it at the same time.
Original C.M.F. Bencini Comet S Manual
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[@CappeFran]

any suggestions where to find 127 mm rolls?

[@photofungc]

Better cut your favourite 120film and roll it to 127film... Check the video 127 roll film... It is not difficult and cheaper