Ducati Sogno
Ducati Sogno
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| Overview | |
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| Type | 35 mm half-frame rangefinder camera |
| Lens | |
| Lens mount | Bayonet |
| F-numbers | 3.5 |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Recording medium | 35 mm film |
| Focusing | |
| Focus | manual |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure | manual |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | focal-plane |
| Shutter speeds | 1/20 to 1/500 |
| General | |
| Made in | Bologna, Italy |
The Ducati Sogno (“dream”) was a half-frame 35 mm rangefinder camera made by Ducati in the 1950s at its Milan factory. The Sogno has been called a “miniature Leica” referring to its size and build quality; it is considerably smaller than a Leica III.
The Sogno is unusual for having its controls, including the shutter release, operated by the left hand. It produces an 18 mm x 24 mm image on standard 35 mm film loaded in a special cassette provided with the camera.
References
- Citations
- Sources
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Wheels on Reels (Review of Ducati – The Story on DVD by Alan Cathcart), Motorcycle Classics, February 18, 2011
- Falloon, Ian (2006), The Ducati story : racing and production models from 1945 to the present day, Haynes, ISBN 1844253228
- Chris Jablonski (July 26, 2009), Dead Finger Tech: Ducati Monster, ZDNet, archived from the original on January 4, 2011
- Rick Oleson, Camera Tech Notes / Ducati Sogno: Italy’s Pocket Leica
- De Croy-Roeulx, R. (Nov 1, 1996). Cameras: Macchine Fotografiche [Cameras] (in Italian). Chronicle Books. p. 112. ISBN 0-8118-1471-8.
Ducati Sogno – circa 1950 – Italia Questo piccolo apparecchio di eccellente fabbricazione e finitura faceva 15 riprese di formato 18 x 24 su una pellicola di 35 mm in caricatori speciali. Le ottiche intercambiabili e il corpo comprendeva persino un telemetro accoppiato.
- White, William (1990). Subminiature Photography. Focal Press. p. 93. ISBN 0-2405-1710-5.
The Ducati Sogno Model No. 1 was introduced in 1938 for producing 18 x 24 mm format on standard 35 mm film, which was reloaded into a special smaller cassette. The camera had a focal plane shutter with speeds from 1/20 to 1/500, it had a Galilean finder and a coupled rangefinder and was fitted with a Vitor f/3.5 35 mm lens. This lens produced an angle of 46°.
External links
- Images of Sogno camera, accessories and 1950 manuals, as well as a Ducati Simplex camera, at Phil Aynsley Photography
- More about Ducati Simplex
