Start (Polish camera)

Start B

Start 66

Start was a Polish twin-lens reflex camera of Rolleicord type produced by Warsaw Photo-Optical Works, or WZFO. It was the first camera produced in Poland after World War II.^[1] The Star range was produced in numerous versions – Start, Start II, Start B, Start 66 and Start 66S.

Start 66S was exported outside of the Poland under names "NOCO flex" and "Universa Uniflex 66".

Camera editions

Start (1951–1952, 1954–1960)^[2]
Start II (1960–1965)^[3]
Start B (1960–1967)^[4]
Start 66 (1967–1970)^[5]
Start 66S (ca. 1970–1982)^[6]

↑ "A history of WZFO – or „Polish people have also something to boast of…” part III - Warsaw Photo-optical Works – a history of Polish photographic cameras - LensTip.com". www.lenstip.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-02-10.
↑ "Camera Start". Museum of History of Photography. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
↑ "Camera Start II". Museum of History of Photography. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
↑ "Camera Start B". Museum of History of Photography. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
↑ "Camera Start 66". Museum of History of Photography. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
↑ "Camera Start 66S". Museum of History of Photography. Retrieved 2013-07-15.

James M. McKeown, Joan C. McKeown (Dec 1, 2000). McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras 2001–2002 (ed. 11, illustrated ed.). Centennial Photo Service. p. 699. ISBN 9780931838347.
Marek Maszczak (2006). Polski sprzęt fotograficzny z lat 1954 – 1995 w zbiorach Muzeum Historii Fotografii w Krakowie (in Polish). Museum of History of Photography.