About this Site ...
The Iloca Rapid Camera
This site is about Iloca cameras and associated equipment, and about the company that produced them - Iloca Kamera-Werk, Hamburg, Germany.
The site takes a brief look at the Iloca Company, its approach to camera manufacturing, and its position in the marketplace during the 1950's.
The site features models from the Iloca camera range, plus some of the accessories that are available to suit that range - genuine Iloca accessories manufactured by the company for its own range of equipment, as well as third party accessories from a variety of manufacturers.
The site also features the Pintsch Bamag Duplex stereo slide projector from the 1950's which was specifically designed for projecting stereo slides onto a silver lenticular screen.
The site takes a brief look at the Iloca Company, its approach to camera manufacturing, and its position in the marketplace during the 1950's.
The site features models from the Iloca camera range, plus some of the accessories that are available to suit that range - genuine Iloca accessories manufactured by the company for its own range of equipment, as well as third party accessories from a variety of manufacturers.
The site also features the Pintsch Bamag Duplex stereo slide projector from the 1950's which was specifically designed for projecting stereo slides onto a silver lenticular screen.
2D and 3D Photo Galleries ...
The Iloca Stereo II Camera and Accessories
I have included a selection of photo galleries, both 2D (single-lens) and 3D (stereo) examples which display photos taken with various Iloca cameras over the years. The 3D (stereo) photos can be viewed in several formats - anaglyph for viewing with "Red-Cyan" glasses; crosseyed and parallel formats for viewing side by side stereo pairs; and single (2D) photos taken from either the left or right image of an original stereo pair.
In addition, each equipment page contains a photo gallery of the particular model or item.
To round things off, I have included some literature containing helpful information from various sources such as advertisements, manuals, brochures and magazine articles.
And one Final Note ...
My early interest centred around Iloca stereo equipment, an area in which the company invested quite heavily during the 1950's. Over time, however, I began to expand this perspective to include representative examples from the entire Iloca range, both single-lens and stereo models. In addition, I have included a selection of accessories and various other photographic oddments to suit cameras from the Iloca era, plus some background information relating to the company itself.
This site does not attempt in any way to be an authority on the subject. Rather, my intention is to offer a more subjective view and broad appreciation of the Iloca brand and the company from my personal experience and research.
Hopefully this has resulted in an interesting and diverse collection. I hope you enjoy this site.
This site does not attempt in any way to be an authority on the subject. Rather, my intention is to offer a more subjective view and broad appreciation of the Iloca brand and the company from my personal experience and research.
Hopefully this has resulted in an interesting and diverse collection. I hope you enjoy this site.
Other Sources of Information
CJ's Classic Camera Collection is a comprehensive and very well presented site which provides detailed information about the Iloca range, plus many other vintage camera brands.