Immediate post-war period
was convenient for companies specialized in the optical industry. René
Royer, a former mechanical engineer, created in 1947 the Société
Industrielle de Technique Optique (SITO). Already In 1948, he produces a
high-quality folding camera.
In 1952, he acquired from Photorex the mould of the Rex reflex and
starts to produce the cameras which will become the Royflex series.
The most famous model of
the series was the Royflex III. The particularity of this camera is to
have the film advance system linked to mechanism rearming the shutter.
All done by just turning the handle.
This camera is equipped with a shutter Royer
(B, 1/1s, 1/2s, 1/5s, 1/10s, 1/25s, 1/50s,
1/150s, 1/350s). It also has a self-timer.
The two coupled lenses
are :
