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After
having made foldings, bi-lenses reflex cameras and different other types
of cameras, René Royer decided to resolve the problem of the
mono-lens reflex camera. In 1958, he
invents the first French reflex
camera : the Savoyflex I.
The big originality of this camera was to allow the mirror to return in
its still position after the shutter release and this, without having to
rearm the device. |
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 If
the idea was interesting,
the adopted technical solution was disastrous...
Shutter release
mechanism, endowed with a very long journey, allows in once : the ascent
of the mirror, the shutter command and then the descent of the mirror in
its still position. Simple, isn’t it ?
The only problem
is that during its ascent, the mirror comes to mask the sight during a
long enough time so that the photographer loses his aim, resulting in
badly centred or vague photos. |
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Quickly,
customers stay away from that camera. Then, René Royer considers more
appropriate to import Japanese cameras (Yashica). The
production of Royer’s cameras is stopped in 1964.
Savoyflex I were equipped with a lens SOM Berthiot f=50mm / 1:2.8 and a
central shutter Prontor Reflex, offering speeds between 1/500 to 1
second. |
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