LAUNCHED 1952
PRICE £359 (Monark price guide, April 1953). US retail price $177.50 with f/2, $227.50 with f/1.5 (Photography,Giant Directory Issue, May 1953)
PRICE TODAY £184 on eBay
IN 1952, Futura Kamerawerk GmbH announced the Futura-S, so-called because it had a Synchro Compur shutter. This model is easily identified because the nameplate bears the words ‘Futura-S', and the front panel is in satin chrome with the lens in a bright polished-steel housing. The Futura-S was a better-looking camera than earlier models and has lasted longer than the early cameras.
Futura manufactured all the (non-Schneider) lenses for Futura cameras, including the glass. The following screw-mount lenses are available for the Futura cameras: 35mm f/4.5 Ampligon, 45mm f/3.5 Futar, 45mm f/2.8 Xenar, 50mm f/1.5 Frilon, 50mm f/2 Evar, 50mm f/2.8 Elor, 70mm…
