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Cil Cilmatic Super
France Version française
Photos by BF text by BF. From the collection of BF. Last update 2023-08-30 par Sylvain Halgand.

Manufactured or assembled in Germany from (Circa) 1968 to (Circa) 1972.
Index of rarity in France: Frequent (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 11263

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Chronology of cameras Cil 

CIBA was a Swiss chemical company. Founded in the late 19th century, it gradually expanded, gaining recognition for its pharmaceutical products, dyes, and more. CIBA Photo emerged in 1960 through the merger of Lumière and Telko. CIBA also acquired a stake in Ilford UK. In the 1950s, Swiss company Telco marketed color photographic products under the name Telcolor. Lumière had been known since the late 19th century for its Gelatin-Bromide plates, followed by Autochromes. Since 1952, Ilford had been offering color prints from slides through the SDB process.

In 1958, Ciba developed Cibachrome, an exceptionally high-quality color process that allowed creating paper prints directly from slides without using negatives. The Cibachrome Print was introduced during the 1963 Photokina. In 1991, Cibachrome became Ilfochrome, before fading away during the 2010s.

Ciba Photo never manufactured cameras but distributed cameras under the CIL brand that were made by third parties. The name CIL consists of the initials of Ciba, Ilford, and Lumière. The Lumière name occasionally appeared on some models (likely intended for the French market), leveraging the brand's historical reputation. Most cameras originated from Germany, primarily Dacora models, but a few later models came from Hong Kong (Haking).

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The Cilmatic Super is part of a series of three models called Ideal, Super, and Elite. All three models share many parts. The Super is the middle-of-the-range model. Its lens is the same Color-Dignar triplet as that of the Elite. The difference between the two models is that here the window for the light meter is fake, as there is no built-in light meter.

It's a 126 format camera, producing negatives of 28 x 28 mm. It's possible to use a Flash Cube with a 15-volt battery. Focusing can be done using symbols or metric scale. Shutter speed and aperture are adjustable through five exposure symbols. The shutter speeds are 1/30, 1/60, and 1/125. Apertures range from f/5.6 to f/22. The viewfinder is collimated with a centering reticle.

In 1968, this camera cost 99.37 francs.

Cil Cilmatic Super



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There have been two main series of models under the CIL brand: the Cilfomat and the Cilmatic.

  Size Meter Timer Lens Shutter Rangefinder Flash From Price (french francs)
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973
CILFOMAT
300 S 135 No Yes Color Isconar
2,8/45 mm		 Prontor 300   Hot-Shoe Dacora     258 191 Yes  
300 SL 135 Uncoupled Yes Color Isconar
2,8/45 mm		 Prontor 300   Hot-Shoe Dacora     347 263 Yes  
300 SL1 135 Uncoupled Yes Color Isconar
2,8/45 mm		 Prontor 300   Hot-Shoe Dacora     347 263 Yes  
CILMATIC
Electric 300 135 Uncoupled   Color Isconar
2,8/45 mm		 Prontor 300 Yes Hot-Shoe + Flashcube Dacora 330 313 233      
Electric 300 S 135 Coupled Yes Rodenstock
Color TriNo-Lanthar
2,8/45 mm		 Prontor 300-E No Hot-Shoe + Flashcube Dacora 367 347 388 320 Yes  
Electric 300 S 135 Coupled Yes Rodenstock
Color TriNo-Lanthar
2,8/45 mm		 Prontor 300-L No Hot-Shoe + Flashcube Dacora     315      
Electric 500 135 Coupled ? Rodenstock
Color TriNo-Lanthar
2,8/45 mm		 Prontor 500 S-E Yes Hot-Shoe + Flashcube Dacora 457 432        
Electric 500 S 135 Coupled   Rodenstock
Color TriNo-Lanthar
2,8/45 mm		 Prontor 500 S Yes Hot-Shoe + Flashcube Dacora            
Electric 500 S 135 Coupled   Rodenstock
Color TriNo-Lanthar
2,8/45 mm		 Prontor 500 S-E Yes Hot-Shoe + Flashcube Dacora     584 Yes Yes  
Electronic 300 CC 135 Coupled   Rodenstock
Color TriNo-Lanthar
2,8/45 mm		     Hot-Shoe Dacora         Yes 469
Electronic 300 CR 135 Coupled   Rodenstock
Color TriNo-Lanthar
2,8/45 mm		   Yes Hot-Shoe Dacora         Yes  
300 CR 135 Uncoupled   Color Isconar
2,8/42 mm		     Hot-Shoe Dacora            
300 CC 135 Coupled   Color Isconar
2,8/42 mm		   Yes Hot-Shoe Dacora           469
Electronic 126 Coupled CdS   6,3/40 mm Prontor 300 electronic   Flashcube Dacora            
Ideal 126 Fake   Color-Subitar Achromat f/8 2   No Flashcube Dacora 66 84 62 Yes    
Ideal3 126 Fake   Color-Subitar Achromat f/8 2   No Flashcube Dacora            
Super 126 Fake   Color-Dignar
3,9/40 mm		   No Flashcube Dacora 99 124 93 Yes    
Elite 126 Coupled   Color-Dignar
3,9/40 mm		   No Flashcube Dacora 174 220 163 Yes    
X 126 No       No Flashcube Haking            

 

1: Different cell window
2: two elements lens
3: Distinct markings

 





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