Kinax 6x9cm; Berthiot special 4.5/105 mm; film-tested There is a confusing number of slightly different Kinax models, but this one is probably a Kinax III or a Kinax special, based on the viewfinder frame, which can be pulled out and turned sideways. It was build in France between 1951 and 1956. It has a Berthiot special lens, which is quite sharp, as you can see in the last pictures. It has a shutter with nine times (1 sec to 1/350 sec and B). All the times seem appropriate, except for 1/5 and 1/10 sec., which appear too long judged by the sound. The long exposure times ½ and 1 sec, which often do not work in older cameras, sound correct. In the attached pictures I have only used the shorter times from 1/50 to 1/350 sec. The fake-leather covering looks good and the black varnish has only a few spots (see pictures). Overall, the camera looks quite good, although it is not museum quality. Everything works as it should, including the self-timer (ca. 10 sec), and the distance scale seemed correct, based on the pictures I took. The aperture works well, and the flash synchronization also works at all speeds (tested for electronic flash; may not work for certain flash bulbs that need to be triggered before the shutter opens). The view finder has a little lever to adjust for parallax.The camera takes 620 film (only 6x9; inset for 6x6 and 4.5x6 negatives is missing). Since 620 film has been discontinued half a century ago, you can use 120 film and either respool it onto a 620 spool (the more ‘professional’ way), or just cut the outer rims oft the plastic 120 film spool, which I did. This works for this camera and is much faster than re-spooling film, but there are other 620 cameras for which the film chamber is too tight, so that it doesn't work (thanks to Kodak, who wanted in particular American buyers to only buy Kodak films). I have one original 620 spool included, plus the ‘mutilated’ 120 plastic spool I used, to show you that it fits the film chamber without a problem. The camera has been film-tested, and I include two pictures and their respective enlarged sections indicated by red frames on the originals. As you can see, the resolution of the lens is quite good, although it is obviously not a $1000 Zeiss Planar lens. The bellows had a pinhole, which I only noticed after taking pictures. The red arrow in picture #5 shows where the pinhole was. I then coated all the corners of the bellows that looked weak, tested for pinholes with a flashlight in the darkroom, and have taken new pictures of the tree and Agave. I guarantee that the bellows now has no pinholes and is light-tight.The camera weighs about two pounds and measures about 6 1/2 x 4 x 2”. Ebay will calculate shipping from Arizona to your location.