From a technical standpoint, the Rollex is a box camera using a film
120 and producing negatives of format
6x9 cm.
Its body is made of stamped metal covered with a black leatherette. Due
to the ravages of time, this one is quite ever peeling from its support.
This camera has a trigger
allowing two speeds: Instant and Pose. This one can be selected using a
tiny level located just above the lens.
The Special lens is linked to a shutter having: "Petit" (small) et
"Grand Diaph" (large) apertures.
But the most interesting
characteristic of this camera is its viewfinder.
This one is protected in a kind of little metal box, located on the
front face of the camera. The cover box opens when pressing on a little
button and a prismatic viewfinder pops up.
Kovex, Rollex et Scopa are the three cameras ever produced by the
SCAPEC (Société de Construction d'Appareils Photographiques et
Cinématographiques) located at Levallois-Perret (France). They were
presented as more beautiful, more sophisticated but also more expensive
than any other box cameras available at that time.
The upshot of it
all was a resounding flop for these three cameras.