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atiratha
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 Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:48 am Post subject: Can anyone help me ID this camera? |
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atiratha wrote:
Hi,
I came across this camera and have no idea what it is. No sign of manufacturer anywhere. The lens is Xenar 7.5 f/2.8, it has focal plane shutter (cloth). The Xenar seems to be from 1936 judging by the S/N. The controls very unusual.
Could anyone help me ID this. None of the more experienced people I know had any idea.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GhnMxT4BHIuF2jth5YkuoQ?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qxIh-SwPFfsRuXV7iurCxQ?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LrUaJ_tf1V5BjK91DHvE0w?feat=directlink
I sent the camera for servicing, so no more pictures in the foreseeable future. It seems to take 120 or 620 film, looks like it makes 6x4.5 but I could be wrong. No manufacturer signed even inside.
Thanks a lot for your help.
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Spotmatic
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:58 am Post subject: |
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Spotmatic wrote:
I think it's a one-off camera, so it's probably the only example in existence. I have seen other homemade cameras from the former eastern bloc...
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atiratha
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:06 am Post subject: |
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atiratha wrote:
That's what I thought at first, but the shutter, the rangefinder, the high grade lens for it's time, everything suggests a factory manufacture (it also has serial number inside). Also, the manufacturing quality seems more like Germany/Switzerland. Also, the man repairing it said, it was a very complex machine, even more than the old Leicas.
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Attila
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:20 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Perhaps a prototype, made in small batch or DIY camera made from other camera parts.
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atiratha
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:36 am Post subject: |
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atiratha wrote:
I sort of thought the shape to be similar to Kodak Medalist but the controls are wholly different.
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std
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Location: Bulgaria
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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std wrote:
Looks very nice.
So you may have got a prototype or a rare camera with a superb lens.. that's way cool 
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philslizzy wrote:
Totally way more steampunk than the Argus C3. I want one! |
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