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Who made it? by *coshipi:iconcoshipi:

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The lens is a Carl Zeiss Jena.

The shutter is a Deckel Compur.

But who made the camera? I don't know. It takes 120 roll film, 9 images to the roll - that is, 60mm x 80mm negs - in an interchangeable back that says Rada on it, but the camera body doesn't, and nor do any of the other backs, of which there are several: a ground glass screen with hinged hood and leather blinkers, or a selection of holders for glass plates. So a real enthusiast's camera in its day...late 1920s or early 1930s, I think.

Very recently acquired, and 100% working.

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~Kuldip Jan 22, 2007, 9:06:10 PM
a Vintage Camera [:p]
Well done.
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*Wodewose Jan 23, 2007, 2:41:34 AM
Somehow I doubt whether my Canon (or yours) will still be working in 70 or 80 years...

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*jotamyg Jan 23, 2007, 2:56:25 AM
so old!! :)

Great pic :clap: :clap:

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*jotamyg Jan 23, 2007, 2:56:26 AM
so old!! :)

Great pic :clap: :clap:

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Isa
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*Beatminister Jan 23, 2007, 4:03:22 AM
I have a almost identical camera. I think its a little older than your estimate - between 1910 and 1920 IŽd say.
About the film: my one - and I guess yours too - is loaded with single shot tin cassettes (what you call holders for glass plates) that are inserted in the back, replacing the matte glass thingy with the folding leather sides which is used to focus the camera. Rather clumsy...
But with a grainy b/w film you can make "genuine" pioneer style photos. ;)

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*coshipi Jan 23, 2007, 5:31:52 AM
You might be right. The shutter is certainly no later than 1928, because it doesn't have the self-timer that later models have.

The lens is good enough to justify using a very fine grained b/w film, as I have done on occasions with my other 60x90 bellows camera - a much later Zeiss Ikon. With care in focussing and a good steady tripod you can get very detailed pictures indeed with cameras like this.

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*coshipi Jan 23, 2007, 5:32:04 AM
:)

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*coshipi Jan 23, 2007, 5:36:10 AM
I doubt it very much too! That's partly because there's more to go wrong, partly because the parts are tinier and therefore more likely to deteriorate or get damaged, and partly because they're so much more difficult to fix when anything does go wrong. I don't think there's any less care and attention paid to either the design or the quality of production work - in fact, very likely more.

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*coshipi Jan 23, 2007, 5:36:47 AM
A vintage camera indeed. I was very pleased to spot it!

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