Ernostar

The fast Ernostar was introduced in 1924as f2.0 lens for the camera Er-Nox, which soon was renamed to Ermanox. It could be improved to an even faster lens, the f1.8 85mm Ernostar of 1925. the asymmetric double-anastigmat was developed by Ludwig Bertele for Ernemann. In 1925 was the fastest available still camera lens.

Ernemann Kinette home-movie camera and professional lens Ernostar f1.8 advertised in one ad. Italy 1925. image by Abdishev (Image rights)