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The '''Auto-Clack''' is a folding bed camera for [[film plates]] produced by the German company [[Rietzschel]] c.1908<ref>{{McKeown12}}, p.824</ref>.
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The '''Auto-Clack''' is a folding bed camera for 9x12cm [[film plates]] produced by the German company [[Rietzschel]] from 1908 till c.1915<ref name="Mac">{{McKeown12}}, p.824</ref>.
  
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It has a double-extension.
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Possible lens/shutter combinations are<ref name="Mac" /> :
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* Apotar f/6.3 13.5cm
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* Linear f/6.3, f/6.8 or f/5.5 13.5cm
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* Sextar f/6.8 13.5cm
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in an [[Ibso]] or [[Compound]] [[leaf shutter]]
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A special mechanism keeps the lensboard parallel to the film plane.
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
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[[Category:1906-1910]]
 
[[Category:1906-1910]]
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[[Category:German 9x12 folding]]
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The Auto-Clack is a folding bed camera for 9x12cm film plates produced by the German company Rietzschel from 1908 till c.1915[1].

It has a double-extension.

Possible lens/shutter combinations are[1] :

  • Apotar f/6.3 13.5cm
  • Linear f/6.3, f/6.8 or f/5.5 13.5cm
  • Sextar f/6.8 13.5cm

in an Ibso or Compound leaf shutter

A special mechanism keeps the lensboard parallel to the film plane.



Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover)., p.824