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Avus circa 1920 with Compur shutter older dial-set version and Skopar lens
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The '''Avus''' series of folding plate cameras was made by [[Voigtländer]] in Germany from 1913 to 1934. These medium-to-upper-quality cameras are seen in both 6.5x9cm and 9x12cm versions. They have [[double-extension]] bellows and are equipped with [[Ibsor]] or [[Compur]] shutters (either the older dial-set or the newer rim-set versions), and high-quality Tessar-type lenses, such as Voigtländer's own '''Skopar''', or a '''Voigtar'''. The front lens standard allows a small amount of both rise/fall and lateral shift. Otherwise they are typical folding plate cameras of the period, with a big folding sports finder and additional [[brilliant finder]]. The name ''Avus'' was taken from a popular car race circuit in Berlin, the first speedway of [[Germany]].
  
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* 1. Unfolding button
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* 2. Brilliant finder
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* 3. Spirit level
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* 4. Front rise/fall knurl
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* 5. Front standard
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* 6. Slide-unlocking grips
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* 7. Focusing pointer for snapshot focusing
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* 8. Focusing knurl (moves standard forward/back)
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* 9. Front left-right shift knurl
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The '''Avus''' series of folding plate cameras was made by [[Voigtländer]] in Germany from 1913 to 1934. These medium-to-upper-quality cameras were made in both 6.5x9cm and 9x12cm versions. They had double-extension bellows, were equipped with [[Ibsor]] or [[Compur]] shutters (either the older dial-set or the newer rim-set versions), and high-quality Tessar-type lenses, such as Voigtländer's own '''Skopar''' design, or with a '''Voigtar''' lens. The front lens standard allowed a small amount of both rise/fall and lateral shift. Other than that, they were typical of the other folding plate cameras of the day, with big folding sports finder and additional brilliant viewfinder. The name ''Avus'' was taken from a popular car race circuit in Berlin, the first speedway of [[Germany]].
 
  
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* 1. Unfolding button
 
* 2. brilliant finder
 
* 3. spirit level
 
* 4. upwards movement knurl
 
* 5. standart
 
* 6. slide-unlocking grips
 
* 7. focusing pointer for snapshot focusing
 
* 8. standart's forward-backward knurl
 
* 9. sidewards movement knurl
 
* 10. large frame of sports finder
 
* 11. strut that holds folding bed in right angle
 
* 12. small frame of sports finder
 
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|image_text= Avus ad in 1928
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|image_text= 1928 Avus advertisement
 
|image_by= Dirk HR Spennemann
 
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|image_text= Avus 9x12
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|image_text= 9x12 cm Avus
 
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==Links==
 
==Links==
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* [http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/voigt14.htm Voigtländer Avus] at [http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/class.html ukcamera.com]
  
* [http://www.collection-appareils.com/voigtlander/html/voigtlander_avus.php Voigtlander Avus] at [http://www.collection-appareils.com www.collection-appareils.com] by Sylvain Halgand
 
  
 
[[Category: German 6.5x9 folding]]
 
[[Category: German 6.5x9 folding]]

Revision as of 06:24, 21 November 2018

The Avus series of folding plate cameras was made by Voigtländer in Germany from 1913 to 1934. These medium-to-upper-quality cameras are seen in both 6.5x9cm and 9x12cm versions. They have double-extension bellows and are equipped with Ibsor or Compur shutters (either the older dial-set or the newer rim-set versions), and high-quality Tessar-type lenses, such as Voigtländer's own Skopar, or a Voigtar. The front lens standard allows a small amount of both rise/fall and lateral shift. Otherwise they are typical folding plate cameras of the period, with a big folding sports finder and additional brilliant finder. The name Avus was taken from a popular car race circuit in Berlin, the first speedway of Germany.



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