Difference between revisions of "Deckrullo-Nettel"
(Some text, refs and cats) |
m (Added a couple of refs to examples at Westlicht in the smallest size.) |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
The '''Deckrullo-Nettel''' is a series of wooden-bodied strut-folding plate cameras with focal-plane shutters. They were first made by [[Nettel|Nettel Kamerawerk]] from about 1909,<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p713 (Nettel), 214 (Contessa-Nettel) and 1048 (Zeiss Ikon).</ref> and was continued both by [[Contessa-Nettel]] from 1919-26, and after that by [[Zeiss Ikon]] until 1928. | The '''Deckrullo-Nettel''' is a series of wooden-bodied strut-folding plate cameras with focal-plane shutters. They were first made by [[Nettel|Nettel Kamerawerk]] from about 1909,<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p713 (Nettel), 214 (Contessa-Nettel) and 1048 (Zeiss Ikon).</ref> and was continued both by [[Contessa-Nettel]] from 1919-26, and after that by [[Zeiss Ikon]] until 1928. | ||
| − | The Deckrullo-Nettel is an improved model of the '''Nettel'''; its name first appeared in catalogues as Deck''rouleau''-Nettel (Deck = 'cover'), referring to the self-capping focal-plane shutter (i.e. the shutter is light-tight while being tensioned; the shutter of the original Nettel is not self-capping; the cameras are otherwise very similar). The Nettel was produced alongside the | + | The Deckrullo-Nettel is an improved model of the '''Nettel'''; its name first appeared in catalogues as Deck''rouleau''-Nettel (Deck = 'cover'), referring to the self-capping focal-plane shutter (i.e. the shutter is light-tight while being tensioned; the shutter of the original Nettel is not self-capping; the cameras are otherwise very similar). The Nettel was produced alongside the Deckrullo-Nettel for some time.<ref name=McK></ref> |
| − | |||
The camera was available in many plate sizes: | The camera was available in many plate sizes: | ||
| − | * 6 or 6.5x9 cm | + | * 6 or 6.5x9 cm<ref name=W6B>Contessa-Nettel [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=162465&_ssl=off#162465 6.5x9 cm Deckrullo-Nettel in black leather and paint], about 1912, with 12 cm f/4.5 CZJ Tessar, sold at the [http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=148872&acat=148872&lang=3 May 2009 Westlicht Photographica Auction].</ref><ref name=W6T>Contessa-Nettel [http://westlicht-auction.com/index.php?f=popup&id=58520&_ssl=off#58520 6.5x9 cm Tropical Deckrullo-Nettel], about 1924, also with 12 cm f/4.5 Tessar, sold at the http://westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=54421&acat=54421&lang=3 May 2006 Westlicht auction.</ref> |
| − | * 3¼x4¼ inch (quarter plate) | + | * 3¼x4¼ inch (quarter plate) |
* 9x12 cm | * 9x12 cm | ||
* 10x15 cm | * 10x15 cm | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 6 May 2012
|
| 13x18cm Tropical Deckrullo-Nettel (front part of wire frame finder missing) image by willboy2010 (Image rights) |
The Deckrullo-Nettel is a series of wooden-bodied strut-folding plate cameras with focal-plane shutters. They were first made by Nettel Kamerawerk from about 1909,[1] and was continued both by Contessa-Nettel from 1919-26, and after that by Zeiss Ikon until 1928.
The Deckrullo-Nettel is an improved model of the Nettel; its name first appeared in catalogues as Deckrouleau-Nettel (Deck = 'cover'), referring to the self-capping focal-plane shutter (i.e. the shutter is light-tight while being tensioned; the shutter of the original Nettel is not self-capping; the cameras are otherwise very similar). The Nettel was produced alongside the Deckrullo-Nettel for some time.[1] The camera was available in many plate sizes:
McKeown only lists the Zeiss Ikon camera in centimetre sizes.[1]
As often with cameras of this period, McKeown lists the Decrullo-Nettel with a vast range of available lenses, including ones by Goerz, Voigtländer and Carl Zeiss. The lens board has horizontal and vertical movements.
The shutter has a wide range of speeds, by adjustment of both the spring tension and the gap width between the blinds. The range of speeds differs from one plate-size to another, larger cameras having faster top speeds; the 13x18 cm camera has a top speed of 1/2800 second.[4]
The strut mechanism is characteristic of Nettel, and gives variable bellows extension for focusing, with a focus knob on the left side. The end of one of the struts appears as the pointer on a focus scale, in a slot in the top of the body. Of course, the camera also allows focusing with a ground-glass screen. The camera also has a wire frame finder.
The standard models of the camera have black leather body covering and black-painted lens boards.[5] There are also tropical models, with uncovered hardwood bodies and brown leather bellows.[4]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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). p713 (Nettel), 214 (Contessa-Nettel) and 1048 (Zeiss Ikon).
- ↑ Contessa-Nettel 6.5x9 cm Deckrullo-Nettel in black leather and paint, about 1912, with 12 cm f/4.5 CZJ Tessar, sold at the May 2009 Westlicht Photographica Auction.
- ↑ Contessa-Nettel 6.5x9 cm Tropical Deckrullo-Nettel, about 1924, also with 12 cm f/4.5 Tessar, sold at the http://westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=54421&acat=54421&lang=3 May 2006 Westlicht auction.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tropical Contessa-Nettel Deckrullo cameras from 1923 and 1926, offered at the May 2012 Westlicht Photographica Auction.
- ↑ Deckrullo-Nettel at Wagner Lungov's website.
