Dollina
The Dollina is a series of 35mm folding cameras produced by the German maker Certo based in Dresden. There were three generations of Dollina, each with a different body.
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The first generation: Dollina O, Dollina I, Dollina II
The Dollina III
The Dollina III was a high-end model, with a focusing wheel above the top plate like the previous models, and a coupled rangefinder integrated in a new body with a baroque shape. The folding bed is a flat square plate, and the two sides of the body protrude together to leave room for the lens and the rangefinder. The Dollina III had the most expensive lens and shutter combinations, for example:
- Schneider Xenon 5cm f:2 on Compur-Rapid 500
- Zeiss Tessar 5cm f:2.8 on Compur-Rapid 500
The Dollina III was short lived and replaced by the Super Dollina, and today it is the most uncommon of the Dollina models.
The last generation: Super Dollina, Super Dollina II
The Super Dollina replaced the Dollina III as the top of the range. It also had a coupled rangefinder integrated in the body, but this new body was more rounded and compact, similar to the Dollina I and II. The viewfinder and rangefinder windows were separated. The focusing wheel sticks out of the right side of the top plate. The Super Dollina has two thick buttons for advance and rewind, and was made until the war. After World War II, it was replaced by the Super Dollina II with slim buttons for advance and rewind.
