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The '''Eka''' is an early 35 mm camera, made in about 1924 by [[E. Krauss]] in Paris. It makes 30×44 mm exposures on unperforated 35mm film, and holds enough film for 100 exposures.<ref name=W>[https://wlpa.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=20&inO=452 Eka], serial no. 259 with silver shutter plate and brown leather, sold at the [https://wlpa.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=20 20th Westlicht Photographica Auction], on 1 November 2011.</ref>
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The '''Eka''' is an early 35 mm camera, made in about 1924 by [[E. Krauss]] in Paris. It makes 30×44 mm exposures on unperforated 35mm film, and holds enough film for 100 exposures.<ref name=W>[https://wlpa.auction2000.online/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=20&inO=452 Eka], serial no. 259 with silver shutter plate and brown leather, sold at the [https://wlpa.auction2000.online/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=20 20th Westlicht Photographica Auction], on 1 November 2011.</ref>
  
 
The camera has a 5 cm f/3.5 Tessar (marked for both Krauss and Zeiss, so perhaps made by or for Krauss under licence), and a dial-set Compur shutter with speeds 1 - 1/300 second, plus 'B'.
 
The camera has a 5 cm f/3.5 Tessar (marked for both Krauss and Zeiss, so perhaps made by or for Krauss under licence), and a dial-set Compur shutter with speeds 1 - 1/300 second, plus 'B'.
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*Examples sold by Westlicht Photographica Auction (now [https://www.leitz-auction.com/auction/en/home Leitz Photographica Auction]):
 
*Examples sold by Westlicht Photographica Auction (now [https://www.leitz-auction.com/auction/en/home Leitz Photographica Auction]):
** [https://wlpa.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=19&inO=589 Eka], serial no. 847 with black shutter plate, sold at the [https://wlpa.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=19 nineteenth auction], on 28 May 2011.
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** [https://wlpa.auction2000.online/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=19&inO=589 Eka], serial no. 847 with black shutter plate, sold at the [https://wlpa.auction2000.online/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=19 nineteenth auction], on 28 May 2011.
** [https://wlpa.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=6&inO=617 Eka], serial no. 891 with black shutter plate, sold at the [https://wlpa.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=6 sixth auction], on 6 November 2004.
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** [https://wlpa.auction2000.online/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=6&inO=617 Eka], serial no. 891 with black shutter plate, sold at the [https://wlpa.auction2000.online/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=6 sixth auction], on 6 November 2004.
** [https://wlpa.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=8&inO=628 Eka], serial no. 534, with tropical protective case made to special order by Krauss, sold at the [https://wlpa.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=8 eighth auction], on 27 November 2005; the camera is the standard model under the case.
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** [https://wlpa.auction2000.online/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=8&inO=628 Eka], serial no. 534, with tropical protective case made to special order by Krauss, sold at the [https://wlpa.auction2000.online/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=8 eighth auction], on 27 November 2005; the camera is the standard model under the case.
 
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11379 Eka] at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php  Collection Appareils] (in French)
 
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11379 Eka] at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php  Collection Appareils] (in French)
  

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The Eka is an early 35 mm camera, made in about 1924 by E. Krauss in Paris. It makes 30×44 mm exposures on unperforated 35mm film, and holds enough film for 100 exposures.[1]

The camera has a 5 cm f/3.5 Tessar (marked for both Krauss and Zeiss, so perhaps made by or for Krauss under licence), and a dial-set Compur shutter with speeds 1 - 1/300 second, plus 'B'.

It has helical unit focusing down to one metre;[2] the knurled focusing ring is accessed at the bottom of the camera, and the distance markings appear in a small notch in the front of the top plate.

The film advance key and frame counter window are on the bottom.[1] The winding key locks when the film has advanced a full frame. There is a sliding catch to unlock it to advance the film the next time; operating this catch causes the frame counter to advance.[2] There is also a covered tripod bush in the bottom.

There is a folding frame finder on the top.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Eka, serial no. 259 with silver shutter plate and brown leather, sold at the 20th Westlicht Photographica Auction, on 1 November 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Eka, serial no. 574, at Early Photography.

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