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The Finetta-Werk in Goslar, Harz (Germany) had been founded by Piet Sarabèr, a native Dutch, born 1899 in Delft. He was electrician and studied engineer, and married a German woman. In 1942 he moved to Germany, where he opened in 1945 a company as engineering consultant with focus on electricity. Beside the company's focus it developed cameras. In 1947 a cooperation with Helmut Finke began. Finke had been former constructor at Voigtländer, Braunschweig. Until 1948 they developed the Finette 35mm viewfinder cameras, which were launched in 1949.
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Finettes of 1949
- 1. Finette I A: 43mm meniscus lens, fixfocus, one aperture, 1/30 sec.
- 2. Finette II A: as I A, but aperture 6.3 to 16
- 3. Finette I B and II B: Finar 1:5.6/43mm achromatic lens, body improved
- 4. renamed to Finetta I D and II D
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Finettas, 1949 to 1951
- 1949: Finetta III D: tube lens Anastigmat Finetar 1:4/43mm, wide aperture range, distance selectable
- 1950: Finetta IV D: as III D, but with variable speed shutter
- 1950: Finetta IV D: version with exchangeable lenses for 27mm lens mount, four lenses available
- 1951: Finetta Super: First camera with hot shoe
camera sophistication period
In 1951 Rudolf Trentsch, former camera constructor of Korelle, Dresden, camera constructor Karl-Heinz Reich from REKA-Kamera, Jena, and camera constructor H. Höhlemann entered the Finetta-Werk.
In 1952 the camera developments reached a peak with the Finetta 99, with wind-up spring, fast focal plane shutter, bayonet mount, hot shoe, and 3 new lenses (45mm, 70mm, and 105mm). In the U.S. the camera was sold as Ditto 99.
In 1953 the camera production reached industrial dimensions. The Finetta Super was replaced by the Finetta 88, with a new bayonet and the body of the Finetta 99.
new horizons and end
In 1954 the company began a cooperation with Jacques Bogopolsky alias Jacques Bolsey which resulted in the exciting miniature 8mm cine filmcamera Bolsey 8.
In 1956 the company got into insolvency. The factory was closed in 1957.
Links
- Finetta at www.collection-appareils.com
