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The Gewirette was a small [[viewfinder]]-type camera made by [[Wirgin]] in Wiesbaden, Germany. This collapsible camera (the lens collapses into the body to make it more compact) takes 127 film using a 5 cm lens. The specimen I have has a Gewironar f/4.5 lens, marked "Wirgin Wiesbaden". It has a 3-speed Vario shutter (1/25, 1/50, 1/100 plus T & B). The camera is interesting in that the entire top of the camera comes off to load and unload film; there's a winding knob (marked "F") on the left, and a latch knob on the right, marked "Z" (for "zu", closed) which you turn to unlatch the top and allow it to be lifed off the body.
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The back has two red windows, covered by little spring-loaded hinged metal covers. The two windows are used together to locate the next frame to expose, by first lining up the exposure number in the righthand window, then by lining the same exposure number up in the lefthand window (the film winds from right to left). This gives 16 exposures on a roll of film.
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The '''Gewirette''' is a small [[viewfinder]]-type camera made by [[Wirgin]] in Wiesbaden, Germany. This collapsible camera (the lens collapses into the body to make it more compact) takes [[127 film]] using a 5 cm lens. One specimen seen has a Gewironar f/4.5 lens, marked "Wirgin Wiesbaden". It has a 3-speed [[Vario]] shutter (1/25, 1/50, 1/100 plus T & B). The camera is interesting in that the entire top of the camera comes off to load and unload film; there's a winding knob (marked "F") on the left, and a latch knob on the right, marked "Z" (for "zu", closed) which you turn to unlatch the top and allow it to be lifted off of the body.
  
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The lens is a triplet, with the front element on a helical to focus (down to 3 feet).
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The back has two [[red window]]s, covered by little spring-loaded hinged metal covers. The two windows are used together to locate the next frame to expose, by first lining up the exposure number in the right-hand window, then by lining the same exposure number up in the left-hand window (the film winds from right to left). This gives 16 exposures on a roll of film.
  
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The camera has "GERMANY" stamped in the vulcanite on the back, and the focus scale is marked in feet, so I assume it was made for export. (I obtained the camera recently in the United States.) It also has the standard American thread for the tripod mount (1/4") as opposed to the European standard 3/8".
 
  
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The lens is a triplet, with the front element on a helix to focus (down to 3 feet).
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The camera has "GERMANY" stamped in the vulcanite on the back, and the focus scale is marked in feet, so was presumably made for export. It also has the standard American thread for the tripod mount (1/4") as opposed to the European standard 3/8".
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The camera's name Gewirette (Ge-wir-ette) is derived from the company name Gebr. Wirgin (Gebrüder Wirgin = Wirgin Brothers).
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|align=center|with [[Vario]] shutter
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|align=center|with [[Prontor]] II shutter
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|align=center|with [[Compur]] shutter
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|align=center|and [[Meyer]] Trioplan 5 cm lens
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|align=center|and [[Wirgin]] Gewironar 5 cm lens
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|align=center|and Meyer Trioplan 5 cm lens
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== Links ==
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* [http://aya3photo.sakura.ne.jp/aya-2/wirgin-gewirette_ca.html The Gewirette at Aya's Cameras] (Japanese)
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* [http://kanscamera.sakura.ne.jp/hp2/restore59.html#Wirgin The Gewirette at Kan's Room] (Japanese+English)
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* [http://www.schaum-holzappel.de/wirgin/gewir.html The Gewirette at www.wirgin.de] (German)
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[[Category:127 film]]

Revision as of 04:44, 18 June 2022

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Gewirette
image by Rick Soloway (Image rights)
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The Gewirette is a small viewfinder-type camera made by Wirgin in Wiesbaden, Germany. This collapsible camera (the lens collapses into the body to make it more compact) takes 127 film using a 5 cm lens. One specimen seen has a Gewironar f/4.5 lens, marked "Wirgin Wiesbaden". It has a 3-speed Vario shutter (1/25, 1/50, 1/100 plus T & B). The camera is interesting in that the entire top of the camera comes off to load and unload film; there's a winding knob (marked "F") on the left, and a latch knob on the right, marked "Z" (for "zu", closed) which you turn to unlatch the top and allow it to be lifted off of the body.

The back has two red windows, covered by little spring-loaded hinged metal covers. The two windows are used together to locate the next frame to expose, by first lining up the exposure number in the right-hand window, then by lining the same exposure number up in the left-hand window (the film winds from right to left). This gives 16 exposures on a roll of film.


The lens is a triplet, with the front element on a helix to focus (down to 3 feet).

The camera has "GERMANY" stamped in the vulcanite on the back, and the focus scale is marked in feet, so was presumably made for export. It also has the standard American thread for the tripod mount (1/4") as opposed to the European standard 3/8".

The camera's name Gewirette (Ge-wir-ette) is derived from the company name Gebr. Wirgin (Gebrüder Wirgin = Wirgin Brothers).

2335534434_f06f92a5c8_m.jpg 2334704015_cfc59ab419_m.jpg 2334704349_58624615c9_m.jpg
with Vario shutter with Prontor II shutter with Compur shutter
and Meyer Trioplan 5 cm lens and Wirgin Gewironar 5 cm lens and Meyer Trioplan 5 cm lens

images by Rick Soloway (Image rights)

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