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− | The '''Heidoscop'' is a stereo camera with a reflex viewfinder, for plates or film packs (or a roll film back can be used). It was the first camera made by Franke and Heidecke (later [[Rollei|Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke]]) in Braunschweig, Germany. The camera was made in two sizes: the first takes 45×107 mm plates, and was made from 1921-34.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p850.</ref> This was followed in 1925 by a model for 6×13 cm plates or film; this model was made until 1940.<ref name=McK></ref> The exact specification was changed during production. | + | The '''Heidoscop''' is a stereo camera with a reflex viewfinder, for plates or film packs (or a roll film back can be used). It was the first camera made by Franke and Heidecke (later [[Rollei|Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke]]) in Braunschweig, Germany. The camera was made in two sizes: the first takes 45×107 mm plates, and was made from 1921-34.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p850.</ref> This was followed in 1925 by a model for 6×13 cm plates or film; this model was made until 1940.<ref name=McK></ref> The exact specification was changed during production. |
Either camera has a pair of f/4.5 [[Tessar]] taking lenses (5.5 cm focal length for the first model, and 7.5 cm for the second), mounted in a stereo Compound (later Compur) shutter and a viewing lens centrally between these. This is also a Tessar in some cameras, and a 'Sucher-Triplet' (also by Zeiss) in others. | Either camera has a pair of f/4.5 [[Tessar]] taking lenses (5.5 cm focal length for the first model, and 7.5 cm for the second), mounted in a stereo Compound (later Compur) shutter and a viewing lens centrally between these. This is also a Tessar in some cameras, and a 'Sucher-Triplet' (also by Zeiss) in others. |
Revision as of 00:33, 28 October 2011
45×107 mm Heidoscop. The knob on the left of the picture (the photographer's right) is the focusing knob; the one on the right of the picture sets the shutter speed. The aperture control, and the shutter cocking lever and release are on top, behind the lens caps. image by indianadinos (Image rights) |
The Heidoscop is a stereo camera with a reflex viewfinder, for plates or film packs (or a roll film back can be used). It was the first camera made by Franke and Heidecke (later Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke) in Braunschweig, Germany. The camera was made in two sizes: the first takes 45×107 mm plates, and was made from 1921-34.[1] This was followed in 1925 by a model for 6×13 cm plates or film; this model was made until 1940.[1] The exact specification was changed during production.
Either camera has a pair of f/4.5 Tessar taking lenses (5.5 cm focal length for the first model, and 7.5 cm for the second), mounted in a stereo Compound (later Compur) shutter and a viewing lens centrally between these. This is also a Tessar in some cameras, and a 'Sucher-Triplet' (also by Zeiss) in others.
On the top of the camera body there is a collapsible hood over the viewing screen. This would even then be a familiar feature of reflex cameras. It has a hinged plate with a focusing loupe, which can be swung over the hood.
Only a few years after the Heidoscop, in 1926, very similar cameras but with a built-in roll-film chamber were introduced alongside it, in both sizes. This was named the Rolleidoscop, although McKeown states that the earliest of these were sold with the name Heidoscop.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). p850.
Links
- Heidoscop, 45×107 mm, 1923, with a roll film back; a lot in an auction in September 2006 by Auction Team Breker in Cologne.
- Heidoscop, 6×13 cm, about 1924 (from the lens serial), with a plate magazine back, and a Heidoplast stereo viewer; a lot in an auction in November 2011 by Westlicht Photographica Auction in Vienna.
- Heidoscop, 45×107 mm, about 1927 (from the lens serial); a lot in the auction of the Kaprelian Camera Collection in November 2011 by Fullers LLC in Philadelphia. Several excellent photographs of the camera, with a plate magazine back.
- Heidoscop, 45×107 mm, 1931, with a plate magazine back; another lot in the 2006 auction in Cologne.