ISO Reporter
The Reporter is a coupled rangefinder camera for 35 mm film, made by Industria Scientifica Ottica in Milan, Italy, in about 1954.[1] It was sold by ISO under the compay's own brand, and was also rebranded by the German Hensoldt company as the Henso Reporter.
It is similar to ISO's other 35 mm rangefnders, the Bilux and the Standard. It has a focal plane shutter with cloth blinds. This has speeds from 1 second to 1/1000 second, plus 'B' and 'T'. The speeds are set with two controls; the slow-speed control appears in a window around the shutter release button and sets speeds up to 1/30 second; fast speeds are set on a knob to the left of the release (the sequence of speeds is unusual, including 1/40 and 1/400 second).
The camera uses interchangeable lenses with an unusual 36 mm screw mount.[2][3] The standard lens is a collapsible 50 mm f/2.8 Iriar, a copy of Leitz' collapsible Elmar; some examples have an f/3.5 Iadar or an f/1.9 Arion with a rigid mount.[4] The Iriar at least is seen with either ISO or Hensoldt branding; the Arion is always branded as a Hensoldt lens.
The viewfinder eyepiece is also interchangeable for different lenses, and incorporates dioptric adjustment.[2]
Focusing is done with the right index finger, turning the knurled wheel on the right hand side of the front of the camera. There is a focus lock (the knurled wheel at the bottom left of the front) which locks the focus in any position. The other similar control on the right hand side is the film rewind release.
The camera has a normal film advance knob at the top right, but also has a trigger advance on the bottom.
The shutter is synchronised for flash, with a PC socket on the front of the body, and a cold shoe. The synchronisation delay is adjustable, using the dial marked 1-10 (milliseconds) on the base.
There is no light meter, but the camera has a film type and speed reminder dial on the front of the body.
Notes
- ↑ 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). p449.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ISO Reporter at Sylvain Halgand's Collection d'Appareils.
- ↑ An article about the Hensoldt Publica and Reporter at Novacon states that Hensoldt made the rangefinders and all the lenses for ISO's 35 mm cameras, and that the Reporter was made by ISO after Leitz objected to the Publica, Hensoldt's own Leica copy, being made in Germany.
- ↑ The ISO page at Fotocamere Italiane shows several ISO cameras including examples of the Reporter with the ISO and the Hensoldt brands, with all three of these standard lenses, and with a Hensoldt-branded 12.5 cm f/3.5 Iriar. An 8 cm f/2.5 Agura lens is also referred to.
Links
- Reporter with ISO-branded collapsible f/2.8 Iriar at mistermodno.com
- Henso Reporter with 5 cm f/1.9 Arion; a lot in an auction in October 2005 by Auction Team Breker in Cologne.
- Henso Reporter with 5 cm f/1.9 Arion; a lot in an auction in May 2006 by Westlicht Photographica Auction in Vienna.
- Henso Reporter with 5 cm f/2.8 Iriar; a lot in an auction in May 2007 by Westlicht Photographica Auction in Vienna.
