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In 1909 the Süddeutsches Camerawerk Körner and Mayer in Sontheim am Neckar, Germany, was renamed to '''Nettel Camerawerk'''. Originally it was R.E. Mayer (1902). It was famous for its patented strut folding cameras. When such a camera was unfolded the position of the scissors type struts could be manipulated with a lever for focusing. Around 1910 this kind of strut folders were classified as ''Nettel folders''. The ''Deckrullo-Nettel'' strut folders even had a focal plane shutter (rouleau shutter --> "deckrullo"). The [[Deckrullo-Nettel]] and other camera models were continued when Nettel was merged with [[Drexler & Nagel]] into [[Contessa-Nettel]] in 1919.
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'''Nettel Camerawerk''' was a cameramaker in Sontheim am Neckar, in southern Germany. The company was founded by R.E. Mayer in 1902, as '''Süddeutsches Camerawerk Körner and Mayer'''. It was renamed '''Camerawerk Sontheim''' in 1904, and again to '''Nettel Camerawerk''' in 1908.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p712.</ref> It was famous for its patented strut folding cameras, with focal plane shutters. When such a camera was unfolded the position of the scissors type struts could be manipulated with a lever for focusing. Around 1910 this kind of strut folders were classified as ''Nettel folders''. The ''Deckrullo-Nettel'' strut folders were an improvement on this design, with a focal plane shutter which is self-capping, i.e. light-tight during tensioning; (rouleau shutter --> "deckrullo"). The [[Deckrullo-Nettel]] and other camera models were continued when Nettel was merged with [[Drexler & Nagel]] into [[Contessa-Nettel]] in 1919; some models were still produced after Contessa-Nettel was merged into [[Zeiss Ikon]] in 1926.
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Revision as of 16:21, 6 May 2012

Nettel Camerawerk was a cameramaker in Sontheim am Neckar, in southern Germany. The company was founded by R.E. Mayer in 1902, as Süddeutsches Camerawerk Körner and Mayer. It was renamed Camerawerk Sontheim in 1904, and again to Nettel Camerawerk in 1908.[1] It was famous for its patented strut folding cameras, with focal plane shutters. When such a camera was unfolded the position of the scissors type struts could be manipulated with a lever for focusing. Around 1910 this kind of strut folders were classified as Nettel folders. The Deckrullo-Nettel strut folders were an improvement on this design, with a focal plane shutter which is self-capping, i.e. light-tight during tensioning; (rouleau shutter --> "deckrullo"). The Deckrullo-Nettel and other camera models were continued when Nettel was merged with Drexler & Nagel into Contessa-Nettel in 1919; some models were still produced after Contessa-Nettel was merged into Zeiss Ikon in 1926.


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  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). p712.


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