Nymphe
Nymphe in a Wünsche catalogue. scanned by Uwe Kulick (Image rights) |
Emil Wünsche's Nymphe is a strut folding pocket camera for rollfilm. It is wooden bodied, with black leather covering and red bellows. It was available for the frame formats 6x8.5cm (model I), 9x12cm (model II) and 9x9cm (model III).[1] There was also a stereo model for 9x18cm (model VI). The lenses are Rapid Aplanat or Goerz double-anastigmats, without focusing. The camera has a simple 'I' and 'B' shutter, and a folding Newton finder on the lens and shutter unit.
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). p1018.
Links
- Nymphe serial no. 72, listed by the auctioneer as 6x6 cm, but perhaps the 6x8.5 cm model, sold at the fourth Westlicht Photographica Auction on 22 November 2003.