Panta

The Panta was a metal viewfinder camera made by Dr. Rodehüser. It was a sturdy camera but not too heavy since its body was made of aluminium. It was made around 1950. Its specialties were the camera opening mechanism with one of the thumb wheels on top as unlocking lever, and the pull-out lens barrel with a pin in the lens barrel flange. This pin locked the shutter release lever when the barrel was pushed into the body.

Different variants were made.

Specifications

image by Uwe Kulick

• Type: viewfinder camera
• Launch: ca. 1950
• Manufacturer: Dr. Rodehüser
• Viewfinder: reverse Galilean optical finder

Variant 1 (no official variant enumeration):

• Film type: Type No. 120 film rolls
• Frame format: 6x6 cm

Variant 1a:

• Lens: Enna Ennar 1:4,5 f-7,5cm, or Steiner-Bayreuth Steinar 1:4,5/75, focusable by turning front elements group.
• Shutter: Vario with ten-blade aperture and speed scale B, 1/25, 1/75 and 1/200 sec.

image by Daigu

Variant 1b:

• Lens: Steiner-Bayreuth Steinar 1:3,5/75
• Shutter: Pronto B + 1/25 sec. => 1/200 sec. + self timer

image by Siim Vahur

Variant 1c:

• Lens: Steiner-Bayreuth Steinar 1:2,8/75
• Shutter: Prontor B + 1 sec. => 1/200 sec. + self timer

Variant 2:

• Film type: Type No. 120 film rolls
• Frame format: 4.5x6 cm
• Lens:
• Shutter:

Variant 3:

• Film type: Type No. 127 film rolls
• Frame format: 6.5x4 cm
• Lens:
• Shutter: Pronto B + 1/25 sec. => 1/200 sec. + self timer

Links

imaging samples with Ennar 1:4,5 f-7,5cm (variant 1a), by Uwe Kulick, on Shanghai film

• source on photo.net
• Panta on retrography.com [1]