Panta
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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
- 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.
Variant 1b:
Variant 1c:
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
German, French & Italian Cameras using 127 film | |||
G e r m a n y |
3×4 | rigid | Dreivier | Futuro | Gewirette | Kolibri Parvola | Pupille | Ranca | Reporter | Puck |
folding | Baby Ikonta | Baldi | Dolly | Goldi Gucki | Ingo | Korelle | Makinette Metharette | Perkeo | Vollenda | ||
4x4 | Navax | Paxina Electromatic | Rothlar | ||
4x6.5 | Bella | Billy | Bob | Dolly | Goldi Gucki | Korelle | Panta | Parvola Piccolette | Rio | Ultrix | ||
TLR | see German TLRs | ||
F r a n c e |
3×4 | rigid | Fotobaby | Lynx | Super-Boy |
folding | Derby-Lux | Elax | ||
pseudo TLR | Auteuil | Longchamp | ||
4×4 | rigid | Impera | Marly | Pari-Fex | Rubi-Fex | Top | |
4×6.5 | rigid | Photo-Magic | |
I t a l y |
3x4 | Comet | Comet III | Cometa | Euralux Ibis | Maxima | Piccolo | Tanit | |
4x4 | Comet | Euralux | Ibis | ||
4x6.5 & other | Alfa | Delta | Relex | Rolet | Rondine |
Links
imaging samples with Ennar 1:4,5 f-7,5cm (variant 1a), by Uwe Kulick, on Shanghai film |
- source on photo.net