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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* [[Photo News|Photo News Sha]]. Catalogue of [[Welta]] cameras, dated April 1936. | * [[Photo News|Photo News Sha]]. Catalogue of [[Welta]] cameras, dated April 1936. | ||
| − | * [[Photo News|Photo News Sha]]. Leaflet presenting the [[Rolleicord]], Perle, [[Semi Olympus II]] and [[Patent Etui]], dating c.1938. | + | * [[Photo News|Photo News Sha]]. Leaflet presenting the [[Rolleicord]], Perle, [[Semi Olympus II]] and [[Patent Etui]], dating c.1938. Document reproduced in [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/sets/72157608767176016/ this Flickr album] by Rebollo_fr. |
[[Category: Welta]] | [[Category: Welta]] | ||
Revision as of 01:08, 9 November 2008
The Perle is a series of folding cameras made by Welta in the 1930s. It was made in various formats, including 4.5×6cm, 6×6cm and 6×9cm for 120 film, 5×8cm for 129 film and 6.5×11cm for 116 film.
Specifications of the 6×9cm model
- Type: folding camera
- Manufacturer: Welta Kamerawerk
- Years of production: 1932-1936
- Film: 120 film rolls
- Lens: Weltar 1:6.3/105mm
- Shutter: Gauthier Vario with speeds 1/25 – 1/100 sec.
- Diaphragm: 1:6.3–1:32
- Viewfinder: brilliant viewfinder
another version, differences:
- Lens: Schneider Xenar 1:2.9/105mm (4 elements)
- Shutter: Compur with speeds 1/10 – 1/250 sec.
- Diaphragm: 1:2.9–1:32
Japanese advertisements for the 4.5×6cm model
 
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| Catalogues and leaflets by the Japanese retailer Photo News. Left: April 1936. Right: c.1938. (Image rights) |
Bibliography
- Photo News Sha. Catalogue of Welta cameras, dated April 1936.
- Photo News Sha. Leaflet presenting the Rolleicord, Perle, Semi Olympus II and Patent Etui, dating c.1938. Document reproduced in this Flickr album by Rebollo_fr.
