Picoflex
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The Picoflex is a TLR camera for 3x4 cm exposures on 127 film, made by Wiener Camerawerkstätte (Raimund Gerstendörfer) of Vienna in about 1931.[1][2] It is metal-bodied, with black leatherette covering and nickel-plated trim and fittings. The body is very squarely built. It has a Compur shutter with speeds to 1/300 second. Very few examples are known to survive, and probably few were ever made. McKeown describes an example with 5 cm f/2.9 Steinheil Cassar lenses,[2] and a camera with those lenses was sold in 2001 by Christie's.[3] One with 5 cm f/2.9 Rodenstock Trinar lenses was offered for sale at Westlicht.[4] Focusing is by a knurled knob on the right side of the body. Film is advanced using two red windows.
Notes
- ↑ Austrian Patent 1399655, Photographischer Apparat, apparently describing the overall design of the Picoflex, registered in 1931 by Raimund Gerstendörfer, and granted in 1934; at Espacenet, the patent search facility of the European Patent Office.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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). p998.
- ↑ Picoflex, serial no. 105 with 5cm f/2.9 Cassar viewing and taking lenses, sold at Sale 9193 on 18 September 2001 by Christie's
- ↑ Picoflex, serial no. 113, with Trinar lenses, sold at the 27th Westlicht Photographica Auction.
