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| − | The '''Primarette''' is a twin-lens camera made by [[Bentzin]] in the 1930s, taking 4×6.5cm pictures on [[127 film]]. It was also sold as the '''Planovista'''. It is effectively a [[folding]] [[TLR]], with two lenses and [[bellows]], one for viewing and one for taking. There was a choice of taking lens, including a [[Meyer]] Trioplan 75mm f3.5, set in a [[Compur]] shutter with speeds from 1 to 1/300 second, or a f3.8 [[Tessar|Zeiss Tessar]] in the same shutter, or a f2.7 Meyer Macroplasmat in a Compur shutter with [[self-timer]]. The viewing lens projects an image onto a [[ground glass]] screen set in a hood on the back of the camera, designed for use at eye-level. Since there is no [[reflex]] mirror, the image | + | |image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/64907971@N00/29757745161/in/pool-camerawiki/ |
| + | |image= https://live.staticflickr.com/7530/29757745161_74cb8767d1.jpg | ||
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| + | |image_text= Bentzin Planovista | ||
| + | |image_by= opalpics | ||
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| + | The '''Primarette''' is a twin-lens camera made by [[Bentzin]] in the 1930s, taking 4×6.5cm pictures on [[127 film]]. It was also sold as the '''Planovista'''. It is effectively a [[folding]] twin lens camera, but '''not''' a [[TLR]], with two lenses and [[bellows]], one for viewing and one for taking. There was a choice of taking lens, including a [[Meyer]] Trioplan 75mm f3.5, set in a [[Compur]] shutter with speeds from 1 to 1/300 second, or a f3.8 [[Tessar|Zeiss Tessar]] in the same shutter, or a f2.7 Meyer Macroplasmat in a Compur-Rapid shutter with [[self-timer]]. The viewing lens projects an image onto a [[ground glass]] screen set in a hood on the back of the camera, designed for use at eye-level. Since there is no [[reflex]] mirror, the image is upside-down. | ||
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| + | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/thorpehamlet/8554236623/in/pool-camerawiki | ||
| + | |image= http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8554236623_5e749966e4_n.jpg | ||
| + | |image_align= left | ||
| + | |image_text= Article about Planovista in [[The Amateur Photographer]] | ||
| + | |image_by= John-Henry Collinson | ||
| + | |image_rights= wp | ||
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|Leaflet by British distributor Seeing Camera. <small>Scan by {{Image author|rebollo_fr}}</small> {{public domain UK}} | |Leaflet by British distributor Seeing Camera. <small>Scan by {{Image author|rebollo_fr}}</small> {{public domain UK}} | ||
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| + | || ''Curt Bentzin, Primarette 4x6.5㎝, Hugo Meyer Makro Plasmat f2.7/7.5cm lens, Compur-Rapid shutter<br>Images by {{image author|yalluflex}}. {{with permission}}'' | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=2008071 Primarette] with an f/3.5 Trioplan in a 2001 [http://www.christies.com/ Christies] auction. | * [http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=2008071 Primarette] with an f/3.5 Trioplan in a 2001 [http://www.christies.com/ Christies] auction. | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/BENTZIN-PRIMARETTE-Trioplan/AI-1-21050 Primarette] serial no. 1101, with an f/3.5 Trioplan, sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-1/ first Westlicht Photographica Auction], on 15 November 2002. |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Bentzin-Planovista/AI-16-19456 Planovista] serial no. 676, with an f/3.5 Trioplan, sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-16/ sixteenth Westlicht auction], on 5 December 2009. |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Bentzin-Planovista/AI-2-21542 Planovista] serial no. 721, with an f/2.9 Trioplan, sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-2-3/ second/third Westlicht auction], on 23 May 2003. |
[[Category: German 4x6.5]] | [[Category: German 4x6.5]] | ||
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[[Category: 127 film]] | [[Category: 127 film]] | ||
[[Category: 1935]] | [[Category: 1935]] | ||
[[Category: P]] | [[Category: P]] | ||
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The Primarette is a twin-lens camera made by Bentzin in the 1930s, taking 4×6.5cm pictures on 127 film. It was also sold as the Planovista. It is effectively a folding twin lens camera, but not a TLR, with two lenses and bellows, one for viewing and one for taking. There was a choice of taking lens, including a Meyer Trioplan 75mm f3.5, set in a Compur shutter with speeds from 1 to 1/300 second, or a f3.8 Zeiss Tessar in the same shutter, or a f2.7 Meyer Macroplasmat in a Compur-Rapid shutter with self-timer. The viewing lens projects an image onto a ground glass screen set in a hood on the back of the camera, designed for use at eye-level. Since there is no reflex mirror, the image is upside-down.
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| Article about Planovista in The Amateur Photographer image by John-Henry Collinson (Image rights) |
 
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| Leaflet by British distributor Seeing Camera. Scan by rebollo_fr (Image rights) |
  
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| Curt Bentzin, Primarette 4x6.5㎝, Hugo Meyer Makro Plasmat f2.7/7.5cm lens, Compur-Rapid shutter Images by yalluflex. (Image rights) |
Links
- Primarette with an f/3.5 Trioplan in a 2001 Christies auction.
- Primarette serial no. 1101, with an f/3.5 Trioplan, sold at the first Westlicht Photographica Auction, on 15 November 2002.
- Planovista serial no. 676, with an f/3.5 Trioplan, sold at the sixteenth Westlicht auction, on 5 December 2009.
- Planovista serial no. 721, with an f/2.9 Trioplan, sold at the second/third Westlicht auction, on 23 May 2003.
