Roll-Tengor
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| Goerz Roll-Tengor 6.5x11cm. c.1921 image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) |
The Goerz Roll-Tengor [1] is a folding bed film camera, It was manufactured by Optische Anstalt C.P.Goerz AG. Berlin, Friedenau, Germany and produced between 1921-26 with many lens and shutter combinations. It was a cheaper model of Roll-Tenax (or Rollfilm Tenax) models. They have leather or leatherette covered aluminum body and brilliant finder centered over the lens-shutter barrel. They were offered with 6x9, 6.5x11, 8x10.5 and 8x14cm sizes.
Spesifications
Film 116 roll, picture size 6.5x11cm
Lens: Symmetrical-doublet, 5 ins (=127mm) f/11, filter slip-on, Aperture: f/11-f/45
Focusing: Bellows focusing, Focus range: 5-50 feet, (1.5-15m) +inf
Shutter: Goerz leaf shutter, speeds: 1/ 25, 1/50, 1/100, +B&T
Cocking and Shutter release: by the same lever, on front of the lens-shutter barrel, Manual shutter cocking and releasing on the same time, for the speed settings, by pressing once the lever, the diaphragm opens and closes, for B press and release, for T press and press again
Viewfinder: Waist level Brilliant Finder on top of the lens standard, turning 90 degrees left on its own axis for landscape pictures, w/ red sprit level
Bellows: single-extension
Other: Engraving on top of the camera: Goerz; 1/4 in tripod socket; Cable release socket; Removable back cover
Body: Aluminum, Weight: 556g
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| Goerz Roll-Tengor 6.5x11cm c.1921 Images by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Mackeown's Cameras, 2006, pp.354-356,
