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− | The '''Sonnet''' is a range of strut-folding plate cameras made by [[Nettel|Nettel Camerawerk]] from about 1908, and later by [[Contessa-Nettel]].<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p715 (Nettel) | + | The '''Sonnet''' is a range of strut-folding plate cameras made by [[Nettel|Nettel Camerawerk]] from about 1908, and later by [[Contessa-Nettel]] and [[Zeiss Ikon]] until about 1930.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p715 (Nettel), 216 (Contessa-Nettel) and 1058 (Zeiss Ikon).</ref> It is a wooden-bodied vertical folder, similar to the metal-bodied '''Kibitz'''. Both cameras might be seen as poor cousins to the [[Nettel]] strut-folders with focal-plane shutters. The Sonnet has a simple metal folding bed and a metal lens standard which runs out on this bed, positioned by pantograph struts (i.e. scissor-struts with a hinge half-way along). As in the Nettel cameras, the strut extension is adjustable with a focusing knob on the camera body, giving a focus control, and the end of one of the struts acts as the pointer on a focus scale on the body. In addition, the camera could be focused using a ground-glass screen. |
− | Unlike the Nettel cameras, the Sonnet has | + | Unlike the Nettel cameras, the Sonnet has a dial-set [[Ibso]], [[Compound]] or later [[Compur]] in-lens shutter rather than a focal-plane one, offering a much smaller (and slower) range of speeds. Available lenses included Nettel's own Anastigmats and Rapid Aplanats, Goerz Dagors and Carl Zeiss Tessars.<ref name=McK></ref> McKeown notes that cameras sold inn France often had French lenses (by [[Berthiot]]), and ''Early Cameras'' shows an example with a Cooke Anastigmat.<ref>[http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C269.html 6.5x9 Tropical Sonnet], about 1915 (from lens serial number), with 4-inch f/4.5 Cooke Series-II Anastigmat and Compur shutter, at [http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/index.html Early Photography].</ref> |
The Sonnet was made in several sizes: 4.5x6 cm, 6.5x9 cm, 9x12 cm and 10x15 cm. Standard black and tropical models were made. | The Sonnet was made in several sizes: 4.5x6 cm, 6.5x9 cm, 9x12 cm and 10x15 cm. Standard black and tropical models were made. | ||
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Revision as of 21:00, 6 May 2012
The Sonnet is a range of strut-folding plate cameras made by Nettel Camerawerk from about 1908, and later by Contessa-Nettel and Zeiss Ikon until about 1930.[1] It is a wooden-bodied vertical folder, similar to the metal-bodied Kibitz. Both cameras might be seen as poor cousins to the Nettel strut-folders with focal-plane shutters. The Sonnet has a simple metal folding bed and a metal lens standard which runs out on this bed, positioned by pantograph struts (i.e. scissor-struts with a hinge half-way along). As in the Nettel cameras, the strut extension is adjustable with a focusing knob on the camera body, giving a focus control, and the end of one of the struts acts as the pointer on a focus scale on the body. In addition, the camera could be focused using a ground-glass screen.
Unlike the Nettel cameras, the Sonnet has a dial-set Ibso, Compound or later Compur in-lens shutter rather than a focal-plane one, offering a much smaller (and slower) range of speeds. Available lenses included Nettel's own Anastigmats and Rapid Aplanats, Goerz Dagors and Carl Zeiss Tessars.[1] McKeown notes that cameras sold inn France often had French lenses (by Berthiot), and Early Cameras shows an example with a Cooke Anastigmat.[2]
The Sonnet was made in several sizes: 4.5x6 cm, 6.5x9 cm, 9x12 cm and 10x15 cm. Standard black and tropical models were made.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). p715 (Nettel), 216 (Contessa-Nettel) and 1058 (Zeiss Ikon).
- ↑ 6.5x9 Tropical Sonnet, about 1915 (from lens serial number), with 4-inch f/4.5 Cooke Series-II Anastigmat and Compur shutter, at Early Photography.