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| − | The '''Super Sport Dolly''' is a self-erecting [[folding]] camera for [[120 film]], produced in the late 1930s by the German maker [[Certo]] based in Dresden. | + | The '''Super Sport Dolly''' is a self-erecting [[folding]] camera for [[120 film]], produced in the late 1930s by the German maker [[Certo]] based in Dresden. The camera can make 4.5×6cm or 6×6cm images, by inserting the correct mask in the film chamber (either format requires a mask, which is combined with a pair of film rollers). Viewfinder and coupled rangefinder models were offered at the same time. There was a version of the camera which could also use 4.5×6 cm plates or a film-pack adapter. Finally, some models have a removable lens and shutter unit, allowing the use of an extension tube, or even exchangeable with a telephoto lens. |
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== Viewfinder model == | == Viewfinder model == | ||
The '''viewfinder model''' has a folding [[Viewfinder#Telescopic finders|reverse-Galilean viewfinder]] on the side and either front-cell focusing or unit focusing. It can make 6×6cm or, by changing the mask in the film chamber, 4.5×6cm exposures. Documented with the following lenses, all uncoated, and with front-element focusing: | The '''viewfinder model''' has a folding [[Viewfinder#Telescopic finders|reverse-Galilean viewfinder]] on the side and either front-cell focusing or unit focusing. It can make 6×6cm or, by changing the mask in the film chamber, 4.5×6cm exposures. Documented with the following lenses, all uncoated, and with front-element focusing: | ||
* [[Carl Zeiss]] Tessar f/2.8 7.5cm <ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/5173983323 Image by rebollo_fr]</ref> | * [[Carl Zeiss]] Tessar f/2.8 7.5cm <ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/5173983323 Image by rebollo_fr]</ref> | ||
| − | * | + | * Schneider Xenar f/2.8 7.5cm (this is the five-element Xenar) |
* [[Meyer]] Görlitz Trioplan f/2.9 7.5cm <ref>on-line auction</ref> | * [[Meyer]] Görlitz Trioplan f/2.9 7.5cm <ref>on-line auction</ref> | ||
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| − | + | | ''[[Certo]] catalogue, c.1938, showing the viewfinder model. {{public domain Germany}}'' | |
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| colspan=2 | ''Super Sport Dolly model C, viewfinder only, Trioplan 7.5cm f/2.9 lens, [[Compur]] shutter.<br>Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. {{with permission}}'' | | colspan=2 | ''Super Sport Dolly model C, viewfinder only, Trioplan 7.5cm f/2.9 lens, [[Compur]] shutter.<br>Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. {{with permission}}'' | ||
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| − | + | | ''Super Sport Dolly model C outfit, with exposure masks, ground glass viewer and plate holders.<br>Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. {{with permission}}'' | |
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| − | + | | ''Lever switching the focusing distance for plates or rollfilm.<br>Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. {{with permission}}'' | |
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Revision as of 14:39, 24 November 2011
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| Super Sport Dolly, 4.5×6cm and 6×6cm, coupled rangefinder Schneider Xenar 7.5cm f/2.8 lens, Compur-Rapid shutter. image by Nesster (Image rights) |
The Super Sport Dolly is a self-erecting folding camera for 120 film, produced in the late 1930s by the German maker Certo based in Dresden. The camera can make 4.5×6cm or 6×6cm images, by inserting the correct mask in the film chamber (either format requires a mask, which is combined with a pair of film rollers). Viewfinder and coupled rangefinder models were offered at the same time. There was a version of the camera which could also use 4.5×6 cm plates or a film-pack adapter. Finally, some models have a removable lens and shutter unit, allowing the use of an extension tube, or even exchangeable with a telephoto lens.
Viewfinder model
The viewfinder model has a folding reverse-Galilean viewfinder on the side and either front-cell focusing or unit focusing. It can make 6×6cm or, by changing the mask in the film chamber, 4.5×6cm exposures. Documented with the following lenses, all uncoated, and with front-element focusing:
- Carl Zeiss Tessar f/2.8 7.5cm [1]
- Schneider Xenar f/2.8 7.5cm (this is the five-element Xenar)
- Meyer Görlitz Trioplan f/2.9 7.5cm [2]
  
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| Super Sport Dolly, 4.5×6cm and 6×6cm, viewfinder model with Tessar 7.5cm f/2.8 lens and Compur shutter. Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. (Image rights) |
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| Certo catalogue, c.1938, showing the viewfinder model. (Image rights) |
Model C, for plates and rollfilm
The model C can take 4.5×6cm film plates too, via an insert on the back. There is a lever under the lens to adjust the position of the front standard for proper focusing when switching from one medium to the other.
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| Super Sport Dolly model C, viewfinder only, Trioplan 7.5cm f/2.9 lens, Compur shutter. Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. (Image rights) | |
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| Super Sport Dolly model C outfit, with exposure masks, ground glass viewer and plate holders. Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. (Image rights) |
 
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| Lever switching the focusing distance for plates or rollfilm. Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. (Image rights) |
Rangefinder model
The first (and more common) coupled rangefinder model has the rangefinder combined with a separate viewfinder and an extinction meter in a unit fastened on the side. The lens is either a Xenar or Tessar (uncoated); it always has unit focusing by a helical placed behind the shutter. The focus control is a lever above the shutter; the camera will only fold when this is close to infinity. The shutter release is still on the shutter.
   
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| Super Sport Dolly, 4.5×6cm and 6×6cm, coupled rangefinder, Tessar 7.5cm f/2.8 lens, Compur shutter. Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. (Image rights) |
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| Certo catalogue, c.1938, showing the rangefinder model. (Image rights) |
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| Instruction manual for the Super Sport Dolly (front page). Picture by eBayer Yalluflex. (Image rights) |
Links
In French:
- Pages on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand:
- Super Sport Dolly, viewfinder only, Tessar 7.5cm f/2.8, Compur
- Super Sport Dolly model C, viewfinder only, Trioplan 7.5cm f/2.9, Compur
- Super Sport Dolly model C, coupled rangefinder, Xenar 7.5cm f/2.8, Compur
Notes
- ↑ Image by rebollo_fr
- ↑ on-line auction
