Ernemann Tropen-Klapp-Camera
A handsome strut folder like the Ernemann Klapp-Camera in a more sturdy variant could have served travelers and press photographers well. Thus Ernemann's Klapp Camera series was enhanced soon by Tropical variants.
Ernemann Tropen-Klapp model of 1904 with Carl Zeiss lens in hands of a Harris & Ewing press photographer (see also Cameraquest) images by Harris & Ewing studio (Image rights) |
classic teak wood version of around 1924 a version made of metal was also in the catalogue image by Coleccionando Camaras (Image rights) |
image by Danipuntocom (Image rights) |
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- 9x12cm Tropen-Klapp camera with 15cm f/4.5 Tessar, sold at the 29th Westlicht Photographica Auction, in November 2016.