Camera?? What is it?

[wolfcrow]

I have an old camera that looks like an old zeiss ikon with bellows and 6x9 120 and prism viewer attached next to the lens. The lens is a Strembel Anastigmat 1:6.3, F:105. Anyone know anything about the lens or camera? I can find no other markings other than lines framing body stamped into the leather. Help!:confused:

 

[Captain Slack]

Can you post a picture?

 

[Ian Grant]

Did you buy off Ebay for $9.99 on March the 3rd

Welcome to APUG. It doesn't look anything special, most likely 1930's as the shutters rimset, and there was a big shake up going on in the camera market in Germany at that time, companies going bankrupt, new ones set up which didn't last.

Ian

 

[wolfcrow]

Yes, I did buy it off ebay.

 

[wolfcrow]

Thanks.

 

[Ian Grant]

Try it, the best early Tessar's are the f6.3's so that lens might bot be too bad assuming it's a Tessar type lens. The leather work will clean up easily with some black boot polish and it was a bargain price

At worst it'll clean up and look great on a shelf !!!

Ian

 

[wolfcrow]

The lens is strange. It only opens in 1/3 of the circle of the lens. It seems to be made that way. The shutter fires at at speeds at what seems to be the right speed and T works fine. I'm shooting a roll right now, but, my developing supplies don't arrive until Monday. I'll take some pictures this evening when the digital gets home with the wife. She shoots digital. Three graphics a '34 and 40's speed, a 70's crown, a mid 30's rolleicord, two yashica tlrs, 5 minolta sr7s and a canon AE-1 and I still have plenty of room to buy without catching her spending. Her digital is nice for quick shots and testing exposure.