Kamera-Werkstätten 9x12cm platencamera Analogue folding camera
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This Kamera-Werkstätten 9×12 cm plate camera features a Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 135 mm f/4.5 lens and has not been tested.
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Kamera-Werkstätten Dresden – 9×12 cm plate camera – Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 135mm f/4.5 – Compur shutter – ca. 1920–1930
German plate camera from the 1920s, manufactured by Kamera-Werkstätten (KW) in Dresden, equipped with a Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar lens and a Compur central shutter.
Kamera-Werkstätten was founded in 1919 and belonged to the well-known camera manufacturers from Dresden, then the center of the German photographic industry. The company would later gain international renown with the Praktiflex, an important predecessor of the Praktica SLRs.
This foldable 9×12 cm plate camera is an example of German camera construction during the interwar period. The camera features an extending bellows construction, a metal lens board, and a folding wire viewfinder. The factory plate bears the designation Dresden A.1.
Technical features
- Manufacturer: Kamera-Werkstätten (KW), Dresden, Germany
- Type: Foldable plate camera, presumably from the Patent Etui series
- Construction period: Probably circa 1920–1930
- Format: 9×12 cm
- Lens: Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar
- Focal length: 135 mm (13.5 cm)
- Maximum aperture: f/4.5
- Shutter: Mechanical Compur central shutter by Friedrich Deckel
- Viewfinder: Folding wire viewfinder and optical viewfinder
- Focusing: Via adjustable lens board and ground glass
- Construction: Metal housing with black covering and folding bellows
Special features
The Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar was a valued lens, known for its good optical performance. In combination with the precisely manufactured Compur shutter, this formed high-quality photographic equipment of the time.
The camera has a folding wire viewfinder, allowing the photographer to determine composition. For focusing, the ground glass at the rear could be used.
The compact foldable design made this camera suitable for travel photography as well as landscape and portrait shots.
Condition
The camera is in vintage condition with visible signs of use and aging, appropriate for its age of about a century.
The black covering shows localized wear and the metal parts have some oxidation and paint damage. The bellows are present and appear complete at first glance. Also present are the lens board, the folding viewfinder, and the removable back.
The camera has not been tested for photographic operation. The performance and accuracy of the shutter, the optical condition of the lens, and the light-tightness of the bellows cannot be guaranteed.
The camera is offered in the condition shown.
For collectors
A historical collector’s item for enthusiasts of German camera technology, early plate cameras, and classical photographic equipment.
The combination of Kamera-Werkstätten Dresden, Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar, and Compur makes this camera a fine example of high-precision German mechanical camera construction from the early 20th century.
Photos are part of this auction and provide a good impression of the cosmetic condition and included components.
The camera will be carefully packaged and shipped.
Kamera-Werkstätten Dresden – 9×12 cm plate camera – Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 135mm f/4.5 – Compur shutter – ca. 1920–1930
German plate camera from the 1920s, manufactured by Kamera-Werkstätten (KW) in Dresden, equipped with a Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar lens and a Compur central shutter.
Kamera-Werkstätten was founded in 1919 and belonged to the well-known camera manufacturers from Dresden, then the center of the German photographic industry. The company would later gain international renown with the Praktiflex, an important predecessor of the Praktica SLRs.
This foldable 9×12 cm plate camera is an example of German camera construction during the interwar period. The camera features an extending bellows construction, a metal lens board, and a folding wire viewfinder. The factory plate bears the designation Dresden A.1.
Technical features
- Manufacturer: Kamera-Werkstätten (KW), Dresden, Germany
- Type: Foldable plate camera, presumably from the Patent Etui series
- Construction period: Probably circa 1920–1930
- Format: 9×12 cm
- Lens: Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar
- Focal length: 135 mm (13.5 cm)
- Maximum aperture: f/4.5
- Shutter: Mechanical Compur central shutter by Friedrich Deckel
- Viewfinder: Folding wire viewfinder and optical viewfinder
- Focusing: Via adjustable lens board and ground glass
- Construction: Metal housing with black covering and folding bellows
Special features
The Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar was a valued lens, known for its good optical performance. In combination with the precisely manufactured Compur shutter, this formed high-quality photographic equipment of the time.
The camera has a folding wire viewfinder, allowing the photographer to determine composition. For focusing, the ground glass at the rear could be used.
The compact foldable design made this camera suitable for travel photography as well as landscape and portrait shots.
Condition
The camera is in vintage condition with visible signs of use and aging, appropriate for its age of about a century.
The black covering shows localized wear and the metal parts have some oxidation and paint damage. The bellows are present and appear complete at first glance. Also present are the lens board, the folding viewfinder, and the removable back.
The camera has not been tested for photographic operation. The performance and accuracy of the shutter, the optical condition of the lens, and the light-tightness of the bellows cannot be guaranteed.
The camera is offered in the condition shown.
For collectors
A historical collector’s item for enthusiasts of German camera technology, early plate cameras, and classical photographic equipment.
The combination of Kamera-Werkstätten Dresden, Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar, and Compur makes this camera a fine example of high-precision German mechanical camera construction from the early 20th century.
Photos are part of this auction and provide a good impression of the cosmetic condition and included components.
The camera will be carefully packaged and shipped.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Brand
Kamera-Werkstätten
Model/type nr
9x12cm platencamera
Physical condition
Good
Functional condition
Not tested
Estimated period
1920-1930
