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Prototype: Steinheils Detective Camera

Currency:EUR Category:Cameras & Photo Start Price:650.00 EUR Estimated At:700.00 - 950.00 EUR
Prototype: Steinheils Detective Camera
Prototype: Steinheil's Detective Camera Steinheil, Munich. Design camera study, still without lens and shutter. Interchangeable magazine for 6 x 9 cm on plates, parallax compensation by shifting the front board, for portrait and landscape. Made especially in light-weight material, obviously designed for mountain climbers, hikers etc. This was one of the last constructions of this style as the ordinary plate camera started already to convince the market. - From the collection of Dr. Rudolf Loher, Munich, Germany.<Br>
Prototyp: Detektivkamera "Steinheil" Steinheil, München. Kamera-Designstudie, noch ohne Optik und Verschluß! Abnehmbares Wechselmagazin für Platten 6 x 9 cm. Parallaxenausgleich durch Verschieben der kompletten Front für Hoch- und Querformat (!). Dieser Apparat wurde aus besonders leichtem Material hergestellt. Offensichtliche Zielgruppe: Bergsteiger, Wanderer etc. Es war eine der letzten Konstruktionen dieser Bauart, da die normale Plattenkamera bereits ihren Siegeszug antrat. Aus der Sammlung Dr. Rudolf Loher, München.

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