Voigtländer Superb twin-lens reflex camera.
Voigtländer
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1934
Materials
Metal, Leather, Glass
Measurements
145 x 95 x 97 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524557.1
Summary
Voigtländer Superb twin-lens reflex camera. For 120 film. Film travels horizontally. Small prism reflects shutter speed settings for easy visibility. Automatic parallax correction by swivelling finder lens. This version has smaller strap lugs and so dates to 1934. Metal body covered with black leatherette. Metal detailing. Bush for tripod on base. Compur shutter. Lens: Skopar f/7.5 Voigtländer Anastigmat. Markings: At top on front, metal detail: "Superb". On shutter: Voigtländer Compur". On back of camera body: "Voigtländer" and "Superb"
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Voigtländer, manufacturer