A Voigtlander Brilliant twin lens reflex camera
Voigtländer
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1932
Materials
Metal, Leatherette
Measurements
118 x 95 x 85 mm
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524569.1
Summary
A Voigtlander Brilliant twin lens reflex camera. The body is metal with a leatheretette cover. There is a Voigtar f7.7, F=7.5cm lens. The shutter has B and two speeds. The aperture has just three settings. On the lens plate there are the focusing markings for 3,6 and 20 plus infinity. In addition is the markings 'Portrait Groups Landscape'. The manufacturer's plate shows 'Voigtlander' and front and rear have embosssed 'Brilliant'.
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