A Rolleicord II Type 4 Twin lens reflex camera.
Rollei
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1936 - 1950
Materials
Metal, Glass
Measurements
Open 195 x 93 x 96 mm
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524573.1
Summary
A Rolleicord II Type 4 Twin lens reflex camera. Triotar 7.5cm, f3.5 taking lens and a Heidoscope Anastigmat 7.5cm, f3.2 viewing lens. Compur Shutter 1 - 1/300 sec., T&B. Black metal with black leatherette covering. Markings: On front at top: 'Rolleicord DRP 938882 DRGM' On top lens 'Heidoscop Anastigmat 1:3,2. f=7,5cm. Nr 914273' On bottom lens 'Carl Zeiss Jena Nr. 2646936. Triotar 1:3,5 f=7,5cm Between lenses 'Franke & Heidecke Braunsweig' Beneath bottom lens 'COMPUR' On side knob 'Made in Germany' Back plate listing exposure settings
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
Rollei , manufacturer