Ihagee Exakta Model B, Type 3, single lens reflex camera
Ihagee
Category
Photographic technology
Date
circa 1935
Materials
Metal, Glass, Leatherette or leather
Measurements
Open 115 x 155 x 80 mm
Place of origin
Dresden
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524575.1
Summary
An Ihagee Exakta Model B, Type 3, single lens reflex camera. Carl Zeiss Lens. 127 rollfilm. Lever advance. Locking lever for helix on left side. A second shutter speed knob on the right of the body. This gave additional speeds from 12s to 1/10s and a self-timer from 1/10s to 6 second speeds. Black Metal body with black leatherette covering, and chrome coloured knobs and fittings. Markings: On hood 'Ihagee' logo embossed Above lens 'Exakta' logo On lens 'Carl Zeiss Jena nr. 1571294. Tessar 1:3,5 f=7,5cm Around shutter 'Ihagee Dresden 423948' White label affixed to bottom of camera '1934 c/350' handwritten in black ink
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
Ihagee, manufacturer Carl Zeiss AG, manufacturer