An Ihagee Parvola miniature camera
Ihagee
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1930 - 1933
Materials
Metal, Leatherette, Glass
Measurements
75 x 115 x 88 mm
Place of origin
Dresden
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524600.1
Summary
An Ihagee Parvola miniature camera taking 4x6.cm images on 127 rollfilm. The lens is mounted on a double helecoid arrangement allowing focus down to 0.5m. The lens is Xener f4.5 F=7cm. The shutter is Compur with T,B and eight speeds up to 1/300 sec. It is operated with an attached cable release. The shutter is marked ' F.Decker - Munchen Compur' together with a logo. There is also a plate with some writing which is no longer legible. The lens has the information 'Xenar f:4.5 F=7cmt Jos Schneider & Co Kreuznoch No 411517' The viewfinder is on top of the body and the serial number 2339419 is shown on the side of the shutter. 'Ihagee' is embossed on rear.
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