A Foth-Derby type 2, variant 2C rollfilm strut-folding camera.
Foth
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1931
Materials
Metal, Leather, Plastic, Glass, Fabric
Measurements
Closed 73 x 115 x 39 mm
Place of origin
Berlin
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524617
Summary
A Foth-Derby type 2, variant 2C rollfilm strut-folding camera. Foth anastigmat f3.5/50 lens, focal plane shutter. 1/25 - 1/500 shutter speeds. Two red windows on back to enable the 8 numbers on 127 film to be lined up to take 16 smaller exposures. Rotating black optical telescopic viewfinder on top. Metal body covered with pebble-grain black leather.Two red plastic exposure windows. Black leather bellows Markings: 'Foth Derby' embossed on leather on front left. Spool winder knob engraved 'Germany' Around lens 'Foth anastigmat 1:3.5 f=50m/m 34295'
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
Foth, manufacturer