Ernemann folding rollfilm camera
Ernemann
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1912
Materials
Leather or leatherette, Metal, Glass
Measurements
Closed 88 x 185 x 48 mm
Place of origin
Dresden
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524623
Summary
An Ernemann folding rollfilm camera, fitted with a Detective aplanat f6.8 80mm lens, and a film back capable of being replaced with a plate adapter or viewing screen.It has a brilliant viewfinder. The camera is metal covered with black leather or leatherette and has a black leather handle and black leather bellows.
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
Ernemann , manufacturer