A Balda Pinette folding rollfilm camera.
Balda
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1936
Materials
Metal, Leather, Glass
Measurements
80 x 110 x 90 mm
Place of origin
Dresden
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524643.1
Summary
A Balda Pinette folding rollfilm camera. It has a Compur shutter with eight speeds up to 1/300 plus B,T. Apertures range f3.5 to f16. The lens mount has the inscription 'Meyer Gerlitz Nr 88072 Trioplan 1:3.5 f=5cm'. The shutter casing has the number 3948877. The body is metal covered in a black leather fabric with the name 'Balda' embossed. The two strut are chrome. There is a leather handle on the side and the chrome film wind knob is marked 'D.R.G.M.'
Provenance
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
Balda, manufacturer