A Zeiss Ikon Nettel-Tropen (tropical) folding hand camera, for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates.
Zeiss Ikon
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1929 - 1937
Materials
Wood, Glass, Leather
Measurements
155 x 205 x 215 mm (bellows extended)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524789
Summary
A Zeiss Ikon Nettel-Tropen (tropical) folding hand camera, for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. It has a Zeiss Tessar f4.5 lens, a focal plane shutter, wire viewfinder, and a focussing screw which operates through moving the bellows struts. The camera body is of polished wood, with metal fittings and black leather bellows, and there is a leather carrying strap. The plate back is is fitted with a "Mackenzie of Wishart patent Daylight Slide". Othe markings; "Zeiss Ikon Nettel" below the focal plane shutter setting knob; "Carl Zeiss Jena Nr 898020 Tessar f4.5 F=15cm" on the lens
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
Zeiss Ikon, manufacturer