Ihagee folding plate camera, with an Ernon f6.8 double anastigmat lens and Koilos shutter, with shutter release cable
Ihagee
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1912 - 1926
Materials
Metal, Glass, Leather, Wood
Measurements
170 x 120 x 190 mm (bellows extended)
Place of origin
Dresden
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524806
Summary
An Ihagee folding plate camera, with an Ernon f6.8 double anastigmat lens and Koilos shutter, with shutter release cable. The lens plate can be adjusted for extension, lateral shift and rise and fall. The camera body is of wood covered in black leather, with black leather bellows. A range finder is mounted on the camera body but the wire frame is missing from the sliding front standard. Markings; No markings on the camera body. "Koilos Patent ang. D.R.G.M" on the lens. "Ernemann Doppel-Anastigmat ERNON 1=6.8 no.1. F=135mm No 66078" 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
Ihagee, manufacturer