A Boots Beirette Camera.
F.A. Brockhaus Verlag Leipzig
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1982
Materials
Plastic, Chrome, Glass
Measurements
78 x 115 x 70 mm
Place of origin
Germany
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525767
Summary
A Boots Beirette Camera. The body is black plastic and across the top of the front face is ' Boots Beirette B.L. Made in D.D.R.' in white lettering. The lens is a 45 mm f2.8 unit marked 'Meritar 2.8/45'. Aperture settings go to f22. The shutter is marked 'Priomat' and has three speeds to 1/125 sec and B. On top is an accessory shoe and on the base is a tripod bush and 'DDR'. Marketed by Boots.
Makers and roles
F.A. Brockhaus Verlag Leipzig , manufacturer