General Information

Serial #

239527

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

METAL CAMERA BODY; GLASS OPTICS; SOME SYNTHETIC FITTINGS. CW LEATHER CASE & SYNTHETIC LENS CAP.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

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Weight

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

VOIGTLANDER

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Brunswick

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS CAMERA USED BY DONOR 1964- 1970S.

Canada

DONOR GENERIAL THERIAULT WAS STATIONED IN WEST GERMANY 1963-64, WHERE HE PURCHASED THIS CAMERA FOR FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY.

Function

TO RECORD STILL IMAGES ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.

Technical

DELUXE VERSION OF THE 1959 BESSAMATIC, WHICH ALLOWED VIEWING OF THE DIAPHRAM & SHUTTER SPEED IN THE FINDER, AND A CIRCLE/NEEDLE EXPOSURE METER ("MAGIC CIRCLE"). NINE INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES WERE AVAILABLE, 35MM TO 200MM; VALUE FOR COLOR-SKOPAR F/2.8 LENS IN 1963 WAS 229.50 US. (REF. 1 & 2).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" Voigtlander/ BESSAMATIC " incised on camera front, above lens. " Voigtlander/ MADE IN WEST GERMANY " incised on camera back. Serial no. "239527" incised inside camera body. Serial no. " 6312533 " incised on lens body. Shutter speeds, f-stops settings, etc. all indicated. " Voigtlander " appears on front of camera case, over lens housing; " WEST GERMANY " incised on case back; " 90/150-1 " marked on underside of neckstrap.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

BRUSHED OR CHROME FINISH ON BODY, SAVE LARGE GRAIN BLACK IMITATION LEATHER COVERING PANELS. BROWN LEATHER CASE.

Decoration

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