Sunday, September 27, 2015

Le "Cents Vues” from Mollier (1st model)


 The   “Cents Vues” de Mollier  is a 1909 patented French camera . Prepared for 35mm film , it could reach the 100 photos in a 18x24mm format.
Due to 1st WW , this camera arrived to the market only in 1920 on a very low production scale.

Unfortunately the original  40mm  Hermagis optical lens  is not present. Someone change to a 35mm lens used in earlier 35mm movie cameras. In this case a rare  Voigtlander  & Sohn Braunschweig , BURYSCOP 55mm 6.3. The main reason could be to use this camera with a high deep field and never “missed”  a sharp photo…
 Shutter speeds announced from 1 to 4 and P & I position)


No serial number detected in the body. 5 faces in black cracked paint  except the front plate in polish metal finish.