Voigtlander Prominent 6x9 from 1932.

This was the 1^st rangefinder from Voigtlander in the year of 1932.

Probably the folding the best equipped of the market.

Uses 120mm film  & results in a 6x9cm image

Possibility to use a mask to reduce to 4.5x6cm image.

Rangefinder synchronized with folding system.

Self-erecting opening system door.

Equipped with extinction meter.

Lens Heliar 105/4.5

Compur 

Hammerhead shark ;-)

Range finder system

Extinction meter.

Last acquisitions

USA - 1946 " Graflex - Miniature Speed Graphic "

sn.355674

with Graflex Optar 101/4.5 sn.467114

& Flash 3 CELL

USA - " Kodak -  Autographic n°3 Model H

Germany - 1956 " Montanus - Montana Luxus "

with Deltamon 45mm 3.5

Japan -1951  " Tougodo -  Colly 

Japan - 1971 " Miranda - Auto Sensorex EE "

New arrivals

"Exposition Universelle de Vins" occured during the "XIII Exposition de Bordeaux" 1895

                           Small topis about a magnific stereoview card from the

 "Exposition Universelle de Vins", occured during the "XIII Exposition de Bordeaux " in 1895

 In this card we can identify some plates like:

Gironde, Sauternes, Leognan, Xerez, Campano Marques Tinto

Looking in my stock another stereoview card shows part of building located in 

"Place des Quinconces"

Some additional information, related to this event was found in internet:

A spanish  postcard

The 1895 poster

The general notice

The 1895 exhibition glass

My friend Henri C share with me a subscriber card allowing full visit 

Blériot XI & Louis Charles Joseph Blériot (1872 – 1936 )

Interesting positive glass view in a 10x8cm format.

Found this weekend in Cestas. For sure this plane, the Bleriot XI was one of the most famous in 1909.

It was the first plane to cross the English Chanel  (La Manche) in 25^th July of 1909. His pilot, engineer and constructer  became one of the most famous personalities at those times. He won a 1000£ prize offered by the Daily mail newspaper.

I like to imagine that in this photo,  Blériot was piloting the famous Bleriot XI.

Lately, the name “Blériot”” and his company “Recherches Aeronautiques Louis Blériot “ became a reference in the aeronautics 

The design of Bleriot XI

Once worked in Photoshop

Contax IIIa

Contax was the brand name found by  Zeiss Ikon  in 1932 to the new camera 24x36 . They were following a era as  Leitz with Leica brand.

Contax IIIA  was a concentrate of technology. Rangefinder; light cell , an amazing standard optical element Sonnar 50 F1.5 from Carl Zeiss. This set was found with Contameter and Contatest options.

Germany - 1959-  Contax " IIIa "

sn. L 82578 

Contameter

Contatest

Personal Pictures

&

 Recycling Project 

12/2016

Original created for the Olympics in  Munich, 1936, This lens survived for more then 50 years.
This is the ZEBRA model  due the design of new barrels. Was designed for medium format like Pentacon Six.
This lens only has 7 blades. Results are quite impressive  with lovely  colours
I'm shooting on hand  with my D800  using a specific adapteur .


Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180mm f2 8  
Zebra Model from 1970-75

sn.9150284

Crop