[rollei_list] Re: Query: Mechancial Cameras

  • From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:51:40 -0700

Bob,

There was a roll-film adapter made for it, but I believe that it
took Kodak Bantam 828 film, not 35mm perforated film.  It
was bigger than the camera.

Jerry

Bob Shell wrote:

> On Monday, April 11, 2005, at 04:17  PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>
> > Peter,
> >
> > It is a very small, all machined aluminium camera,
> > designed to take 35mm GLASS PLATES.  It was
> > made the Swiss watchmaker, Jaeger-LeCoultre for
> > a British company, before WW2.
> >
> >
>
> It's also beautiful, although only marginally practical. I always
> wanted one for my collection just because they are so pretty.
>
> Bob


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