Ernemann Miniature Klapp - Antique and Vintage Cameras

Ernemann Miniature Klapp

c. 1923

Heinrich Ernemann A.G.

Dresden

Germany

Image of Ernemann Miniature Klapp

Lens:
f3.5, 7.5 cm Tessar, iris diaphragm to f25. Serial no. 412992 .

Shutter:
Focal-plane, speeds 1/50 - 1/1000, B. Speed varied by slit width, fixed tension. Self-capping.

Construction:
Leather covered metal body leather bellows.

Format:
4.5 x 6 cm plates held in single dark-slides.

Focusing:
Helical, scale to 1 meter.

Attributes:
Direct-vision view-finder (post/lens).

Movements:
Cross front.

Serial Number:
813363 .

With:
Hooded focusing screen.

The miniature Klapp appeared around 1923, lenses available at that time were 3.5 Tessar, f4.5 Tessar, f4.5 Ernotar and f3.5 Ernon; later the f2.7 Ernostar was added. The Miniature Klapp was listed for a short while after the Zeiss-Ikon merger.

References & Notes:
BJA 1924, p. 704. BJA 1926, p. 679.


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