Tropical HEAG XI
Heinrich Ernemann A.G.
Dresden
Germany
Lens:
f6.3, 13.5 cm Zeiss Tessar, iris diaphragm to f50. Serial no. 301073 (c. 1915).Shutter:
Ernemann three-blade leaf type, speeds 1 - 1/300, O, Z.Construction:
Teak body with brass binding and fittings, orange/brown leather bellows and focusing hood.Format:
9 x 12 cm plates held in single metal slides.Focusing:
Bellows to 24", scale to 2 m. Double extension.Attributes:
Eye-level optical finder, brilliant viewfinder. Spirit level. Drop-bed. Removable lens panel.Movements:
Rise and cross front. Tilting back via drop-bed.Serial Number:
324 ? .With:
Hooded focusing screen.This is a well-made tropical model in the HEAG range of folding cameras from Ernemann. The front standard is very square giving an old-fashioned look to the camera. Typical Ernemann features are incorporated such as the folding eye-level finder and cross-shaped focusing hood. The focusing hood is a deep leather rectangle giving very good light exclusion, it is pulled away from the focusing screen and held rigid by two flaps. The whole hood can be removed when using a dark cloth or for cleaning. 
Discontinued soon after the Zeiss merger of 1926.