Roland
c. 1931
Kleinbild Plasmat Gesellschaft (Dr. Winkler & Co.)
Berlin
Germany
Lens:
f2.7, 70 mm Kleinbild Plasmat, iris diaphragm to f22. Serial no. 1694 .Shutter:
Rim-set Compur, speeds 1 - 1/250, B, T. Serial no. 3102480.Construction:
Leather covered metal body.Format:
16, 6 x 4.5 cm exposures on 120 roll film.Focusing:
Helical to 1m.Attributes:
Coupled rangefinder, swing mirror giving one image inside the other.Film advance by two red windows. Not coupled to shutter.
Depth-of-field and exposure calculator on side of camera.
Serial Number:
S1137 , Also stamped 466 on the body casting.With:
- Lens cap on cord. Ever-ready case.
- Brochure.
An early coupled rangefinder camera for roll film. Some versions have an extinction meter fitted close to the eyepiece. The frame around the viewfinder window is black on some models, on others it is nickel. Prontor or Compur (either with a 1/250 or 1/400 top speed) shutters were fitted.
The example shown here does not have an extinction meter though the windows for a meter are present.