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 eye-piece. The frame around the view-finder 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.

Illustrations:

Auer, History, p.142.

Early Photography