Tropen Adoro - Antique and Vintage Cameras

Tropen Adoro

Contessa-Nettel

Stuttgart

Germany

Image of Tropen Adoro

Lens:
f4.5, 10.5 cm Zeiss Tessar, iris diaphragm to f36, continental scale. Serial no. 633446 (c. 1924).

Shutter:
Dial-set Compur, speeds 1 - 1/250, B, T. Serial no. 918158.

Construction:
Polished teak with nickel fittings, black painted front standard and other parts. Brown leather bellows, brown/red baseboard and focusing hood.

Format:
6.5 x 9 cm plates held in single metal slides.

Focusing:
Bellows to 18", scale to 6 feet. Double extension. Infinity lock.

Attributes:
Folding brilliant view-finder. Frame finder. Spirit level. Focusing lock.

Movements:
Rise and cross front.

With:

  • Hooded focusing screen.
  • 2 nickel slides (1 - 2). Tropical film pack adapter

Tropen Adoro

Model of 1926

Zeiss-Ikon A. G.

Dresden

Germany

Image of Tropen Adoro Model of 1926

Lens:
f4.5, 12 cm Zeiss Tessar, iris diaphragm to f45. Serial no. 974262 (c. 1929).

Shutter:
Dial-set Compur, speeds 1 - 1/250, B, T. Serial no. 201875.

Construction:
Polished teak with nickel fittings, black painted front standard and other parts. Brown leather bellows, brown/red baseboard and focusing hood.

Format:
6.5 x 9 cm plates held in single metal slides.

Focusing:
Bellows to 16", scale to 2 metre. Double extension.

Attributes:
Folding brilliant view-finder. Frame finder. Spirit level. Infinity catch.

Movements:
Rise and cross front.

Serial Number:
N7745 (c. 1928) .

With:

  • Hooded focusing screen.
  • Two nickel dark slides in wrappers.
  • Carl Zeiss yellow filter.
  • Instruction book. Tropen Adoro box.

Code Names:
230/3 - Camera. 666/3 - Dark slides.

Tropen Adoro

Zeiss-Ikon A. G.

Dresden

Germany

Image of Tropen Adoro

Lens:
f4.5, 10.5 cm Zeiss Tessar, iris diaphragm to f45. Serial no. 1797926 .

Shutter:
Rim-set Compur, speeds 1 - 1/250, B, T.

Construction:
Polished teak with nickel fittings, black painted front standard and other parts. Brown leather bellows, brown/red baseboard and focusing hood.

Format:
6.5 x 9 cm plates held in single metal slides.

Focusing:
Bellows, scale to 6 feet. Double extension.

Attributes:
Folding brilliant view-finder. Frame finder. Spirit level. Infinity catch.

Movements:
Rise and cross front.

Serial Number:
O97107 .

With:

  • Hooded focusing screen.
  • Two nickel dark slides.

The Tropen Adoro was the top-of-the-range folding plate camera from Contessa-Nettel and remained in production for a few years under Zeiss-Ikon.

A number of minor variations exist:

  • Opening catch is on the side or top.
  • Screw adjustment to cross front on some models, others slide.
  • Metal tripod bush surround (late Zeiss feature).
  • Dial-set or (later) Rim-set Compur.
  • Rear site of finder is sometimes a pin hole or a square aperture (Zeiss).

The Tropen Adoro was made in three sizes: 6.5 x 9 cm , 9 x 12 cm and 10 x 15 cm.

Its construction is very simple and designed for easy assembly. The price of the model shown here was £16.0.0.

Code Names:
230/3 - Camera. 666/3 - Dark slides.

References & Notes:
BJA 1924, p. 697. BJA 1925, p. 686. BJA 1927, p. 706.

Further Information:
Tubbs, ZI Cameras, p.111.

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