Peggy II

1933

G.A. Krauss

Stuttgart

Germany

Lens:

f2, 4.5 cm Schneider Xenon, iris diaphragm to f22. Serial no. 440187 .

Shutter:

Rim-set Compur, speeds 1 - 1/300, B.

Format:

24 x 36 mm exposures on 35 mm cine film held in special cassettes.

Focusing:

Bellows to 0.9 metre.

Attributes:

Central spot coupled rangefinder. Direct-vision (lens/lens) view-finder.
Film advance by sprocket wheel. Auto-stop on film advance. Film is wound cassette to cassette, no rewind.
Film cutting knife. Frame counter. Depth-of-field scale.

Serial Number:

D 124/2 .

With:

Two cassettes. Ever-ready case.

The Peggy I was introduced in 1931, the model II with the addition of a coupled rangefinder appeared in 1933.

An interesting feature is the way the shutter is tensioned by closing the front standard into the body, later a separate setting on the camera body was used. Both the models I and II were initially produced in a black finish later chrome finish was available at an extra cost. The cameras were distributed in the UK by A. O. Roth.

Lenses available included: f2.8 Tessar, f3.5 Tessar, f2.7 Macro-Plasmat, f3.5 Primotar, f2 Biotar, all of 5 cm focal length.

References & Notes:

BJA 1933, pp. 260, 548. BJA 1934, pp. 280, 574.

Early Photography