IGMeanwell
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I have a friend who picked up a folder for about 5 dollars at an antique store, but has no information about it other than it works to some extent.
I have been trying to search for information via google and finding very little
So I am asking the brain-trust of the RFF to provide anything you know about these cameras. Specifically good things, problems, things to watch for, film use, and anything else that might be useful.
I asked him to give me a few details about the camera and all he could provide me was what was written on the camera and lens.
"F. Deckel-munchen" and "Rifax" also "Compur-Rapid" (I am familiar with compur shutters)
Thanks in advance
I have been trying to search for information via google and finding very little
So I am asking the brain-trust of the RFF to provide anything you know about these cameras. Specifically good things, problems, things to watch for, film use, and anything else that might be useful.
I asked him to give me a few details about the camera and all he could provide me was what was written on the camera and lens.
"F. Deckel-munchen" and "Rifax" also "Compur-Rapid" (I am familiar with compur shutters)
Thanks in advance
Solinar
Analog Preferred
IGMeanwell said:
F. Deckel was the firm in Munich that originally made the Compur leaf-shutters.
The camera on the other hand was made by Beier of Freital - circa 1936-38
http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Beier
What lens is on the camera?
Solinar
Analog Preferred
A picture is worth a thousand words. Here is one showing one equipped with a Prontor shutter, a Steinheil Actinar triplet and the original mask to switch from 6x9 to 645.
http://www.beier-kamera.de/html/rifax1_1.html
All of the above is courtesy of Dr. Google.
http://www.beier-kamera.de/html/rifax1_1.html
All of the above is courtesy of Dr. Google.
IGMeanwell
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Well now were getting some where
The fact I was missing was the company name being beier
I am going to have him send me a picture; it will make this ten times easier
to pin point
Has anyone used one of these folders?
The fact I was missing was the company name being beier
I am going to have him send me a picture; it will make this ten times easier
to pin point
Has anyone used one of these folders?
Solinar
Analog Preferred
Amongst the other links for 6x9 Beiers is the more upscale version of the Rifax utilizing a Laack Pololyt 3.9 lens set within a Compur shutter, circa mid-1930s.
http://www.beier-kamera.de/html/rifax_unbezeichnet.html Lesen Sie Deutsch?
The lens is of interest in that the name ceases to appear during the post-war period. After the war, Welta, Beier and Eho-Altissa, all based near Dresden in East German, seem to use Meritar lenses in many of their folders and TLR's. I discovered this while looking at various TLR's surfing google-land during my lunch break.
http://www.beier-kamera.de/html/rifax_unbezeichnet.html Lesen Sie Deutsch?
The lens is of interest in that the name ceases to appear during the post-war period. After the war, Welta, Beier and Eho-Altissa, all based near Dresden in East German, seem to use Meritar lenses in many of their folders and TLR's. I discovered this while looking at various TLR's surfing google-land during my lunch break.
IGMeanwell
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Solinar
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That Trinar is an excellent lens. It is the best of the triplets.