Perkeo 1 or Isolette 11?

[hanskerensky]

As a sample, Perkeo 1, Vaskar on Fuji Velvia 50 :

 

[Pete B]

Thanks guys. Perkeo it is.
Pete

 

[PMCC]

As a sample, Perkeo 1, Vaskar on Fuji Velvia 50 :

A picture is worth a thousand words (or 20+ posts).

 

[Pete B]

The Perkeo has arrived and it's in great condition. Everything seems to be working correctly. I was expecting to send it for a CLA but it feels like it's just had one! One interesting point is that there was a roll of Acros in it. I'll develop it to see if there's anything to see. The take-up spool has a wooden core (from an Agfa film).
Pete

 

[Pete B]

Are the Perkeo 1 bellows leather or vinyl?
Pete

 

[Ken Smith]

Are the Perkeo 1 bellows leather or vinyl?
Pete

Voigtlander did it right from the get go - all the original bellows on folders from the actual German Voigtlander company had leather bellows.

 

[mretina]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrapx/sets/72157629611910423/with/6993326875/

a set shot with perkeo I (Vaskar)

 

[summar]

I have a Voigtlander Bessa 66 (Baby Bessa) which I bought at a flea market for $20. As far as I can tell it was made before WW2. I can't tell which lens is on it, because the swing-away yellow filter (which has the name of the lens on it) had, as usual, been torn away. The lens could be a Skopar (top of the line) a Vaskar or a Voigtar.
To my surprise the camera worked perfectly except for the T shutter speed. The bellows were light-tight and the shutter speeds well within limits for negative film. With the lens stopped down past f/8 the results are just fine.
The pre-war Bessa I'm pretty sure is the same size as the Perkeo, must be the smallest 6x6 camera ever made.