Camera Porn Friday

[GrahamS]

I learn something every day! Thanks for posting this.

[titrisol]

Pablo, that is an interesting camera! Are you going to shoot glass plates?

Yes, 45x107mm glass plates
I found a guy that custom makes them but I had to order 5 boxes (60), so it'll be fun for a while
Plates are a ISO12 equivalent and are orthochromatic, so it should be fun

The camera has no focusing but it has a larg DOF so I assume that equivalent f/ will be 11 and the exposure time is fixed at 1/30

[Julio1fer]

The camera has no focusing but it has a larg DOF so I assume that equivalent f/ will be 11 and the exposure time is fixed at 1/30

You could measure the aperture hole diameter and the distance from hole to film. The quotient distance / diameter should be close to the actual aperture value.

Looking forward to your experiments and results!

[titrisol]

Thanks for that!
I ball parked it by eye but with your formula the hole is 4.81mm and the distance from hole to film is 51mm thus close to f/11!
thanks

[Julio1fer]

I believe that is why the aperture is called “f/xx”, where f stands for focal distance.

[alexvaras]

This was a complete impulsive bought, I entered on auction site, I saw the camera, 1 minute left for ending auction, I read the description and saw the photos and I got it.


Contessa Nettel Cocarette I - Luxus


Loading Cocarette I

I checked the camera at arrival and I cleaned the lens, all fine, really dusty inside and the photo test I did went well, framing with the brilliant finder works really well.

[Julio1fer]

That is a beautiful folder! Nice catch!

[titrisol]

oooohhhh a Nettel !!!
Congratulations

[PFMcFarland]

Definitely a beauty! I like the tanned leather, and the way they almost matched the bellows with the camera covering.

PF

[Bennybee]

Ooh, that's one nice folding camera! That brown leather is something else than those usual black off-the-mill folders.