KW Patent Etui
La KW Patent Etui fou una càmera de plaques alemana dels anys 20 i 30. Fins aquí, res de destacable entre les desenes de models similars, sobretot germanics, d'aquest tipus de camera. Però la Patent Etui destaca per ser extraordinariament compacta. Una meravella del diseny, i amés d'una gran bellessa. Es fabricà entre 1920 i 1938 en dues mides , 6'5x9 i 9x12 (la mida d'aquesta de la imatge). La fabricà KW, es a dir Kamera Werkstätten Guthe & Thorsch, de Dresde. El fet que els propietaris de la marca fossin jueus propicià que marxessin als Estats Units, i els nous propietaris canviaren a altres tipus de càmeres.
Al ser tant compacta, fou comparada a una capsa de cigarretes (etui en alemany), i d'aquí el nom. És tant petita i lleugera que cal comparar els seus 815 gr. amb els de la tipica nord-americana Speed Graphic, de l'època. Aquesta només proporciona un negatiu lleugerament més gran i en canvi pesa 2,4 kg.!!!
La meva Patent Etui en concret monta un obturador Compur "dial set" anterior al 1931, i una lent Carl Zeiss Tessar f4.5 de 135mm. Més unic es el fet que porta una placa d'una empresa britànica de fotografía, Sands, Hunter & Co. Ltd. Obviament aquest deuria ser l'importador per a aquesta càmara, que es fabricà expressament per al mercat britanic, ja que té l'indicador de focus en peus. Entre que no s'exportà allà fins al 1928 i diversos nums. de sèrie, sembla que la podem datar per al 1929.
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The KW Patent Etui was a German plate camera from the 1920s and 30s. By itself, this makes them unremarcable among dozens of similar models, especially German ones. But the Patent Etui stands out for its compactness. It's a marvel of design,and beautifully done. It makes it look much more modern. It was manufactured between 1920 and 1938 in two sizes, 6'5x9 and 9x12 (this one). The company responsible was KW, aka Kamera Werkstätten Guthe & Thorsch, from Dresden. The fact that the owners of the brand were Jews caused them to flee to the United States, and the new owners changed production to other types of cameras.
Being so compact, it was like carring a cigarette box (etui in German), and so the name. It's so small and light that you have to compare its 815 gr. with those of the typical American Speed Graphic, of the time. This one only provides a slightly larger negative and instead weighs 2.4 kg.!
My Patent Etui specifically carries a "dial set" Compur shutter, made before 1931, and a Carl Zeiss Tessar f4.5 135mm lens. More unique is the fact that it has a badge of a British photography company: Sands, Hunter & Co. Ltd. Obviously this should be the importer for this camera, which was manufactured specifically for the British market, since it has the focus indicator in feet. As it was not exported to the UK till 1928 and according to lens & shutter serial numbers, it looks like it was made in 1929.
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KW Patent Etui
La KW Patent Etui fou una càmera de plaques alemana dels anys 20 i 30. Fins aquí, res de destacable entre les desenes de models similars, sobretot germanics, d'aquest tipus de camera. Però la Patent Etui destaca per ser extraordinariament compacta. Una meravella del diseny, i amés d'una gran bellessa. Es fabricà entre 1920 i 1938 en dues mides , 6'5x9 i 9x12 (la mida d'aquesta de la imatge). La fabricà KW, es a dir Kamera Werkstätten Guthe & Thorsch, de Dresde. El fet que els propietaris de la marca fossin jueus propicià que marxessin als Estats Units, i els nous propietaris canviaren a altres tipus de càmeres.
Al ser tant compacta, fou comparada a una capsa de cigarretes (etui en alemany), i d'aquí el nom. És tant petita i lleugera que cal comparar els seus 815 gr. amb els de la tipica nord-americana Speed Graphic, de l'època. Aquesta només proporciona un negatiu lleugerament més gran i en canvi pesa 2,4 kg.!!!
La meva Patent Etui en concret monta un obturador Compur "dial set" anterior al 1931, i una lent Carl Zeiss Tessar f4.5 de 135mm. Més unic es el fet que porta una placa d'una empresa britànica de fotografía, Sands, Hunter & Co. Ltd. Obviament aquest deuria ser l'importador per a aquesta càmara, que es fabricà expressament per al mercat britanic, ja que té l'indicador de focus en peus. Entre que no s'exportà allà fins al 1928 i diversos nums. de sèrie, sembla que la podem datar per al 1929.
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The KW Patent Etui was a German plate camera from the 1920s and 30s. By itself, this makes them unremarcable among dozens of similar models, especially German ones. But the Patent Etui stands out for its compactness. It's a marvel of design,and beautifully done. It makes it look much more modern. It was manufactured between 1920 and 1938 in two sizes, 6'5x9 and 9x12 (this one). The company responsible was KW, aka Kamera Werkstätten Guthe & Thorsch, from Dresden. The fact that the owners of the brand were Jews caused them to flee to the United States, and the new owners changed production to other types of cameras.
Being so compact, it was like carring a cigarette box (etui in German), and so the name. It's so small and light that you have to compare its 815 gr. with those of the typical American Speed Graphic, of the time. This one only provides a slightly larger negative and instead weighs 2.4 kg.!
My Patent Etui specifically carries a "dial set" Compur shutter, made before 1931, and a Carl Zeiss Tessar f4.5 135mm lens. More unique is the fact that it has a badge of a British photography company: Sands, Hunter & Co. Ltd. Obviously this should be the importer for this camera, which was manufactured specifically for the British market, since it has the focus indicator in feet. As it was not exported to the UK till 1928 and according to lens & shutter serial numbers, it looks like it was made in 1929.
camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Patent_Etui
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRA0fwPc2u8
mikeeckman.com/photovintage/vintagecameras/patentetui/ind...
www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C95.html