La petita de Nagel / Nagel's tiny marvel
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
La petita i extraordinaria càmera Nagel Pupille és una concentrada joia de la fotografía dels anys 30. En molt poc espai es capaç de donar tot el rendiment possible a una pel·licula de format 127, ara quasi (però no del tot) extingida. Ah, i amés en aquest cas amb el famós Leitz Elmar f3.5 / 50mm que equipava les Leica.
Nagel fou un petit però rellevant fabricant de càmeres aleman a finals dels anys 20. August Nagel ja era un dels fundadors de Contessa a inicis de segle, i després s'agrupà amb altres per formar, el 1926, el gegant Zeiss-Ikon. Però força aviat Nagel en sortí, creat el 1928 la seva companyia homonima. Entre les diverses càmeres de gran qualitat que creà, en destaca le petita Pupille. Els seus models tingueren tant exit que Kodak trià Nagel per a fer-se amb una part del prestigiós mercat alemany i produir models de qualitat despres d'arrossegar fama de només fabricar càmeres barates. Així sorgiren les famoses Kodak Retina de 35mm, en certa manera filles de les Pupille (com el mateix nom indica). De fet la mateixa Pupille encara es produí entre el 1932 i el 1935 com a Kodak Pupille.
La Nagel Pupille és una càmera de format 127, sense telemetre però amb obturador Compur colapsable. Tot plegat la fa molt petita però de molta qualitat; és de les poques càmeres que empraren objectius Leitz, també. Amés, podien montar telemetres externs de la mateixa marca, ampliant les seves capacitats. Aquest exemplar fou fabricat el 1931, per els nº de serie del obturador i l'objectiu. Per desgràcia les velocitats estan força lentes i l'objectiu una mica ratllat.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Nagel
www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C792.html
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The small yet extraordinary Nagel Pupille camera is a miniature marvel of the 30's photography. In very little space it is able to give the best performance to a 127-format roll-film. Oh, and also in this case with the famous Leitz Elmar f3.5 / 50mm lens, the same that equipped the Leicas.
Nagel was a small but relevant German cameramaker at the end of the 20s-early 30's. August Nagel was already one of the founders of Contessa at the beginning of the century, and then joined with others to create, in 1926, the giant Zeiss-Ikon. But quite soon Nagel came out, developing 1928 his own company. Among the various high-quality cameras that he designed, the little Pupille stands out. Their models were so successful that Kodak chose Nagel to take on a part of the prestigious German photographic market and produce quality models after dragging fame to only making cheap cameras. That's how the famous Kodak Retina was born, in some ways, as the heir of the Pupille (as the name implies). Even this camera was produced from 1932 to 1935 as the Kodak Pupille.
The Nagel Pupille is a 127-format camera, without rangefinder but with Computor collapsible shutter. All in a very small but high quality package; It is one of the few cameras that use Leitz's lenses, too. In addition, they could mount external rangefinders of the same brand, expanding their capabilities. This one was manufactured in 1931, as the serial number of the shutter and the tells us. In fact, the Elmar is one of the first produced, with a very low serial. Unfortunately the speeds are quite slow and the lens is slightly scratchy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Nagel
La petita de Nagel / Nagel's tiny marvel
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
La petita i extraordinaria càmera Nagel Pupille és una concentrada joia de la fotografía dels anys 30. En molt poc espai es capaç de donar tot el rendiment possible a una pel·licula de format 127, ara quasi (però no del tot) extingida. Ah, i amés en aquest cas amb el famós Leitz Elmar f3.5 / 50mm que equipava les Leica.
Nagel fou un petit però rellevant fabricant de càmeres aleman a finals dels anys 20. August Nagel ja era un dels fundadors de Contessa a inicis de segle, i després s'agrupà amb altres per formar, el 1926, el gegant Zeiss-Ikon. Però força aviat Nagel en sortí, creat el 1928 la seva companyia homonima. Entre les diverses càmeres de gran qualitat que creà, en destaca le petita Pupille. Els seus models tingueren tant exit que Kodak trià Nagel per a fer-se amb una part del prestigiós mercat alemany i produir models de qualitat despres d'arrossegar fama de només fabricar càmeres barates. Així sorgiren les famoses Kodak Retina de 35mm, en certa manera filles de les Pupille (com el mateix nom indica). De fet la mateixa Pupille encara es produí entre el 1932 i el 1935 com a Kodak Pupille.
La Nagel Pupille és una càmera de format 127, sense telemetre però amb obturador Compur colapsable. Tot plegat la fa molt petita però de molta qualitat; és de les poques càmeres que empraren objectius Leitz, també. Amés, podien montar telemetres externs de la mateixa marca, ampliant les seves capacitats. Aquest exemplar fou fabricat el 1931, per els nº de serie del obturador i l'objectiu. Per desgràcia les velocitats estan força lentes i l'objectiu una mica ratllat.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Nagel
www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C792.html
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The small yet extraordinary Nagel Pupille camera is a miniature marvel of the 30's photography. In very little space it is able to give the best performance to a 127-format roll-film. Oh, and also in this case with the famous Leitz Elmar f3.5 / 50mm lens, the same that equipped the Leicas.
Nagel was a small but relevant German cameramaker at the end of the 20s-early 30's. August Nagel was already one of the founders of Contessa at the beginning of the century, and then joined with others to create, in 1926, the giant Zeiss-Ikon. But quite soon Nagel came out, developing 1928 his own company. Among the various high-quality cameras that he designed, the little Pupille stands out. Their models were so successful that Kodak chose Nagel to take on a part of the prestigious German photographic market and produce quality models after dragging fame to only making cheap cameras. That's how the famous Kodak Retina was born, in some ways, as the heir of the Pupille (as the name implies). Even this camera was produced from 1932 to 1935 as the Kodak Pupille.
The Nagel Pupille is a 127-format camera, without rangefinder but with Computor collapsible shutter. All in a very small but high quality package; It is one of the few cameras that use Leitz's lenses, too. In addition, they could mount external rangefinders of the same brand, expanding their capabilities. This one was manufactured in 1931, as the serial number of the shutter and the tells us. In fact, the Elmar is one of the first produced, with a very low serial. Unfortunately the speeds are quite slow and the lens is slightly scratchy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Nagel