Schwarter Bob
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
La Ernemann Heag XVI és una càmera transformable, capaç de fer servir tant rodets de pel·licula ( el gegant i desaparescut format 116 o el 118, m'imagino), com plaques de 9x12 cm. Fou produida a Dresden entre el 1909 i finals de la Gran Guerra (1918?).
És una càmera força gran però elegant, tot i ja haver abandonat els vermells altres detalls d'inicis del s. XX. Tot i la austeritat del negre uniforme, el gran nombre de detalls cromats la fa força espectacular. L'objectiu és un Ernemann Aplanat Symetrical, montat en un obturador pneumatic també Ernemann, model Bob I tardà.
Dos detalls destaquen d'aquesta càmera, encara en estat de funcionament. En primer lloc, el seu sistema de canvi de format. Per passar de plaques a pel·licula, es monta al entorn de la càmera una carcassa secundaria que incorpora el rodet, el seu pla focal i el rodet receptor. Una tapa cobreix el pla focal per tal de no velar el rodet (en aquest cas s'ha perdut, pel que no es pot fer el canvi a mig rodet. Aquesta carcassa "exterior" es treu i posa amb un moviment lateral.
El segon element és especific d'aquesta càmera en particular. A la tapa o "llit" hi ha l'emblema metal·lic del Aeronautique-club de France, mostrant un globus, un dirigible i un avió. Aquest club aeronautic estava i està (encara) basat al aerodrom de Meaux-Esbly. Fou fundat el 1897, i la càmera segurament pertanyia a algun membre o bé al club mateix.
Encara més interessant és que la càmera conservava quan la vaig comprar aquest 2020 un rodet Kodak Verichrome de format 122, exposat però no revelat. Deu datar dels anys 30, segurament, tot i que podria ser de fins els anys 50. En tot cas és molt posterior a la càmera, que ja tenia uns 15 anys com a mínim, i probablement molts més. Veure'm si dona alguna sorpresa.
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The Ernemann Heag XVI is a transformable format camera, capable of using both roll film (the giant, discontinued 116 or 118 format, I imagine), and 9x12 cm dry plates. It was produced in Dresden between 1909 and the end of the Great War (1918?).
It is a fairly large but elegant camera, even without the earlier red bellows. Despite the austerity of the uniform black, the large number of chrome details makes it quite spectacular. The lens is a Ernemann Aplanat Symetrical, mounted on an Ernemann Bob I shutter.
And yes, the Ernemann Bob I and II shutters look like copies of the Bausch & Lomb Unicum, although there are internal differencies.
This camera, still in working order, has two special details. First, its format change system. To switch from plates to film, a secondary housing is mounted around the camera, that incorporates the roll film, its focal plane and the receiving roll. A dark slide covers the focal plane so as not to veil the film (in this case it has been lost, so the change cannot be made halfway). This "outer" housing is removed with a lateral movement. The camera also has not it's ground glass, so would be difficult to use with plates.
The second element is specific to this particular camera. On the bed is the metal emblem of the "Aeronautique-club de France", showing a balloon, an airship and an airplane. This aeronautical club still exists, with another name, and is based at Meaux-Esbly airfield. It was founded in 1897, and the camera probably belonged to a member or to the club itself.
Even more interesting is that the camera kept, when I bought it this 2020, a 122 format Kodak Verichrome roll film, undeveloped. It must date from the 1930s probably, although it could be from the 1950s. In any case, it is much later than the camera, which was already at least 15 years old, and probably many more. We will see if it gives any surprise images.
www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/camera-2456.html
www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/camera-10166-Ernemann_...
camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Ernemann_Heag_XVI
acesbly.fr/index.php/l-aero-club/la-plateforme-de-meaux-e...
fr-fr.facebook.com/pg/acdfmeauxesbly/about/?ref=page_inte...
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Schwarter Bob
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
La Ernemann Heag XVI és una càmera transformable, capaç de fer servir tant rodets de pel·licula ( el gegant i desaparescut format 116 o el 118, m'imagino), com plaques de 9x12 cm. Fou produida a Dresden entre el 1909 i finals de la Gran Guerra (1918?).
És una càmera força gran però elegant, tot i ja haver abandonat els vermells altres detalls d'inicis del s. XX. Tot i la austeritat del negre uniforme, el gran nombre de detalls cromats la fa força espectacular. L'objectiu és un Ernemann Aplanat Symetrical, montat en un obturador pneumatic també Ernemann, model Bob I tardà.
Dos detalls destaquen d'aquesta càmera, encara en estat de funcionament. En primer lloc, el seu sistema de canvi de format. Per passar de plaques a pel·licula, es monta al entorn de la càmera una carcassa secundaria que incorpora el rodet, el seu pla focal i el rodet receptor. Una tapa cobreix el pla focal per tal de no velar el rodet (en aquest cas s'ha perdut, pel que no es pot fer el canvi a mig rodet. Aquesta carcassa "exterior" es treu i posa amb un moviment lateral.
El segon element és especific d'aquesta càmera en particular. A la tapa o "llit" hi ha l'emblema metal·lic del Aeronautique-club de France, mostrant un globus, un dirigible i un avió. Aquest club aeronautic estava i està (encara) basat al aerodrom de Meaux-Esbly. Fou fundat el 1897, i la càmera segurament pertanyia a algun membre o bé al club mateix.
Encara més interessant és que la càmera conservava quan la vaig comprar aquest 2020 un rodet Kodak Verichrome de format 122, exposat però no revelat. Deu datar dels anys 30, segurament, tot i que podria ser de fins els anys 50. En tot cas és molt posterior a la càmera, que ja tenia uns 15 anys com a mínim, i probablement molts més. Veure'm si dona alguna sorpresa.
www.camarassinfronteras.com/articulos/obturadores/erneman...
www.camarassinfronteras.com/articulos/bob_unicum_connecti...
======================
The Ernemann Heag XVI is a transformable format camera, capable of using both roll film (the giant, discontinued 116 or 118 format, I imagine), and 9x12 cm dry plates. It was produced in Dresden between 1909 and the end of the Great War (1918?).
It is a fairly large but elegant camera, even without the earlier red bellows. Despite the austerity of the uniform black, the large number of chrome details makes it quite spectacular. The lens is a Ernemann Aplanat Symetrical, mounted on an Ernemann Bob I shutter.
And yes, the Ernemann Bob I and II shutters look like copies of the Bausch & Lomb Unicum, although there are internal differencies.
This camera, still in working order, has two special details. First, its format change system. To switch from plates to film, a secondary housing is mounted around the camera, that incorporates the roll film, its focal plane and the receiving roll. A dark slide covers the focal plane so as not to veil the film (in this case it has been lost, so the change cannot be made halfway). This "outer" housing is removed with a lateral movement. The camera also has not it's ground glass, so would be difficult to use with plates.
The second element is specific to this particular camera. On the bed is the metal emblem of the "Aeronautique-club de France", showing a balloon, an airship and an airplane. This aeronautical club still exists, with another name, and is based at Meaux-Esbly airfield. It was founded in 1897, and the camera probably belonged to a member or to the club itself.
Even more interesting is that the camera kept, when I bought it this 2020, a 122 format Kodak Verichrome roll film, undeveloped. It must date from the 1930s probably, although it could be from the 1950s. In any case, it is much later than the camera, which was already at least 15 years old, and probably many more. We will see if it gives any surprise images.
www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/camera-2456.html
www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/camera-10166-Ernemann_...
camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Ernemann_Heag_XVI
acesbly.fr/index.php/l-aero-club/la-plateforme-de-meaux-e...
fr-fr.facebook.com/pg/acdfmeauxesbly/about/?ref=page_inte...
www.camarassinfronteras.com/articulos/obturadores/erneman...
www.camarassinfronteras.com/articulos/bob_unicum_connecti...