Ermanox renovada / Upgraded Ermanox
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Fins ara les imatges que tenia amb la Ermanox eren força deficients, però la cosa ha millorat quan, amb poc temps de diferencia, he pogut obtenir un nou (i correcte) visor i un xassis porta-rodets Rollex en molt millor estat. Amb tot, aquest xassis també em ratllava la emulsió, però cobrint les superficies sospitoses amb fragments de paper de format 120, ja quasi no rasca.
La Ernemann Ermanox és una de les càmeres més famoses de la historia, com a minim entre els aficionats. Es tracta d'una càmera poc usual, però molt especial quan va sortir al mercat, ja que es tractava de la primera càmera que permetia la fotografia d'interiors sense flaixos, tripodes ni parafernalia extra. Això es deu al seu impressionant objectiu, especialment gran dins una càmera que és força petita, de la mida d'una caixa de cigarretes.
Aparentment la Ermanox es va produir entre 1924 i inicis dels anys 30, primer només com a Ernemann, i després dins del conglormerat Zeiss-Ikon.
L'objectiu Ernostar és realment el cor d'aquesta petita meravella. Inicialment es va produir com a objectiu f2 / 100mm, però en models posteriors, com aquesta càmera, es canvià al encara més lluminós f1.8 / 85mm. En general, la Ermanox fa servir plaques de 4,5x6 cm, força petites, però també es poden fer servir adaptadors de pel·licula, en format 127.
L'obturador és de pla focal, ja emprat en models anteriors de Ernemann, com la Miniatur-Klapp; permet velocitats molt ràpides de fins a 1/1000. Per contra, el visor és relativament senzill, tot i que estèticament molt bonic, val a dir. Potser la mancança principal de la Ermanox fou un telemetre, ja que enfocar, sobretot a distancies menors a 10 metres, és força dificil, només amb el vidre esmeril·lat.
Vaig comprar aquesta càmera a un venedor alemany en estat mediocre: l'obturador funcionava, però tenia alguns foradets i no es podia destensionar ni fer servir les funcions B, ni T. Per tant, la vaig re-enviar a arreglar en una petita odissea que va acabar sortossament bé. Ara la càmera funciona molt bé, amb noves cortines del obturador i tot.
La Ermanox és una càmera eternament vinculada al fotograf alemany Erich Salomon, que la emprà als anys 20 i 30 com a fotoperiodista per a "colar-se" als salons del poder i mostrar politics i potentats com mai s'els havia vist. Malauradament, Salomon era alemany i jueu, i va rebre tota la represssió nazi sobre seu. Va fugir a Holanda, però fou deportat i assassinat a Auschwitz el 1944.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Salomon
www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C217.html
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Up until now the images I had with the Ermanox were quite poor, but things improved when I was able to get a new (and correct for this camera) viewfinder and a much better condition Rollex 127 film back. However, this back also scratched my emulsion, but by covering the suspect metallic surfaces with scraps of 120-format backing paper, it hardly scratches anymore.
The Ernemann Ermanox is one of the most famous cameras in history, at least among collectors. This is a rare camera, but very special when it hit the market, as it was the first camera that allowed indoor photography without flashes, tripods or extra paraphernalia. This is due to its impressive lens, the Ernostar, especially large in a camera that is quite small, the size of a cigarette box.
The Ermanox was apparently produced between 1924 and the early 1930s, first only as the Ernemann firm, and then within the Zeiss-Ikon conglomerate.
The Ernostar lens is really the heart of this little wonder. Initially it was produced as a f2 / 100mm lens, but in later models, such as this camera, it was changed to the even brighter f1.8 / 85mm. In general, the Ermanox uses 4.5x6 cm plates, which are quite small, but you can also use 127 format film adapters.
The shutter is focal plane type, already used in previous Ernemann models, such as the Miniatur-Klapp; allows very fast speeds of up to 1/1000. The curtains move vertically. On the other side, the viewfinder is relatively simple, although aesthetically very beautiful. Perhaps the main shortcoming of the Ermanox was the lack of a rangefinder, as focusing, especially at distances of less than 10 meters, is quite difficult, only with a tiny ground glass.
I bought this camera from a German seller, in a somewhat mediocre state: the shutter was working, but it had a few holes and could not be un-trensioned, or use the B or T modes. So I re-sent it to fix in a small odyssey of it's own. which ended fortunately well. Now the camera works great, with new shutter curtains and all. This precise camera may be from the mid-production period, c.1926-1928 (it has the f1.8 Ernostar, yet no indication of the Zeiss-Ikon merger)
The Ermanox is a camera eternally linked to the German photographer Erich Salomon, who used it in the 1920s and 1930s as a photojournalist to "sneak" into the halls of power and show politicians and powerful people like never before. Unfortunately, Solomon was German and Jewish, and received all the Nazi repression on him. He fled to the Netherlands, but was deported and murdered in Auschwitz in 1944.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Salomon
www.rangefinderforum.com/node/177807
Ermanox renovada / Upgraded Ermanox
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Fins ara les imatges que tenia amb la Ermanox eren força deficients, però la cosa ha millorat quan, amb poc temps de diferencia, he pogut obtenir un nou (i correcte) visor i un xassis porta-rodets Rollex en molt millor estat. Amb tot, aquest xassis també em ratllava la emulsió, però cobrint les superficies sospitoses amb fragments de paper de format 120, ja quasi no rasca.
La Ernemann Ermanox és una de les càmeres més famoses de la historia, com a minim entre els aficionats. Es tracta d'una càmera poc usual, però molt especial quan va sortir al mercat, ja que es tractava de la primera càmera que permetia la fotografia d'interiors sense flaixos, tripodes ni parafernalia extra. Això es deu al seu impressionant objectiu, especialment gran dins una càmera que és força petita, de la mida d'una caixa de cigarretes.
Aparentment la Ermanox es va produir entre 1924 i inicis dels anys 30, primer només com a Ernemann, i després dins del conglormerat Zeiss-Ikon.
L'objectiu Ernostar és realment el cor d'aquesta petita meravella. Inicialment es va produir com a objectiu f2 / 100mm, però en models posteriors, com aquesta càmera, es canvià al encara més lluminós f1.8 / 85mm. En general, la Ermanox fa servir plaques de 4,5x6 cm, força petites, però també es poden fer servir adaptadors de pel·licula, en format 127.
L'obturador és de pla focal, ja emprat en models anteriors de Ernemann, com la Miniatur-Klapp; permet velocitats molt ràpides de fins a 1/1000. Per contra, el visor és relativament senzill, tot i que estèticament molt bonic, val a dir. Potser la mancança principal de la Ermanox fou un telemetre, ja que enfocar, sobretot a distancies menors a 10 metres, és força dificil, només amb el vidre esmeril·lat.
Vaig comprar aquesta càmera a un venedor alemany en estat mediocre: l'obturador funcionava, però tenia alguns foradets i no es podia destensionar ni fer servir les funcions B, ni T. Per tant, la vaig re-enviar a arreglar en una petita odissea que va acabar sortossament bé. Ara la càmera funciona molt bé, amb noves cortines del obturador i tot.
La Ermanox és una càmera eternament vinculada al fotograf alemany Erich Salomon, que la emprà als anys 20 i 30 com a fotoperiodista per a "colar-se" als salons del poder i mostrar politics i potentats com mai s'els havia vist. Malauradament, Salomon era alemany i jueu, i va rebre tota la represssió nazi sobre seu. Va fugir a Holanda, però fou deportat i assassinat a Auschwitz el 1944.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Salomon
www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C217.html
==============================================
Up until now the images I had with the Ermanox were quite poor, but things improved when I was able to get a new (and correct for this camera) viewfinder and a much better condition Rollex 127 film back. However, this back also scratched my emulsion, but by covering the suspect metallic surfaces with scraps of 120-format backing paper, it hardly scratches anymore.
The Ernemann Ermanox is one of the most famous cameras in history, at least among collectors. This is a rare camera, but very special when it hit the market, as it was the first camera that allowed indoor photography without flashes, tripods or extra paraphernalia. This is due to its impressive lens, the Ernostar, especially large in a camera that is quite small, the size of a cigarette box.
The Ermanox was apparently produced between 1924 and the early 1930s, first only as the Ernemann firm, and then within the Zeiss-Ikon conglomerate.
The Ernostar lens is really the heart of this little wonder. Initially it was produced as a f2 / 100mm lens, but in later models, such as this camera, it was changed to the even brighter f1.8 / 85mm. In general, the Ermanox uses 4.5x6 cm plates, which are quite small, but you can also use 127 format film adapters.
The shutter is focal plane type, already used in previous Ernemann models, such as the Miniatur-Klapp; allows very fast speeds of up to 1/1000. The curtains move vertically. On the other side, the viewfinder is relatively simple, although aesthetically very beautiful. Perhaps the main shortcoming of the Ermanox was the lack of a rangefinder, as focusing, especially at distances of less than 10 meters, is quite difficult, only with a tiny ground glass.
I bought this camera from a German seller, in a somewhat mediocre state: the shutter was working, but it had a few holes and could not be un-trensioned, or use the B or T modes. So I re-sent it to fix in a small odyssey of it's own. which ended fortunately well. Now the camera works great, with new shutter curtains and all. This precise camera may be from the mid-production period, c.1926-1928 (it has the f1.8 Ernostar, yet no indication of the Zeiss-Ikon merger)
The Ermanox is a camera eternally linked to the German photographer Erich Salomon, who used it in the 1920s and 1930s as a photojournalist to "sneak" into the halls of power and show politicians and powerful people like never before. Unfortunately, Solomon was German and Jewish, and received all the Nazi repression on him. He fled to the Netherlands, but was deported and murdered in Auschwitz in 1944.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Salomon
www.rangefinderforum.com/node/177807