Purma Special from 1937
Made in England from 1937, this sleek camera has a Bakelite body and a retracting lens.
It also has an intriguing gravity-driven exposure (shutter/slit) mechanism. Which changes the exposure speed for the square 127 roll film as you tilt the camera to the left (90 degrees) for fast, or right (90 degrees) for slow.
Photographed wide open with a Tomioka Auto-Revuenon 55mm f1.2. I'll post a stopped down, sharp photo of the camera sometime soon!
Purma Special from 1937
Made in England from 1937, this sleek camera has a Bakelite body and a retracting lens.
It also has an intriguing gravity-driven exposure (shutter/slit) mechanism. Which changes the exposure speed for the square 127 roll film as you tilt the camera to the left (90 degrees) for fast, or right (90 degrees) for slow.
Photographed wide open with a Tomioka Auto-Revuenon 55mm f1.2. I'll post a stopped down, sharp photo of the camera sometime soon!