WERRA I

The Werra is a series of 35mm viewfinder or rangefinder cameras manufactured by the Carl Zeiss Jena factory. This is quite special, since it is actually a lens making plant. The Werra is named after a small German river. It offers a high degree of control with a very low number of levers, knobs or rings. One could call it a design camera. Looking at the camera house, there's only the shutter button. All other features have been moved to less-visible parts of the camera. This gives the Werra a stylish look. Even the accessory/flash shoe is optional.

The unique feature of the Werra is the covered ring around the lens barrel. Twisting this ring cocked the shutter and advanced the film in one smooth motion. In addition, the lens cap is also used as a shade.

 

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