We search the biggest Voigtländer-Camera!

[Zappa und de kleine Tiger]

Bonjour,

we look for the largest existing Voigtlander camera (of the world) and have already searched the whole web and so a lot of books. Who has seen somewhere at home or what? We would be grateful for any tip!

Salut,

by Zappa and the Little Tiger (... says: Format is irreplaceable - except more format!)

[Tracy Storer]

Not a camera, but I have a Heliar 60cm, f/4.5.
Curious what your research will find....?

[Tim Deming]

If you are looking for cameras manufactured by Voigtlander, I believe the largest were 13x18cm format, such as the 1950's Studio Camera

cheers

Tim

[Zappa und de kleine Tiger]

Bonjour,

Voigtländer built travel wooden plate cameras in the following sizes:

(cm)

9 x 12
10 x 15
13 x 18
18 x 24
24 x 30
30 x 40
40 x 50

and the Grand Salon Apperat E

40 x 50
50 x 60
60 x 70
70 x 80
80 x 100

We are looking for a Voigtlander Camera 40 x 50 cm or greater.

If anyone has seen this one or pictures of it - please report ...

Thank you!

Thanks Tim & Tracy!

Salut,

by Zappa and the Little Tiger (... says - he lives in the Rollei and Voigtlander city of Braunschweig in Germany!)

[Steven Tribe]

No, no and no!

Voigtländer did not make ANY wooden studio or Reisekameras.

The Voigtländer Report 3 by Claus Prochnow in Chapter 25 show a range of German-made cameras which is very close to your list . but these were made by others. The 13x18 mentioned by Tim is the only large format camera made by Voigtländer.

[Steven Tribe]

By the way, sizes larger than 30x40 (of which I have had 2) are very uncommon. These finished up in Printing establishments rather than ordinary Photography studiios and often suffered damage/drastic modifications.

[Zappa und de kleine Tiger]

Bonjour,

sorry - we wrote unclear:

Voigtländer bought the large wooden camera body and sold them with their lenses.

But under what name?

If you have an old (German) Wooden Camera 40 x 50 cm or larger with a Voigtlander lens?

Thanks for all the tips!

Salut,

by Zappa and the Little Tiger (... says greater cooler!)

[Steven Tribe]

Here are some names:

Möbelschreiner Wenzel, Wien. 1840's

Pietro del Vecchio, Leipzig.
Edmund Gabory.
M.J.Landauer, Kassel.
G.Gakio Sohn. Frankfurt-a-m.
1850's

Later makers og the Reise/Atelier cameras were either "Unbekannter" or mostly Görlitz companies.

I stop at 30x40cm reisekameraer - but there a few owners of the 40x50cm here I think.

[Emil Schildt]

well - I have a German made 40x50 camera... When I got it it actually did have a Voigtländer lens fitted, but in too small size for that format....

So now it has another lens fitted (not the one on the picture - and old Jamin cone lens..)

[Zappa und de kleine Tiger]

Bonjour Steven,

thank you for the name of the camera manufacturer - who might have any information from the camera manufacturers from Dresden?

Bonjour Gandolfi,

Super - just to find a camera we seek. Do you have a photo of the side view and of the cassette? We would be very happy about it!

Thank you!

Salut,

by Zappa and the Little Tiger (…says can not get enough!)

[Emil Schildt]

I'll make some snaps for you.. (if I can find a digicamera...)

[Steven Tribe]

Here some important Görlitz photographic names:
I am certain the one's marked in bold made early cameras.


Paul Dittrich & Co. | Koppe & Moh | Max Hecht | Curt Bentzin | Ernst Herbst & Firl | Oscar Simon | Mlitz & Kügler | Gaertig & Thiemann | Gebr. Herbst | Kügler & Co. | Optisch-Mechanische-Industrie-Anstalt Hugo Meyer & Co. | Kamera-Werke Plamos Aktiengesellschaft | Krecker & Ehrentraut | Heinrich Eberlein | Alfred Lange | Paul Strobach | Secco-Film-Gesellschaft Dr.Adolf Hesekiel, Moh & Co. | Theodor Soennecken & JohannRiedl | Schulze & Billerbeck | Görlitzer Camera-Industrie Gustav Kügler & Co. | Görlitzer Camera-Werke Paul Quill | Richard Thiel | Robert Reinsch - Neue Görlitzer Camera-Werke | VEB Neue Görlitzer Kamerawerke (DDR?)| VEB Feinoptisches Werk Görlitz (DDR?)

There is a fun website for a society/museum at fotomuseum-goerlitz.de

There is also another interesting website on early lenses and cameras at Voigtländer' starting point in Vienna. photohistory.at.

[Tin Can]

Here some important Görlitz photographic names:
I am certain the one's marked in bold made early cameras.


Paul Dittrich & Co. | Koppe & Moh | Max Hecht | Curt Bentzin | Ernst Herbst & Firl | Oscar Simon | Mlitz & Kügler | Gaertig & Thiemann | Gebr. Herbst | Kügler & Co. | Optisch-Mechanische-Industrie-Anstalt Hugo Meyer & Co. | Kamera-Werke Plamos Aktiengesellschaft | Krecker & Ehrentraut | Heinrich Eberlein | Alfred Lange | Paul Strobach | Secco-Film-Gesellschaft Dr.Adolf Hesekiel, Moh & Co. | Theodor Soennecken & JohannRiedl | Schulze & Billerbeck | Görlitzer Camera-Industrie Gustav Kügler & Co. | Görlitzer Camera-Werke Paul Quill | Richard Thiel | Robert Reinsch - Neue Görlitzer Camera-Werke | VEB Neue Görlitzer Kamerawerke (DDR?)| VEB Feinoptisches Werk Görlitz (DDR?)

There is a fun website for a society/museum at fotomuseum-goerlitz.de

There is also another interesting website on early lenses and cameras at Voigtländer' starting point in Vienna. photohistory.at.

Very good websites.

I like the design of, Lechner square enlarger "IDEAL"
in the form of sample cases 30x40. Putting lens mid frame and using rest for hood.

Thanks Steven.