Because of his apparent young age, and the camera, I suspect the meter is a Weston Master, not a Master II. In an image such as this, the two meters look identical.
Because of his apparent young age, and the camera, I suspect the meter is a Weston Master, not a Master II. In an image such as this, the two meters look identical.
Were the original Marchioni's made in black with bakelite knobs?
It is Ansel with his 9 x 12 Zeiss Ikon Universal Palmos with lost sportsfinder (its forerunner was the ICA Universal Juwel)
although the names seem to be used a few years next to each other....
shutter: Compur by Friedrich Deckel
lens: 15cm f 4.5 Carl Zeiss Tessar (or 13,5cm f 3.5)
Ansels camera has the later type bayonet fitting (so different from the one in the second picture)
The Favorit is indeed a square format camera, but lacks frontswing and triple extension bellows.
Thanks, Ron. This is a camera that I never heard of!
(St. Ansel definitely had GAS.)
Wilhelm (Sarasota)
I wondered about proper terminology when I wrote this and checked my circa 1933 Zeiss catalogue. (This is a reprint of their catalogue published for the U.S., bought it on eBay). They use "Double Protar" for an objective made up of two (f/12.5) Protar lenses whether the two are of the same or different focal lengths.
I identified this lens as such not because I could really tell by looking at the photograph but because Ansel Adams refers to using a 5 3/4" Protar as well as its 22 and 29 cm components in some of his older books that I have. And to my eye the lens shown looks consistent with the 14.5/22/29 cm Double Protar that I have. (My Zeiss catalogue shows focal lengths both in inches and centimeters with 14.5 cm being the same as 5 3/4 inches).
David
Could you elaborate on this Ron? The books I have indicate he used this lens on 3.25 X 4.25, 4 X 5 and 5 X 7 film. My Zeiss catalogue shows the 14.5 cm Double Protar covers an 8 3/4 inch circle "at small stops" which is cutting it close on 5X7.
Thank you for reminding me about the bayonet fitting. I have some memory now of hearing about this years ago, probably even pre-internet!
David
I agree only Double Protars, ie one lens that can be split, However not like the Triple convertible lenses that seen to be mostly a US thing and the Cooke XV was aimed at the US market because by then their major market was the US and Hollywood.
As to why Ansel Adams would be using a camera like this (regardless of disputes as to the exact format) they are just so small compared to most US made cameras of similar/equivalent format, also practical and had the best optics then available.
Ian
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