COMPENDICA, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

细节

COMPENDICA, Vaduz, Liechtenstein
A 16mm. Compendicaa camera no. 504 with green-crackle metal body, rear mounted combined shutter/aperture control speeded 500, 250, 125, 60, 30, B and apertures 22, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, light meter, and a helically focusing Compendica f/2.9 25mm. lens no. 1454, camera blueprint, press print and press handout.

出版

Cornwall (1979), Historische Kameras 1845-1970, p. 181 no. 644.
White (1990), Subminiature photography, p. 62, 149.

拍品专文

The camera dates to c.1960 The Compendica was never manufactured and is very rare. It was one of only two cameras made which were designed for both a still and motion picture use taking subminiature formats. White details some of the mysterious history of this camera.