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05-May-2023 Fong Lam

Contessa Nettel with Compur shutter

100 year old vintage camera (window display at second hand camera shop)

Beautiful tropical camera for plates 6x9cm made from polished mahogany and nickel fittings,
reddish-brown bellows with Tessar 4.5/12cm

Year: c.1920




HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro
1/50s f/1.8 at 5.6mm iso250 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
jtocaciu28-Jan-2026 18:33
Thanks for documenting and sharing. VVVVV.
Ray Lander03-Jan-2024 02:07
Wow, history with Zeiss Tessar Lens; what an image ! *V*
Graeme14-Jun-2023 09:36
A masterpiece of its time...V
Kevin D Warren14-May-2023 01:17
Nice - chuckling at Earl's comment. :-)
laine09-May-2023 03:11
How far we have come...
Julie Oldfield09-May-2023 01:36
Fantastic! Great light reflecting off the lens. V
Dennis Hoyne08-May-2023 03:55
A beautiful still life.
Bryan Murahashi08-May-2023 03:24
A beautiful classic.
Earl Misanchuk08-May-2023 02:03
Yeah, but can you make phone calls with it? :-) V
Walter Otto Koenig07-May-2023 23:28
Very nice shot of this old beauty. "V"
Nick Paoni07-May-2023 23:12
Nice shot of this vintage gear. Quality materials and workmanship for sure.
Hank Vander Velde07-May-2023 21:51
Great shot of this beautiful oldie.
Tom Munson07-May-2023 16:46
Great capture Fong of this old timer.
bill friedlander07-May-2023 14:40
A beautifully crafted instrument. V
francoisconstantin07-May-2023 14:16
Great vintage look for this camera, love the set-up.
Carl Carbone07-May-2023 13:37
An amazing machine and wonderful capture.
Jeff Real07-May-2023 12:34
Astonishing work to get this from a window!
Such an awesome photograph!
V
Danad07-May-2023 09:48
An excellent presentation of this superb "oldie" !
*V*
Richard Chu07-May-2023 08:05
That is a real classic beautifully captured! V
Helen Betts07-May-2023 05:17
What a fascinating camera, well captured. V.
globalgadabout07-May-2023 05:17
fantastic to see...there was romance to photography back then, and a lot of heavy lifting...that's a cool light effect from the lens, and a well judged shot by you..
joseantonio07-May-2023 04:58
nice capture of this old beauty...Good work with the low light.V.