Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jack Campin wrote: > > Spotted on rec.photo.equipment.large-format... > > "Randy Moore" <Randy_RN@msn.com> wrote: > > Has anyone ever heard of a 5 X 7 flatbed made by Wetzlar? I recently > > purchased one at a flea market with several backs and a ground glass > > insert for a very reasonable price. > > The bellows and wood are all in fantastic condition. I have an old clean > > 162 mm lens I plan on installing, but have to have a bed made for it. > > I would appreciate any info you might have on this camera. > > Several people have told me Wetzlar never made LF cameras.... > > This has a brass plate that says "made in Germany" and Leitz Wetzlar is > > engraved in the rear bellows holder. > and Steve wrote: <Leitz probably used in house large format for photos of its own <products. Perhaps the camera was used by Leitz for those pics. Leitz <in that context indicated ownership, not manufacturer. <Stephen Gandy Before making the Leica 1 in 1924, Leitz did make LF cameras. They where not very successful. Lucien