ro_irving

Sorry, no pics. Can't take any until I get some more developer next week.

While cleaning it i found a small brass plate with all the lettering work off. However underneath the plate is says "Watch CARBINE Pocket". Does anyone know anything about these?

Hi, I have recently aquired my grandfather's old camera.

Unfortunately I have no idea what it is! If some kind soul could help

me identify it I would be most grateful.

The camera is a basic folding camera (horizontal format) that takes

6x6 format photos.

The only identifying marks on it are the lens (which is a Carl Zeiss

Jena No 224451 Triotar 1:6.3 with a focal length of 75 cm) and the

shutter (which says D.R.P COMPOUND DGRM, has speeds from 1 sec to

1/300 sec and has "No 371939" stamped on the shutter speed dial.

The camera body has D53013 stamped inside (on the bit that the bellows

attach to).

It looks like it takes 120 film (I am hoping it does as I want to use

it :)

The lens/shutter and bellows are in great condition (no fungus of

light leaks) but the body is rusty, the letherette is peeling and the

bellows have seperated from the body.

I would like to renovate it myself but don't want to mess it up if it

might be valuable (I doubt it is but just in case...).

Many thanks in advance for your help.

Hopefully this camera will start me collecting classic cameras (I

already have a Lubitel and a Canon AE-1 which I use to take B&W

photos) as I seem to have caught the bug from reading this forum.

Cheers

Ro