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Contessa-Nettel Unitak
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Manufactured or assembled in Germany from (Circa) 1922 to (After) 1922.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 3417

See the complete technical specifications

Chronology of cameras Contessa-Nettel 

Large folding cameras that accommodated both film and plates were fashionable during the 1920s. Perhaps this was to prevent scaring away photographers accustomed to plates and gradually transition them to roll film.

  Size (plate) Body Extension Focusing Shift

Rollco 8 x 10,5
( 9 x 12)
Wood Simple Manual movement Vertical and horizontal adjustment
via a micrometer screw
8 x 14
( 9 x 14)
Unitak 8 x 10,5
( 9 x 12)
Wood Rack and pinion
8 x 14
( 9 x 14)
Duroll 6 x 9 Metal Double Rack and pinion Vertical adjustment
via a micrometer screw
8 x 10,5
( 9 x 12)
Wood Vertical and horizontal adjustment
via a micrometer screw
8 x 14
( 9 x 14)

The Duroll benefits from a finer finish with black Morocco leather covering and a black leather bellows. The folding bed is made of aluminum.

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Contessa-Nettel Unitak





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