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Certo Dollina III |
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Photos by Jean-François Weber text by Sylvain Halgand. From the collection of Jean-François Weber. Last update 2024-04-03 par Sylvain Halgand.
Manufactured or assembled in Germany from (Before) 1937 to (After) 1939.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 6142
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Chronology of cameras Certo
The Dollina and the Super Dollina are 35mm folding cameras, with the front face moving parallel to the main axis of the camera, and the struts mechanism having an X shape.
Their production began in Germany before the war, then continued in the DDR (East Germany) during the 1950s.
| Years | Rangefinder | Focusing | |||
| Dollina 0 | c. 1937 | No | On the lens | ||
| Dollina I | Knob on the top | ||||
| Dollina II |  |
c.1937-39 | Coupled | Knob on the top cover coupled to the rangefinder | Rangefinder fixed on the top |
| Dollina III |  |
c.1937-39 | Knob on the top cover coupled to the rangefinder | Integrated rangefinder | |
| Super Dollina |  |
c.1938 | Side knob coupled to the rangefinder | New design | |
| Super Dollina II |  |
c. 1954-57 | |||
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The Dollina III has a redesigned body to integrate the rangefinder. The viewfinder is equipped with parallax correction. Film advancement is coupled with the shutter cocking to prevent double exposures.
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