{"product_id":"superb-1930-plate-camera-with-a-great-f3-8-105mm-schneider-xenar-lens-120-roll-film-back-freshly-serviced-cla-d","title":"Superb! 1930 plate camera with a great f3.8\/105mm Schneider Xenar lens \u0026 120 roll film back. Freshly serviced CLA’d","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cscript language=\"JavaScript\"\u003e\/\/ \u003c![CDATA[\nvar message=\"© Petrakla 2025 Unauthorized use is a copyright violation\"; function keypressed() {;return false;}document.onkeydown=keypressed;function clickIE4(){ if (event.button==2){ alert(message); return false; } } function clickNS4(e){ if (document.layers||document.getElementById\u0026\u0026!document.all){ if (e.which==2||e.which==3){ alert(message); return false; } } } if (document.layers){ document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN); document.onmousedown=clickNS4; } else if (document.all\u0026\u0026!document.getElementById){ document.onmousedown=clickIE4; } document.oncontextmenu=new Function(\"alert(message);return false\")\n\/\/ ]]\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/ajax.googleapis.com\/ajax\/libs\/jquery\/1.7.1\/jquery.min.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cscript src=\"jquery.zoomooz.min.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cmeta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=windows-1252\"\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\/\/ \u003c![CDATA[\n(function(d){  var f = d.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0], p = d.createElement('SCRIPT');  p.type = 'text\/javascript';  p.async = true;  p.src = '\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js';  f.parentNode.insertBefore(p, f);}(document));\n\/\/ ]]\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cmeta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCleaned, Lubricated \u0026amp; Adjusted. Ready for immediate use!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis lovely plate camera was built in prewar Germany and can be used with the included film back to shoot lovely 6x9 photos on 120 roll film.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe camera in in excellent condition. It doesn’t have a brand name but it’s obvious that it was an expensive camera when it was new. The controls are well thought out, build quality is excellent and everything works as it should. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe shutter has been carefully \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003ecleaned, lubricated and adjusted\u003c\/b\u003e. All shutter speeds (T, B, 1 sec – 1\/250th) are appropriate. The slow speeds buzz along smoothly and the faster speeds are clean and snappy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis camera features a beautiful Schneider-Kreuznach f3.8\/ 10.5cm (105mm) lens mounted in a Compur shutter. The Xenar is a superb lens nearly identical in design and performance to the Zeiss Tessar with four elements in three groups. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe serial number of the Xenar lens (368418) indicates that it was produced in Germany in 1930. \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe lens looks virtually like new. The glass is clean and clear, no scratches, no cleaning marks and it’s capable of producing lovely photos with modern color and B\u0026amp;W films. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eIt comes with a 120 Rollex-Patent film back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAll in all a lovely fully functional vintage camera. Perfect for photographers with a historical interest who want to work with a prewar camera regularly. Load it with your favorite film and keep it handy for that perfect shot you’ve been looking for. 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