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Rolleiflex Automat - 1937
(Lens Tessar 1:3,5 f=7,5cm)
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This camera has five successive versions cinq versions successives
whose the first one was the Rolleiflex Automat 1937 presented
here.
Easy to identify within the series as it is the only one having of a
bayonet-mount for accessories on the taking lens only. This lens is a Zeiss Tessar 1:3,5 f=7,5cm.
The heavy body prefigures already the one of
the Rolleiflex. It is equipped with a Compur Rapid shutter giving speeds
from 1/500 s to
1s, B, T and a self-timer. In addition to wind on the shutter, each
rotation of the handle reloads the selt-timer.
The focusing is done using the large knob
located on the left of the body. Rotating this know induces the moving
of the plate supporting the two lens.
This first model does not have a synchro-flash plug
nor sportsfinder. No ruby window on the back side. This one is
replaced by a picture counter. This one is located on the right face of
the camera, close from the handle. |
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This camera with the serial number
645641 was the one of the famous composer Arkady
Ougritchich of Trebinsky (1897-1982).
Born in Ukraine, he joined the Imperial High School of St-Petersbourg
and studied music at Kiev, Berlin and Paris. He left Russia in
1919 and was travelling in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Yougoslavia
before to settle in France where he obtained the French nationality. He
got married in 1920 with Helena of Leuchtenberg, Countess Wolkonsky,
descendant of one of daughters of Nicolas 1st and grand-granddaugther
of Eugène de Beauharnais.
Founder of the club of contemporary music, and later Director of Academy
of Russian music (which became the Rachmaninoff Conservatoire). He left
59 very varied works of music (symphonies, works for piano, melodies,
sonatas, etc). He died on March 10th, 1982 in the town of
Asnières-sur-seine near Paris.
Thank to Monsieur Patrick T. de
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