Camera Fritz Völk Handkammer HK12.5/7x9 used by German Luftwaffe WW II
Camera design was built by fritz völk (military code: "gxn") in. Berlin, in the early 40's. The handkammer hk12.5/7x9 was used by the. German air force ("luftwaffe") during ww ii. Forerunner of the hasselblad, and the first hand camera which had. The lens used was a schneider xenon. All the original gear - the camera, the wood box, 2 lens filters, and a lens. The end of wwii (1944) the united states began operation lusty. In this operation, the united. States army air force was tasked to capture and evaluate advanced german. Aeronautical technology used during war. A team called watson's. Whizzers was formed at wright field composed of pilots, engineers and maintenance men and led by colonel harold e.
Watson's and his men traveled across find the aircraft on the black lists. - a predetermined list of. German aircraft and technology of interest. Has been explained to me, this camera was captured and sent back to the.
Evaluation occurred at eastman kodak company in rochester, new york - at the. Time one of the greatest photography companies in the world. Once the technical evaluation was complete. This camera was sent to the george eastman house where it sat in a basement for."non-essential" equipment in the 1990's this camera and its story was given eastman kodak employee and a friend who knew my love of wwii memorabilia. Can be seen in the pictures the camera chassis and one lens filter have some. Corrosion on them and some screws are missing. These screws are easily replaced, but i did not want to alter the anyway given its history.
Also "open" and "close" is scratched into the paint near the. Aperture on the lens shroud.On the back of the camera f stop numbers are written in pencil. There in one crack on the top metering mechanism cover adjacent to the shutter speed knob and one on the bottom cover rectangular cover.
Film metering mechanism is functional i have a movie i can send to interested. I do not know if.Internally everything is working as that would require. This camera survived the war and is 70 plus years old i believe it is still a. Great piece of engineering and history.The item "Camera Fritz Völk Handkammer HK12.5/7x9 used by German Luftwaffe WW II" is in sale since Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Reproductions\Germany". The seller is "cmc1416" and is located in Macedon, New York.This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany