Lotte II image by Thomas Knorre
Lotte is a series of folding plate film cameras made by Beier. They have basic single extension bellows and with wooden bodies. After about 1930s, the bodies were metal. [1]
Models[]
Lotte I[]
- Produced between c.1925-30
- Film: Plate, Filmpack or Plane film,
- Formats: 6.5x9, 9x12cm, 10x15cm and 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch (1/4 plate English format) models
- Lens: Doppel-Anastigmat Selar 105mm f/4.5 [2]
- Aperture: f/4.5-f/36
- Shutter: Vario 1/25-1/100 +T & B
- Viewfinder: ground-glass plate, waist level brilliant finder and wire frame sports finder
- Vertical and horizontal moving lens standard
- Rack and pinion focusing
- Bellows: Double extension
- Two 3/8" tripod sockets
Lotte II[]
- Produced between c.1928-38
- Film: Plate, Filmpack or Plane film,
- Formats: 6.5x9cm, 9x12cm and 10x15cm models
- Lens: Rodenstock Trinar-Anastigmat 105mm f/4.5
- Aperture: f/4.5-f/22
- Shutter: Compur 1-1/250 +T & B
- Viewfinder: ground-glass plate, waist level brilliant finder and wire frame sports finder
- Vertical and horizontal moving lens standard
- Bellows focusing
- Two 3/8" tripod sockets