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121 - Alpa | Surgical 81 with Schneider PA-Curtagon 4/35 mm
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Alpa | Surgical 81 with Schneider PA-Curtagon 4/35 mm Estimate: € 800–1,000 Year: 1958 SN: 56830 Condition: A- English: Swiss special-purpose 35mm camera, developed for medical and surgical photography and produced in an very limited series of approximately 100 examples. The remarkable ALPA Surgical 81 represents one of the most unusual developments in the history of Swiss precision camera manufacturing. Designed for specialised medical applications, it features a distinctive finderless construction, a simplified shutter mechanism with a fixed exposure time of 1/60 second and special flash synchronisation connections. With the rare Schneider-Kreuznach PA-Curtagon 4/35 mm no.13635166 with Alpa cap. According to production records, only 192 examples of the PA-Curtagon were manufactured with ALPA mount. Deutsch: Schweizer Spezialkamera für 35mm Film, entwickelt für medizinische und chirurgische Fotografie und in einer sehr kleinen Serie von etwa 100 Exemplaren gefertigt. Die bemerkenswerte ALPA Surgical 81 gehört zu den ungewöhnlichsten Entwicklungen des Schweizer Präzisionskamerabaus. Für besondere medizinische Anwendungen konzipiert, besitzt sie ein charakteristisches Gehäuse ohne Sucher, einen vereinfachten Verschluss mit fester Belichtungszeit von 1/60 Sekunde und spezielle Blitzsynchronanschlüsse. Mit dem seltenen Schneider Kreuznach PA-Curtagon 4/35mm Nr.13635166 und Alpa-Deckel ausgestattet. Laut Produktionsunterlagen wurden lediglich 192 PA-Curtagon Objektive mit ALPA-Anschluss hergestellt.
Auction details
OstLicht Camera Auction Autumn 2026Auction house
OstLicht Photo Auction +43 6 64 20 11 850 coeln@ostlicht.orgDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.