6 - Levy-Roth, Berlin | Minnigraph 18x24

Levy-Roth, Berlin | Minnigraph 18x24 Estimate: €1,400–1,600 Year: c. 1915 Serial No.: 991 Condition: B English: An early 35mm camera manufactured by Levy-Roth, Berlin, and one of the earliest commercially produced still cameras designed for 35mm cine film. This example is equipped with the fast Minnigraph 1:3.0 lens. It also retains the original dealer plaque “Walter Talbot, Berlin.” The Minnigraph produces 18 × 24 mm exposures on 35mm film and predates the commercial Leica by nearly a decade, representing an important milestone in the development of miniature photography. A particularly attractive and well-preserved example of this important pre-Leica 35mm camera in working condition. German: Early 35mm camera by Levy-Roth, Berlin, one of the first commercially manufactured cameras for 35mm motion picture film. The camera offered here features the fast Minnigraph 1:3.0 lens. The original dealer’s label “Walter Talbot, Berlin” is also present. The Minnigraph produces 18 × 24 mm images on 35mm film and was developed nearly a decade before the commercial Leica. It thus marks an important milestone in 35mm photography. A particularly attractive, well-preserved, and fully functional example of this significant early 35mm camera.