142 - Karl Arnold, Marienberg | Karma-Sport

Karl Arnold, Marienberg | Karma-Sport Estimate: €1,200–1,400 Year: c.1935 Condition: B/A English: Rare German 6×6 cm reflex camera equipped with a Meyer-Optik Görlitz Trioplan 1:3.5/7.5 cm (no. 601564) and an exceptionally unusual integrated KARMA eye-level telescope viewfinder and uncoupled optical rangefinder. Karl Arnold of Marienberg produced the Karma-Flex series beginning in the early 1930s and also manufactured proprietary optical rangefinders under the KARMA name. While separate accessory rangefinders are documented, this camera incorporates the rangefinder permanently into the camera body. An exceptionally rare variant of the Karma-Flex system. The camera corresponds to one other known Karma-Sport illustrated in McKeown’s Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras. Provenance: Deutsches Fotomuseum, Markkleeberg German: Rare German 6 × 6 cm reflex camera with a Meyer Optik Görlitz Trioplan 1:3.5/7.5 cm No. 601564 and a permanently mounted KARMA telescopic viewfinder, an uncoupled optical rangefinder. Karl Arnold of Marienberg produced the Karma-Flex series beginning in the early 1930s and also manufactured his own rangefinders under the name KARMA. Although separate accessory rangefinders have been documented, the rangefinder on this camera is permanently integrated into the body. An exceptionally rare variant of the Karma-Flex system. The camera corresponds to another Karma-Sport model illustrated in McKeown’s “Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras.” Provenance: German Museum of Photography, Markkleeberg.