![]() ![]() Shutter: Vario, Pronto, Prontor II, Compur or Compur-Rapid.This model was called the "Soldatenkamera" (soldier's camera) in Germany during the War. There is a swing-out spool holder on the supply side of the film chamber. Film advance is by a wide, flat knob, using a red window there are two red windows in the back, one for each film format, and a swivelling cover for the upper (4.5×6 cm) one. The Trolitan-topped camera also has metal loops to attach a strap, the only version of the Isolette to have these.ĭifferent lens and shutter combinations were available, allowing a wide range of levels of specification. One of the distinctive features of the camera is the top housing, made of a plastic called 'Trolitan' the post-War camera has a cast aluminium top housing. It first came on the market as the Iso rette (embossed in the leatherette of the front door/lens bed as JSORETTE ), but the name was changed to Isolette (again, marked on the camera as JSOLETTE) within a year, with no significant change to the camera itself. There is also a mask for the viewfinder, put in place with a selector lever by the eyepiece. It has hinged masks in the film chamber (they pivot around the spindle of the film rollers on each side of the film gate), to change it from the 6×6 cm format to 4.5×6 cm. This first model (1937-42) is a dual format camera. ![]()
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