Just think about the effect of WW2 for example, with refugees from war-torn Europe taking their cameras with them enroute to a new home overseas, Allied soldiers buying cameras in post-war occupied Germany then returning home. These cameras are from 66 to 73 years old now, and a lot of water could have flowed under the bridge of ownership since a particular camera was first bought. Looking at Ebay Germany or Ebay USA is unfortunately not as reliable a sourceguide as you might think for buying a camera that was originally sold in those countries.
KODAK VOLLENDA 620 WITH CASE SERIES
European sources mention the Xenar ones for the first two models, but not for the rare Series 11 CRF model which was made in quite small numbers because of the outbreak of WW2 in Europe, and seems to have had ALL of that small production exported to the USA only.Į.
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Ignoring the more expensive (and therefore rare) versions with Zeiss Tessar lenses which appear to have been sold as such universally, every USA advert and test report on the Duo-620 from 33 - 40 I've seen has only mentioned the Kodak Anastigmat versions. The only logical answer is regional marketing policies, maybe on orders from the Kodak bosses in Rochester who thought the camera would sell better in the USA with a more familiar "Kodakey" sounding lens?ĭ. I'm about 98.9% certain that the "Kodak Anastigmat" lenses were actually rebadged Schneider Xenars, so the question arises as to just why Kodak AG would market the Duo-620 with identical lenses but with different names. Others did retain the lens manufacturers' details, so you'll also see f3.5 and f4.5 Schneider Xenar models and Zeiss Tessar ones too.Ĭ. All were bought in from outside suppliers, but some magically had lost their manufacturers' identities and were labelled Kodak Anastigmat, either f3.5 with helix focussing or f4.5 with simpler front element focussing. The Kodak AG factory did not make lenses. The last was the Series 11 CRF model, made from Sep 39 to mid-1940, which had a CRF and auto film counter.ī. The second was the satin chrome top-cover Series 11, made from 1937 - 39, also with 2-piece optical viewfinder and no CRF but now with remote shutter release. The first was the black top "art-deco" Series 1 type, made from 1933 - 37, with 2-piece pop up optical viewfinder and no CRF. the Duo-620 was made by the Kodak AG/Nagel-Werk in Stuttgart from 1933 to 1940, in three main types. I'll give you a quick resume of what facts I've found out so far about the Duo-620, and what my presumptions are about its lens options based on those facts:Ī. Below a small list of articles I have found or other people have told me about.Hi, Heller and Manfred Thanks for your responses, guys.
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You'll just have to know where to find them. Thanks to many people who spend some of their time copying and hosting information online, there are numerous articles with interesting background-, technical- and historical information to be had for free.
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Was the Eastman Kodak Ektra Camera really designed by imported left-handed German engineers? The Experts and the Eastman Kodak Ektra Camera Also includes a detailed overview of the many Kodak Duo-620 variants that were produced during the Series' short life. The story of Retina's larger brother and some Nagel Werke company history too. This article from Amateur Photographer Magazine tells the story of how an amateur photographer deployed the same trusty old Box Brownie camera to photograph the 1999 solar eclipse that she used at a previous eclipse in the 1920's.įather Augustine Schwarz was dispatched to the remote Indian communities of southern Arizona, where a keen eye and a Brownie camera made him a witness to an intimate history and a culture in the throes of change.Īn article on Amelia Earhart, without doubt the most famous user of a Kodak Duo-620 and her two attempts in 1937 to circumnavigate the globe via the Equator. But wait till people start talking about cameras, then the stories make them start getting alive and you start wondering what your camera must have seen since the day it was made.