Welta Gucki - Antique and Vintage Cameras

Welta Gucki

c. 1930

Welta Camera Works

Freital

Germany

Image of Welta Gucki

Lens:
f2.9, 5 cm Schneider Xenar. Serial no. 465638 (1931).

Shutter:
Rim-set Compur, speeds 1 - 1/300, B, T. Serial no. 2425370.

Construction:
Leather covered metal body, leather bellows.

Format:
16, 4 x 3 cm exposures on 127 roll-film.

Focusing:
Helical to 0.75 metre.

Attributes:
Direct-vision view-finder.
Film advance indicated by two red windows, not coupled.
The front standard springs out to the focusing position when a button is pressed.

With:
Lens cap.

One of a number of 16 on 127 strut cameras produced in Germany at this time. The popularity of the Leica caused other camera makers to produce miniature, collapsible roll-film cameras sharing some characteristics of the Leica - ease of use, readily set-up, eye-level finder. Some had a rigid lens mount such as the Kolibri and DreiVier, others bellows such as the Gucki, Fotet and Megor.

References & Notes:
BJA 1932, pp. 618 (Fotet), 571 (Megor).

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