The Goerz Anschütz is a folding strut camera built around the Anschütz focal-plane shutter. The original camera was a rigid bodied model. In 1896 Goerz introduced a folding model with un-pleated bellows. This had speeds of 1/25 - 1/1000. The slit width was varied by a slide on the shutter blinds. The slide was attached to a cord that ran between the blinds, moving the slide along one of the blind edges set the width of the slit. The finder was an open frame with cross wires. In 1904 the range of speeds was increased to 5s - 1/1200. The slow speeds were activated by a bulb release operating a pneumatic time delay. In 1906 the camera was improved by making the shutter self-capping and by varying the slit width from the outside of the camera. The top speed was later reduced to 1/1000. The finder changed to an optical lens/lens type.

The Anschütz was made in a number of sizes from quarter-plate to whole plate and stereo. A tropical model finished in green Russia leather was available. A teak tropical model was also made for a short time. The price of this model was £8.5.0.