Topic: Interesting Camera Nr.107

[Skorj]

We present the Rittreck!

[LT]

ha ha!  It's like someone cut a rolleiflex in half and stuck something on the back.  Looks interesting indeed.

[choppert]

Surely something so small and compact would be easily lost?  

Wow, that's quite an animal.  

[DS]

Surely something so small and compact would be easily lost?   

Wow, that's quite an animal. 

Aren't there 5x7" versions of these (certainly the Mentors, Thornton Pickards and Graflex SLRs of similar design)? They're what I'd call compact 

[astrobeck]

    weirdly cute!   
Do you have any photo samples from it?

[Mojave]

Just did a search for this cam on Flickr and Im seeing some awesome shots. Nice camera!!

[Francois]

The camera is made by Wista

You can find more info on it Here

The camera is a 6x9 cm format

6x9 Single-Lens Reflex,the only domestic-made with focal plane shutter,TB,1/2-1/500 sec Luminant brand lenses 92-400mm were available Reversible winding of Rollfilm Holder to maintain flatness of film, so dark room works was required. Frost-proof camera was used by the South Pole Survey Team.