PENTI cameras
| Design | Giese, Horst (1931 - 1987) Peters, Jürgen (1931 - 23.02.2009) |
|---|---|
| Year of Draft | 1957 |
| Production | VEB Kamera- und Kinowerke Dresden, Werk Welta Freital |
| Design | Giese, Horst (1931 - 1987) Peters, Jürgen (1931 - 23.02.2009) |
|---|---|
| Year of Draft | 1957 |
| Production | VEB Kamera- und Kinowerke Dresden, Werk Welta Freital |
Like the W58 telephone, the Penti 35 mm camera was also developed by students. The design of the aluminium camera is pleasant to the touch and the film is advanced by way of a push rod. It caused an international sensation.
The camera is called Penti. Students have developed the camera. The camera is for small, analogue photos.
The camera is made of aluminium. Aluminium is a metal. The metal is very light. The camera feels nice to hold in your hands.
There is a rod on the side of the camera. The rod is called: Push rod. You can press the push rod in. Then the film in the camera moves. Then you can take the next photo.
The push rod was new with this camera. The push rod made the camera famous all over the world.
Details
| Design | Giese, Horst (1931 - 1987) Peters, Jürgen (1931 - 23.02.2009) |
|---|---|
| Year of Draft | 1957 |
| Production | VEB Kamera- und Kinowerke Dresden, Werk Welta Freital |
| Place of production | Freital, Germany (GDR) |
| Size | Height: 7.9, width: 7.1, depth: 4.2 cm |
| Colour | Gold, Ivory |
| Genre | Cameras and projectors |
| Inventory no. | 351/2014-1-3 |