Vintage Orionwerk (Hannover) folding plate camera with Hugo Meyer Helioplan
Button missing on top but still releases door
Beautiful German folding plate camera from Orionwerk A.G. Hannover (c. 1920s–early 1930s). Classic black leatherette body with bellows, baseboard, and front standard. Fitted with a Hugo Meyer & Co. Görlitz Helioplan Anastigmat 1:6.8 F=135mm lens in original IBSO shutter (Gauthier / AGC logo).
Key details:
• Lens: Hugo Meyer Helioplan Anastigmat 135mm f/6.8 (marked 1:6.8 F=135mm / 13.5 cm)
• Shutter: IBSO – speeds T, B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 (+ higher mark visible)
• Aperture scale roughly f/6.8–36
• Focus scale on baseboard marked F=13.5 cm
• Brilliant viewfinder + spirit level area
• Suitable for 9×12 cm plates (typical for this size of Orionwerk folder)
• Body stamped Orionwerk A.G. Hannover
Condition – Good for age
• Body and leatherette show normal wear, some edge rubbing and light paint loss, but structurally solid and presentable.
• Bellows look intact and reasonably supple.
• Lens glass has age-related marks/reflections but no major damage visible in photos.
• Controls (focus, aperture, shutter dial) move as expected for a camera of this age.
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