With a name like that you expect it to be a rocket of some kind. The Voigtländer IBSOR D.R.P is a unique camera from one of the world’s longest-lived camera and lens makers, and with a name like that, who’s gonna forget it, right?
Voigtländer was founded in 1756 in Vienna, Austria by Johann Christoph Voigtländer, as a scientific instrument maker. The company produced optics for Austria all through the 19th century and through both world wars. This lil’ beast was part of their Rollfilmkamera line.
The cameras were introduced in 1927 as the company’s first foray into rollfim cameras. The name of the camera was simple and to the point. The cameras were made until 1931, when they were replaced with a wider variety of “named” cameras made by Voigtlander.
The cameras were made in at least three different sizes: 5×8 for use with 129 film, 6×9 for use with 120 film, and 6.5×11 for use with 116 film. Some literature suggests that a fourth version was made, creating 8×14 negatives on 122 film and on plates,[1] but the existence of this size is uncertain.
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