Werra Mat Camera

The werra is a series of 35mm viewfinder or rangefinder cameras manufactured by the carl zeiss jena factory which was primarily a lens making plant.

Werra mat camera. In a exhibition at leipzig they were called the volkskamera the peoples camera. The werra cameras were made in eastern germany gdr from 1954 to 1968 by carl zeiss jena at the eisfeld factory. This shutter was a bit of a nightmare to work on as the various components were screwed in from behind which. In their simplest incarnations the werras featured only a shutter release button on the top plate.

Carl zeiss werra mat camera. The werramat is a 1 with a coupled meter and read out in the viewfinder. The cameras offer a high degree of control with a minimum number of levers knobs or rings. Other than the word werra embossed in the olive colored leatherette on the back of the camera there is nothing to indicate its origin.

Its appearance was dominated by its olive skin color which was changed to black in 1957 when zeiss finally got the word that everybody hates olive drab. Werra 1 4 werra mat werra matic instruction manual. The 4 and 5 each have a rangefinder and uncoupled meter. The werra is a series of 35mm viewfinder or rangefinder cameras manufactured by the carl zeiss jena factory which was primarily a lens making plant.

Werra i 4 werra mat werra matic posted 11 10 07. On this example the name werra mat is printed on the front but an otherwise identical model that just has werra printed can also be found. And the werramatic is a 3 with a mat style meter. Carl zeiss werra 1 lovely 35mm vintage camera with tessar 50mm f2 8 lens.

Second version of the carl zeiss jena werramat with tessar lens in prestor rvs shutter. The 3 has a coupled rangefinder but no meter. But it was made in the carl zeiss jena factory in east germany. Werra it s the name of a small river close to the factory.

The werra isn t the most common looking of cameras yet its spartan design and bauhaus attributes are particularly beautiful to my eye. The werra 2 has an uncoupled meter in the top plate but no rangefinder. Vintage werra tessar 2 8 50 camera with carl zeiss lens. These cameras are completely original.

The werra is named after a small german river. The cameras offer a high degree of control with a minimum number of levers knobs or rings. The next page contains information on this camera.