photo of a 1924 camera with f/2 lens
Toronto. We (read old guys) often think of f/2 lenses as a 1930s phenomena, but this photo in the July 1924 edition of Science and Invention on page 266 begs to differ. The pdf version of the magazine is a bit big for this site so take a look at it on the link shown above.
The camera boasts a sports finder and a focal plane shutter of all things. No name is mentioned but Ernemann had similar cameras in that era. And it does look European.
Note that the magazine ads promise big money in electricity or radio – the big fresh ideas of the time. Photography was over 80 years old by then and serving as a filler or an idea for elecricity.
Thanks to my friend George Dunbar for sharing this historical item with me.
