{"id":23475,"date":"2022-06-21T01:03:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T05:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=23475"},"modified":"2022-06-21T13:29:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T17:29:26","slug":"automat-what-about-a-lordomat-35mm-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/automat-what-about-a-lordomat-35mm-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"Automat? What about a Lordomat 35mm lens?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Schacht Travenar 35mm lens for the Lordomat<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. If you like watching old movies, you have likely seen the famous Automat<\/a> cafeteria in NYC. These automated restaurants were threatened and often ‘ate’ up by by the growth of fast food outlets.<\/p>\n

Sadly our camera industry was no different than the food industry. In the 1950s, when camera companies jostled one another for retail sales, a small German firm in Wetzlar called Leidolf produced high quality 35mm cameras to compete on the open market. \u00a0An interesting story; at one time Leidolf made parts for Leitz before competing with them by manufacturing cameras. The company was absorbed by Wild Heerbrug who were later absorbed by Leitz – small world. The Canadian branch of Leitz was known as Wild-Leitz in the 1970s.<\/p>\n

This coated lens is an f\/3.5 35mm focal length with an odd breech mount. The lens is designated a Schacht-Travenar 1:3.5\/35. Schacht<\/a> was an optical company at the time and made many varieties of the 35mm Travenar. For the Lordomat<\/a> camera, the lens was placed in a breech lens mount. The sturdy little chrome and black lens has the rear elements imbedded in the camera.<\/p>\n

Did you know the auction in Port Colborne this weekend<\/a> has a lovely version for the Lordomat in an original brown leather case and strap. The case is stamped “Lordomat” on the lid and ‘Made in Germany’ on the bottom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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