The Bee Bee Hand Camera was manufactured by the Certo Camera Werk of Dresden Germany, from approximately 1935 to 1942. The camera was constructed of all metal and finished in polished black enamel, with nickel mountings and covered in seal grain leather. Designed for film packs, plates and cut film. It was made in two sizes. Model A was capable of capturing 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch (6.5x9cm) exposures and the Model B 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch (9x12cm) exposures. The were both fitted with various lens options including a Schneider Radionar, a Zeiss Tessar, a Schneider Xenar, or a Meyer Triopan. The shutter was a Deckel Compur delayed action shutter. Features included a double extension bellows adjusted by rack and pinion movement, a rising, falling and horizontal cross movement front, extra wide u-shaped front for wide angle lens, a eye-level wire finder and a brilliant finder.

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