The Super Sport Dolly camera was manufactured by the Certo Camera Werk of Dresden Germany, from approximately 1934 to 1942. Designed as a beautiful and perfectly functioning camera. The camera was made of metal with black leather covering, a leather bellows and metal fittings were nickel plated. The Super Sport Dolly camera could wither capture sixteen exposures, 1 5/8 x 2 1/4 inch in size or twelve exposures, 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches in size on number 120 film. It featured a delayed action Compur shutter providing speeds up to 1/250 of a second, a self erecting front, with front lens focusing up to 5 feet, an optical eye-level view finder, leveling piece, and a hyperfocal distance table etched on the back of the camera. It was available with a Schneider Xenar f2.8 lens, Zeiss Tessar f2.8, or a Meyer Trioplan f2.9 lens. The camera measures 5 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 1 9/16 inches and weighs 22 ounces.

Ref:
1936 Certo Camera Werk Catalogue
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