The camera is in good overall condition and has been tested with a 127 Black and White film. See photos.
This is a later model as it has an accessory shoe, probably 1947.
It is a strut folding camera with body and lens panel made of polished aluminium. Most examples have a Gallix 50mm 1:3.5 three-element lens, made by Gallus itself. The lens can be focused. There are four windows, two red and two green, on the back for the 127 film, surrounded by a depth-of-field table.
The speed of the focal plane shutterShutter comprising one or more roller blinds of fabric or metal, having a variable slit which moves across the back of the camera when the release is pressed and exposes the film progressively. This type of shutter is mounted as close as possible to the surface of the film—i.e., to the focal plane. In that position it is most efficient and also gives consistent exposures with lenses of varying focal lengths. William England invented the focal plane shutter in 1861, re-introduced by B. J. Edwards, 1879, and included in the camera patented by Ottomar Anschutz in 1888, to whom its invention is usually erroneously attributed. More is controlled by the large knob on the top, marked from 1/25–1/500s + B.
The film results were all overexposed – so although I was using different shutterEither mechanical and/or electronic shutters are possible. Mechanical systems can use a leaf (or iris) shutter or curtain shutter. In digital cameras a third alternative is also possible: the electronic shutter. This works by activating and then deactivating the CCD so that no further light can be recorded, regardless of whether light is hitting the CCD. The shutter controls the exposure time, which can range from thousandths of a second to several minutes or more. Fast shutter speeds freeze action, slow speeds are more suited to stationary subjects. A tripod is recommended for slow exposure shots to avoid camera shake, or IBIS. More speeds and apertures my guess is that the shutterEither mechanical and/or electronic shutters are possible. Mechanical systems can use a leaf (or iris) shutter or curtain shutter. In digital cameras a third alternative is also possible: the electronic shutter. This works by activating and then deactivating the CCD so that no further light can be recorded, regardless of whether light is hitting the CCD. The shutter controls the exposure time, which can range from thousandths of a second to several minutes or more. Fast shutter speeds freeze action, slow speeds are more suited to stationary subjects. A tripod is recommended for slow exposure shots to avoid camera shake, or IBIS. More is a little slow. There are some scratches on some images too.
