Donata 227/3

Manufactured: 1927-31 Lens: Zeiss Tessar f/4.5, 105 mm Shutter: Compur 1 - 1/250, B, T Quantity Made: Original List Price: Country of Origin: Germany Film Format: 6.5 x 9 cm

This venerable old camera was available with a Dominar, Preminar, or, as on this example, a Tessar lens, and features a bubble level, self-timer, cable release socket, tripod sockets on both the long and short sides (for "portrait" or "landscape" shots), a ground-glass viewing screen with built-in hood, and fold-out wire frames as an additional framing device. The waist-level finder can also be rotated 90 degrees to the side for landscape shots. Inside is a small inscription that reads "For China." When folded up it becomes a small (if rather heavy) metal package.