Pre-war German folding camera from Kochmann Dresden with Meyer lens on 127 film, a 1930s collector's curiosity.
The Kochmann Korelle 3×4 is a German folding camera for 127 rollfilm, producing 3×4cm negatives. Made by Kochmann in Dresden, fitted with a Meyer Görlitz lens. A quality German precision camera of the 1930s. Fixed lens — no interchangeable mount.
127 rollfilm format (3×4cm, 16 exposures per roll). Fixed Meyer Görlitz lens. Folding bellows construction. Manual exposure. German precision build. Fixed lens — no interchangeable mount.
Kochmann was a Dresden-based camera manufacturer producing quality folding cameras in the 1930s. The Korelle 3×4 used the 127 format (a half-frame reduction from 6×4.5) for more exposures per roll. Meyer Görlitz was a renowned German lens maker. A quality German precision camera of its era.
On the used market the Kochmann Korelle 3×4 is an antique German folding camera collector piece. Condition checks: bellows for light leaks, Meyer lens element, shutter operation. Fixed lens — no interchangeable mount. Uses 127 film (available from specialty suppliers).