PENTI cameras

DesignGiese, Horst
Peters, Jürgen
ProductionVEB Kamera- und Kinowerke Dresden, Werk Welta Freital
Date Draft1957
DesignGiese, Horst
Peters, Jürgen
ProductionVEB Kamera- und Kinowerke Dresden, Werk Welta Freital
Date Draft1957

Like the W58 telephone, the Penti 35 mm camera was also developed by students. The design of the aluminium camera is pleasant to the touch and the film is advanced by way of a push rod. It caused an international sensation.

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Further detail

DesignGiese, Horst
Peters, Jürgen
ProductionVEB Kamera- und Kinowerke Dresden, Werk Welta Freital
Date Draft1957
Place of productionFreital, Germany (GDR)
Size Height: 7.9, width: 7.1, depth: 4.2 cm
MaterialPlastic, Gold, Partly structured, Metal, Painted in colour, Glass
ColourGold, Ivory colour
GenreCameras and projectors
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