Amazing what a good scrub-up can do for an old girl!

[gray1720]

Before: Ferrania Tanit - front by gray1720, on Flickr

After:

Ferrania Tanit - smartened up by gray1720, on Flickr

Not actually that much work involved - a good polish with Autosol (I reckon you can polish turds with it, it's that good), the slowest job was removing the shellac with meths. I had to stick the old leatherette back on, but a bit of leather colour balm added to it has made it look a lost smarter.

I wasn't going to bother trying to shoot this, but I have two rolls of old Rerapan in the fridge (must get some benzotriazole for the base fog...) and one might just find its way in now I've realised what a looker she is.

Definitely female, BTW. Tanit was Phoenician goddess.

[spinno]

looking good

[zx9]

Going by the viewfinder it has a vertical native format. 16 shots on a roll of 120 ?

Edit: I just looked it up, 1/2 frame on 127 so that would be 20x40mm ?

[gray1720]

Sept 6, 2024 10:23:00 GMT zx9 said:

Going by the viewfinder it has a vertical native format. 16 shots on a roll of 120 ?

Edit: I just looked it up, 1/2 frame on 127 so that would be 20x40mm ?[

Thereabouts, yes. It's not much bigger than a 35mm frame. I have a Certo Dolly folder that takes half-frame on 127, what's really interesting is that it has a convertible back for use with tiny, tiny glass plates. Looks as though I need to take a photo of that bit...[/url]Certo Dolly by gray1720, on Flickr

[gray1720]

The aforesaid Certo Dolly

Certo Dolly - removable back to allow plates to be used. by gray1720, on Flickr

Certo Dolly - back removed by gray1720, on Flickr

Here's someone else's with the plate back: Certo Dolly with focus hood, 3 plateholders and roll film cover by Dustin McAmera, on Flickr

[spinno]

Hello Do!!y!