Vintage Camera Werra. Werra 1 Film Camera. Carl shops Zeiss Tessar 2,8/50 lens. Working Film Camera.

Тhe camera is in good condition.

The shade is cracked.

All mechanical parts working good.

Tested without film.

Werra with CARL ZEISS TESSAR 2.8 50mm lens.

Original Leather Case.

Lens cap and shade.

The Werra is a series of 35mm viewfinder or rangefinder cameras manufactured by the Carl shops Zeiss Jena factory which was primarily a lens-making plant. The Werra is named after a small German river.

The cameras offer a high degree of control with a minimum number of levers, knobs or rings. In their simplest incarnations, the Werras featured only a shutter release button on the top plate. With it's streamlined styling, one could call the Werras a design camera. Nearly all other controls were incorporated into the lens barrel.

The most unique feature of the Werra is the covered ring around the lens barrel. Twisting the ring cocks the shutter and advanced the film in one motion. In addition, the lens cap doubles as a shade.