New Improved Ernie!

[Ash]

I *think* this is an early Ernemann 6x9 folding camera, but the only markings over the camera are DRP and DRGM which are just the German patents marks I thought.

Vario Shutter, Spezial Aplanat lens.

Anyway the original leather was THIN. Like, 0.3mm or something stupid I don't know. Looking very bad too...

Jay's Goatskin is now covering it. I cut the skin a little too short, so it's not covering it as well as I'd like. the paint is still flakey, and some corners need re-sticking. PVA isn't too good!

So hopefully tomorrow I'll sort out all the dodgy corners, fill in the missing paint, and make it look a little nicer overall.

The camera will always be named Ernie, but does anyone know if it is actually some other brand??

[Ash]

And there was me thinking the max upload was 5 images!

Two more of Ernie. (Oh story behind it is both Ernie and the Zeiss Nettar 515 were given to me a few weeks ago by my grandfather)

[ZorkiKat]

Great work Ash!

By virtue of sharing a common skin, Ernie is now the brother of two comrade FEDs. They haven't a name though. Ernie should meet his brothers.

Big brother #1= 1948 FED:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL740/2933453/5925839/190369705.jpg

And the unfinished brother, a 1935 FED (its winding gear is broken, still waiting for a donor):
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL740/2933453/5925839/192847839.jpg

Jay

[Ash]

Well I was going for the WWI-effect, hoping Ernie would look like something out of an old war film (thats what the colour reminds me of anyway)... but you just put me to shame again - those FED's look really nice!