I came into possession of this beautiful example of post-war German engineering in the Summer of 2009. I have shot two rolls of film with it so far but plan to use it quite often.
The Ventura is a folding camera with eye-level finder. It has a 105/4.5 Agnar lens and 3-speed Vario shutter. On the lens door, in raised lettering, it says: "Ventura 69 MADE IN GERMANY U.S. ZONE".
For having only three speeds and 3 elements in its lens, it's a dang fine performer.
Now, as for the pics here: the first 8 (from July 2009) were shot on Ultrafine + 100 film and developed in D-76, most likely; and the last 8 (from February 2010), shot on Arista.EDU 100, were developed in HC-110 dilution H.
The Ventura is a folding camera with eye-level finder. It has a 105/4.5 Agnar lens and 3-speed Vario shutter. On the lens door, in raised lettering, it says: "Ventura 69 MADE IN GERMANY U.S. ZONE".
For having only three speeds and 3 elements in its lens, it's a dang fine performer.
Now, as for the pics here: the first 8 (from July 2009) were shot on Ultrafine + 100 film and developed in D-76, most likely; and the last 8 (from February 2010), shot on Arista.EDU 100, were developed in HC-110 dilution H.
