quarter-plate, red leather body covering & bellows + 135mm f4.7 Xenar, Synchro-Compur-P + outfit case. Condition 4/G (rangefinder faint, rear lens element marked + some internal haze). ‘At the end of WWII, Peeling & Van Neck had a further model of press camera at the development stage; this time based on a drop-baseboard design, and with a built-in rangefinder and interchangeable lenses. This was in production from around 1958 (9x12cm size) and incorporating both a FP shutter and a leaf shutter on the lens. They also produced a prototype model with only the front shutter but this never reached the production stage’ (British Camera Makers, Norman Channing & Mike Dunn, 1995). Christie’s sold three of these ‘prototype’ Technical Cameras, 2 with red leather & one in black, in The British Camera 1840-1960 – Jim Barron Collection sale in December 2002. The serial numbers of two of the cameras were D108 & D113 (the 3rd number is not recorded). We have subsequently sold both D108 & D113. This camera is serial number D102, which indicates very low production. This camera, the three sold at Christie’s and number D103, which is pictured on our Previously Sold page, are the only VN Technical cameras of this type known
