Kodak Vollenda 620 (c. 1934–1939)
The Kodak Vollenda 620 is a medium format folding bed camera, made in Germany and produced between roughly 1934 and 1939. It started as a Nagel design, and the Vollenda name came along when Kodak acquired the company in 1931. It takes eight 2½ × 3¼ inch (6×9 cm) exposures on 620 roll film.
The camera is self-erecting. Press a button and the baseboard springs into position. It has a Compur shutter (speeded 1 to 1/250 sec) with a built-in delayed-action self-timer, and the manual is emphatic on one point: never oil the shutter. Period listings show the lens as either a 105 mm f/4.5 Kodak Anastigmat or a Schneider Xenar 10.5 cm f/4.5, possibly different lens options offered on the same body. The manual also notes two tripod sockets. The one at the baseboard is closed by a screw, which a coin will remove, to keep dust out.
Documentation on the Vollenda 620 is thin. The manual PDF that survives is partly corrupted, and no independent period reviews have surfaced. What the sources do show is that it looks a lot like the Six-20 Kodak B and the French Kodak 620, and that it was sold with its original leather case. 620 film is no longer made, though collectors note that 120 film can be used with available spacers.
Known specs:
- Medium format folding bed camera, self-erecting
- 8 exposures on 620 roll film, 6×9 cm format
- Compur shutter, 1 - 1/250 sec, with delayed-action self-timer
- f/4.5 lens, 10.5 cm focal length (Kodak Anastigmat or Schneider Xenar)
- Made in Germany, c. 1934–1939
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