The Finetta 88 is attractively styled camera based on an aluminium chassis, a product of the short lived West German Finetta -Werk company based in Goslar. The back is a riveted assembly from thin steel sheet and screws onto the camera, forming both the back and the base. The top housing is a satin chromed steel pressing. This model has a fairly basic two blade shutter adjustable from B to 250th sec, it is essentially the same shutter found in thousands of box cameras, but slightly more refined. Flash synchronisation will (in theory at least) be available at all speeds. Overall build quality is fairly good but the untreated aluminium knobs tend to dull and pit, unless well treated. The camera is a little unusual in that it has a bayonet fit interchangeable lens, the standard one is shown in the picture but a f/6.3, 70mm Tele-Finettar was available too. This example was donated in Jan 2006, requiring a deep clean and removal of dried grease from the shutter mechanism, but now works perfectly.
Body No.085570
Shutter, Finetta-Werk, speeds B, 25, 50, 100 & 250th
Lens, Finetar, 45mm f/2.8
Condition, 5F
