Debrie Parvo G „Leni Riefenstahl“

this 35mm movie camera formerly belonged to Otto Wlk, an Austrian engineer who started as a cameraman for Ufa and later became the technical director of the “Wien-Film” film production company. In his Ufa years Wlk also worked at the 1936 Olympic games and covered the sport events for Leni Riefenstahl’s famous Olympia documentaries "Fest der Völker" and „Fest der Schönheit“ with his camera. Although both films set new standards in terms of cinematography, they are considered to be masterworks of Nazi propaganda and are still restricted for public screening in Germany and Austria. The camera on offer has never been restored and is in the original used condition. It comes “ready to shoot” with an optical view finder, a hand crank, two matte boxes, electric vario-speed motor, 2 x 60m magazines and a set of lenses: Zeiss Tessar 6.3/18cm, Zeiss Tessar 3.5/10cm, Zeiss Tessar 3.5/7,5cm, Zeiss Tessar 2.5/4cm, Zeiss Triotar 3.5/3.5cm, E.Krauss Tessar 4.5/2,8cm. The camera runs smoothly when hand cranked, the electric motor is not tested.