This is a beautiful Zeiss Jena Werramatic 35mm film camera, a little marvel of Zeiss engineering. The main idea behind the whole Werra series, its unique selling point, was the rapid film advance ring. This ring, which is the big carpeted ring near the body, cocks the shutter, and advances the film and the frame counter all in one twist. It’s a lovely camera to use.

This is the type E version, dating from 1961 to 1966. It has a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 lens in a Prestor RVS shutter. The lens cover has a detachable centre which unscrews, allowing it to be used as a lens shade.

See more information here:

http://cameras.alfredklomp.com/werramatic/

http://www.cjs-classic-cameras.co.uk/zeiss/werra.html

http://thecameracollection.blogspot.com/2010/10/werra-matic.html