Franka
The Franka-Kamerawerk in Bayreuth was the biggest camera factory in the Bavarian region Oberfranken. It was bought by Wirgin in 1961. From 1910 to 1967 it had built inexpensive cameras. The most characteristic cameras of Franka are the 16mm cameras with built-in meter, and the two-format cameras with two viewfinders.
Contents
own camera brands
16mm
- 16
35mm viewfinder
- Franka-matic
- Frankarette
- Super-Frankarette
- Francolor
- Champion IV
6x6 viewfinder
- Solida Junior (folding)
- Solida-Record TS
- Solida Record (folding)
- Solida (folding)
- Solida I (folding)
6x6 rangefinder
- Solida II (folding)
- Solida III (folding)
6x6/4x4two-format viewfinder
- Solida-Record B (folding)
- Solida-Record T
- Solida Record (sold as OGA Solida Record I by Obergassner)
- Solida jr. (folding)
4x6.5
- Bubi
6x9 folding
- Rolf
- Rolfra
- Rolfix
- Rolfix II
- Bonafix
- Präzifix
6.5x11
- Idafix
plate camera 9x12
- Plattenkamera
other
The Franka-Kamerawerk made cameras for camera traders like Porst, and since 1961 for its transferee Wirgin. In the mid-1960ies the factory took over a part of the production of Agfa's cameras Silette, Rapid, Isoflash Rapid' and Iso-Rapid I.