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| − | '''Adox''' was a German company, also called ''Dr C. Schleussner Fotowerke GmbH'', whose main activity was photo chemistry, film and B&W paper sold under the Adox brand name. The company was founded in 1860; the current Adox website states that this was 'the world's first photochemical factory'.<ref name=AdoxHistory>[ | + | '''Adox''' was a German company, also called ''Dr C. Schleussner Fotowerke GmbH'', whose main activity was photo chemistry, film and B&W paper sold under the Adox brand name. The company was founded in 1860; the current Adox website states that this was 'the world's first photochemical factory'.<ref name=AdoxHistory>[https://www.adox.de/Photo/history/ Adox company story] at [https://www.adox.de/Photo/en/ Adox company site].</ref> The company produced some cameras from the 1930s to the early 1960s, the most advanced being the [[Adox 300]] with interchangeable film magazines. |
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| + | In the US (and possibly other markets) cameras were also sold under the '''Schleussner''' brand name. These cameras were generally identical to the Adox-branded cameras, but with the "Schleussner" brand name used in place of the Adox markings. | ||
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| + | In 1938 Adox took over the camera factory of [[Wirgin]] when the Wirgin brothers had to leave Germany to escape from persecution by the German regime of that time. After WWII Henry Wirgin bought it back. The Schleussner company was taken over by Dupont, and in 1972 some of the film making machines were sold to the Yugoslavian company [[efke|Fotokemia]] along with the rights to continue manufacture of Adox films under license using the original formulae. When the license agreement expired in the early 90's so did the rights to use the Adox brand name and the films were sold under the [[Efke]] brand name. More recently the German distributor [[Fotoimpex]] in Berlin registered the lapsed Adox brand name and now uses it for films, papers and a variety of photographic products from different manufacturers. A firm in Calgary, Alberta, also registered the name Adox for their film company in Canada, but uses the brand name [[Bluefire]] for their products. They have allowed Fotoimpex to use the Adox brand in Canada.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204122255/http://www.adox.net/about_adox.htm Adox Fotowerke, Inc.] (archived)</ref> | ||
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| − | * Adox Adrette, | + | * Adox [[Edinex|Adrette]], identical to the [[Wirgin]] [[Edinex]], produced during the period when Adox assumed control of Wirgin camera manufacture. |
* [[Adox 300]] | * [[Adox 300]] | ||
* [[Adox 500]], prototypes | * [[Adox 500]], prototypes | ||
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| − | == 120 film == | + | == 120 / 620 film == |
=== 6x4.5 folding === | === 6x4.5 folding === | ||
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=== 6x6 folding === | === 6x6 folding === | ||
| − | * Golf I, Golf II, Golf IV | + | * [[Adox Golf|Golf I, Golf II, Golf IV, Golf 63]] (also sold with '''Schleussner''' branding) |
* Mess-Golf I, Mess-Golf II, Mess-Golf IV | * Mess-Golf I, Mess-Golf II, Mess-Golf IV | ||
| − | * [[Adox Golf | + | * [[Adox Golf|Golf 63 S]] |
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* Golf 45 S | * Golf 45 S | ||
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== 127 film == | == 127 film == | ||
| − | * Adrette 3x4, | + | * [[Gewirette|Adrette 3x4]], identical to the [[Wirgin]] [[Gewirette]], produced during the period when Adox assumed control of Wirgin camera manufacture. |
== Special film == | == Special film == | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
| − | * [http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/Kamerahersteller/adox.htm Adox page at ukcamera.com] | + | * [https://www.adox.de/Photo/history/ Adox company story] at [https://www.adox.de/Photo/en/ Adox company site] |
| − | * [http://glangl1.free.fr/Liste | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20180504131552/http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/Kamerahersteller/adox.htm Adox page] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20191002075926/http://ukcamera.com:80/ UKCamera.com (archived)] |
| + | * [http://glangl1.free.fr/Liste-Adox.html Adox page] at [http://glangl1.free.fr/Photo.html Gérard Langlois site] | ||
* Some Adox cameras at [http://www.amdmacpherson.com/classiccameras/index.html Alan McPherson's site] | * Some Adox cameras at [http://www.amdmacpherson.com/classiccameras/index.html Alan McPherson's site] | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/71 Adox page] at [https://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/ Collection G. Even's site] (in French) |
| − | + | * [https://andrysstienstra.nl/kamerasamling/merk.php?merk=Adox&t= Adox cameras] in [https://andrysstienstra.nl/kamerasamling/ Andrys Stienstra's camera collection] | |
| − | + | * [http://sites.google.com/site/harrissonphotographica/home/the-adox-300 Adox History & more images] by Geoff Harrisson | |
| − | * | + | * [http://spengler.photography/blog/2016/01/01/adox_golf/ All about ADOX Golf 6x6] by [http://spengler.photography/ Michael Spengler] |
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[[Category: German camera makers]] | [[Category: German camera makers]] | ||
[[Category: German film makers]] | [[Category: German film makers]] | ||
[[Category: Adox|*]] | [[Category: Adox|*]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:50, 8 February 2024
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| 1954 Golf 63 image by Hans Jan Dürr (Image rights) |
Adox was a German company, also called Dr C. Schleussner Fotowerke GmbH, whose main activity was photo chemistry, film and B&W paper sold under the Adox brand name. The company was founded in 1860; the current Adox website states that this was 'the world's first photochemical factory'.[1] The company produced some cameras from the 1930s to the early 1960s, the most advanced being the Adox 300 with interchangeable film magazines.
In the US (and possibly other markets) cameras were also sold under the Schleussner brand name. These cameras were generally identical to the Adox-branded cameras, but with the "Schleussner" brand name used in place of the Adox markings.
In 1938 Adox took over the camera factory of Wirgin when the Wirgin brothers had to leave Germany to escape from persecution by the German regime of that time. After WWII Henry Wirgin bought it back. The Schleussner company was taken over by Dupont, and in 1972 some of the film making machines were sold to the Yugoslavian company Fotokemia along with the rights to continue manufacture of Adox films under license using the original formulae. When the license agreement expired in the early 90's so did the rights to use the Adox brand name and the films were sold under the Efke brand name. More recently the German distributor Fotoimpex in Berlin registered the lapsed Adox brand name and now uses it for films, papers and a variety of photographic products from different manufacturers. A firm in Calgary, Alberta, also registered the name Adox for their film company in Canada, but uses the brand name Bluefire for their products. They have allowed Fotoimpex to use the Adox brand in Canada.[2]
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| 1950s Adox films image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
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| 1956 Adox 300 image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
Contents
35mm film
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| Golf IA image by indrek indrek (Image rights) |
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| Adox Foto Werke Adrette-II image by yalluflex (Image rights) |
- Adox Adrette, identical to the Wirgin Edinex, produced during the period when Adox assumed control of Wirgin camera manufacture.
- Adox 300
- Adox 500, prototypes
- Adox Golf I (1964)
- Adox Golf IA
- Adox Golf IIA
- Adox Golf IIIA
- Adox Polo
- Adox Polomat
- Adox Polomatic
120 / 620 film
6x4.5 folding
- Tempo
6x6 folding
- Golf I, Golf II, Golf IV, Golf 63 (also sold with Schleussner branding)
- Mess-Golf I, Mess-Golf II, Mess-Golf IV
- Golf 63 S
- Golf 45 S
6x9 folding
- Adox Sport (6x9 + 6x4.5 or 6x9 + 6x6)
- Adox Start
- Trumpf
6x6 box
- Adox 66
- Adox Blitz
127 film
- Adrette 3x4, identical to the Wirgin Gewirette, produced during the period when Adox assumed control of Wirgin camera manufacture.
Special film
- Junka 3x4 on Junka film
Notes
- ↑ Adox company story at Adox company site.
- ↑ Adox Fotowerke, Inc. (archived)
Links
- Adox company story at Adox company site
- Adox page at UKCamera.com (archived)
- Adox page at Gérard Langlois site
- Some Adox cameras at Alan McPherson's site
- Adox page at Collection G. Even's site (in French)
- Adox cameras in Andrys Stienstra's camera collection
- Adox History & more images by Geoff Harrisson
- All about ADOX Golf 6x6 by Michael Spengler
