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'''Altix''' was a series of sophisticated [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]]s, made by [[Eho-Altissa]] and its successors in Dresden, Germany, from 1938 onwards.
 
Later models have interchangeable lenses.
 
The company became part of the [[Zeiss Ikon]] organisation, after the East German state take-over of Eho-Altissa.
 
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'''Altix''' was a series of sophisticated [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]]s, made by [[Eho-Altissa]] and its successors in Dresden, Germany, from 1938 onwards.
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Later models have interchangeable lenses.
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The company became part of the [[Zeiss Ikon]] organisation, after the East German state take-over of Eho-Altissa.
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=== Models<ref>{{McKeown12}}, p.257-8</ref> ===
 
=== Models<ref>{{McKeown12}}, p.257-8</ref> ===
 
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==Notes==
 
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=== Links ===
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== Links ==
 
* From [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/ Sylvain Halgand's site:]
 
* From [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/ Sylvain Halgand's site:]
 
** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/eho/html/eho_altix.php Eho Altissa Altix V]
 
** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/eho/html/eho_altix.php Eho Altissa Altix V]
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** [http://www.helmuts-fotokiste.de/kameras/hersteller-a-b/altissa/altix-nb.html Altix NB]
 
** [http://www.helmuts-fotokiste.de/kameras/hersteller-a-b/altissa/altix-nb.html Altix NB]
 
* [http://home.zugang.net/Petermann/altixn1.htm Altix N] on [http://home.zugang.net/Petermann/kameras.htm Herbert Blumtritt's camera collection] (German)
 
* [http://home.zugang.net/Petermann/altixn1.htm Altix N] on [http://home.zugang.net/Petermann/kameras.htm Herbert Blumtritt's camera collection] (German)
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[[Category: German 35mm viewfinder]]
 
[[Category: German 35mm viewfinder]]

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Altix was a series of sophisticated 35mm viewfinder cameras, made by Eho-Altissa and its successors in Dresden, Germany, from 1938 onwards. Later models have interchangeable lenses. The company became part of the Zeiss Ikon organisation, after the East German state take-over of Eho-Altissa.

Models[1]

Model Introduced frame comments
Altix 1938 24x24 fixed-focus; 1939: two zone focus
Altix I 1947 24x24
Altix II 1948
Altix III 1949-53 24x24
Altix III A c.1949 24x36
Altix IV c.1952 24x36
Altix V 1956 24x36 interchangeable lenses, knob wind
Altix N 1957 24x36 interchangeable lenses, lever wind; name on top
Altix N 1959 24x36 interchangeable lenses; name on front
Altix NB 1957 24x36 interchangeable lenses, top-mounted light meter
Altix NB 1959 24x36 interchangeable lenses, integral light meter

Notes

  1. McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover)., p.257-8

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