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'''Altix''' is a series of sophisticated [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera]]s, made by [[Eho-Altissa]] and its successors in Dresden, Germany, from 1938 onwards.<ref>{{McKeown12}}, p.257-8</ref>
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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 1939 onwards.
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Later models were made under the [[Zeiss Ikon]] organisation, after the state take-over of the Eho-Altissa company.
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Production restarted after the war, and later models starting with the Altissa V from 1954, have interchangeable lenses.  The Altix mount is a breech-lock type mount, which was unique to these cameras, several lenses from high end makers such as Zeiss or Meyer-Optik were made.
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The IIIa has a 29mm screw mount for interchangeable lenses, which was abandoned in favor of the Altix-n mount.
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The Altix-NB is the last model built by Altissa in 1958-59 before the merger of several small factories to the huge Kombinat VEB Pentacon.
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|image= http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2434099824_6124bcb5e3.jpg
 
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|image_text= Altix N
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|image_text= Altix I Version 2 (1939), w/ Laack Pololyt 35mm f/3.5 <ref>in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130607063652/http://www.altissa-museum.de:80/kameras/altix/altixi/0196b9920e139e905.html AltissaMuseum] (archived)</ref>
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|image_by= Dan DeMento
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|image_rights= with permission
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}}
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==Models==
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There is a detailed classification of Altix cameras, models with versions and types, in [https://web.archive.org/web/20140724101456/http://altissa-museum.de/index.html Altissa Museum] (archived) by Michael Spehr.
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{|rules=rows
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! Model
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! Introduced
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! frame
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! comments
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|-
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| Altix I
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| 1938
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| 24x24
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| [[fixed-focus]]; 1939: two zone focus, production soon ended due to WW2
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|-
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| Altix I
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| 1947
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| 24x24
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| Post-WW2 model, photos in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130404032156/http://www.altissa-museum.de/kameras/altix/altixi/index.html Altissa Museum] (archived)
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|-
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| Altix II
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|1948
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|24x24
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|
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|-
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|Altix III
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|1948
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|24x24
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|photos in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130404032156/http://www.altissa-museum.de/kameras/altix/altixi/index.html Altissa Museum] (archived)
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|-
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|Altix IIIA
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| 1949
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|24x36
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|interchangeable lenses 29mm screw lens mount<br>photos in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130404032156/http://www.altissa-museum.de/kameras/altix/altixi/index.html Altissa Museum] (archived)
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|-
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|Altix IV
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|1952
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|24x36
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| also sold in USA as the Classic 35
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|-
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|Altix V
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|1956
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|24x36
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|interchangeable lenses, knob wind
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|-
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|Altix-N
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|1957
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|24x36
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|interchangeable lenses, lever wind; name on top
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|-
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|Altix-N
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|1959
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|24x36
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|interchangeable lenses; name on front
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|-
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|[[Altix-NB]]
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|1958
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|24x36
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|interchangeable lenses, top-mounted [[light meter]]
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|-
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|Altix-NB
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|1958
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|24x36
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|interchangeable lenses, integral [[light meter]]
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/90900361@N08/40544083851/in/pool-camerawiki
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|image= http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4699/40544083851_25658e9c22_n.jpg
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|image_align=
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|image_text= Altix II <br><small>image by Osarchadim</small>
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|image_by=
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|image_rights= wp
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}}
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/s-demir/6801546849/in/pool-camerawiki/
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|image= https://live.staticflickr.com/7154/6801546849_1744542845_n.jpg
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|image_align= left
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|image_text= Altix IIIa, c.1949 
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|image_by= Süleyman Demir
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|image_rights= wp
 
}}
 
}}
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=== Models ===
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* Altix N
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* Altix NB (with [[light meter]])
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|image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/s-demir/6801543591/in/pool-camerawiki/
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* Altix III
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|image= https://live.staticflickr.com/7025/6801543591_5de559ecfb_n.jpg
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* Altix IV
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|image_align= left
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* Altix V
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|image_text= Altix IIIa, c.1949 
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|image_by= Süleyman Demir
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|image_rights= wp
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}}
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|-
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/alf_sigaro/292377590/in/pool-camerawiki/
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|image= http://farm1.staticflickr.com/113/292377590_15af45c343_n.jpg
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|image_align= left
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|image_text= Altix IV, c.1952 
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|image_by= Alf Sigaro
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|image_rights= nc
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}}
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/alf_sigaro/582112413/in/pool-camerawiki/
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|image= http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1047/582112413_9dc800a87d_n.jpg
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|image_align= left
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|image_text= Altix V, (1956) 
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|image_by= Alf Sigaro
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|image_rights= nc
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}}
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/awcam/2735567797/in/pool-camerawiki
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|image= http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/2735567797_9aca644ea1_n.jpg
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|image_align= left
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|image_text= Altix-N (1957), showing bayonet lens mount
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|image_by= AWCam
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|image_rights= wp
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}}
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/awcam/4489220659/in/pool-camerawiki
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|image= http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4489220659_e58c6f0ddd.jpg
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|image_align= left
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|image_text= Altix-N
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|image_by= AWCam
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|image_rights= wp
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}}
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/alf_sigaro/582079500/in/pool-camerawiki/
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|image= http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1312/582079500_9a44a134f0_n.jpg
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|image_align= left
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|image_text= Altix-N, late version(1959)
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|image_by= Alf Sigaro
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|image_rights= nc
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}}
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/s-demir/4997586639/in/pool-camerawiki
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|image= http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4997586639_f0a882e842_n.jpg
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|image_align= left
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|image_text= Altix-NB c.1958, Version 1 type B <ref>in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130404030018/http://www.altissa-museum.de/kameras/altix/altixnb/index.html  Altissa Museum] (archived)</ref> image by Süleyman Demir
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|image_by= Süleyman Demir
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|image_rights= with permission
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}}
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|}
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{{br}}
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==Notes==
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<references />
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==Links==
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*[https://all-my-cameras.com/2021/01/11/the-altissa-altix-v/ Altix V review] at [https://all-my-cameras.com/ All my cameras]
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* Altix-N and its lens options [https://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/52488378809/in/pool-camerawiki/ advertised in February 1959] (''Popular Photography'' magazine; Vol. 44, No. 2; pg. 80).
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* in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130401062513/www.altissa-museum.de/index.html Altissa Museum by Michael Spehr] (archived) (German)
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* From [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/ Sylvain Halgand's site (French):]
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1203 Eho Altissa Altix V]
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10804 Altix N]
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* in [https://web.archive.org/web/20170516152836/http://helmuts-fotokiste.de/ Helmut's Fotokiste] (German) (archived)
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** [https://web.archive.org/web/20170413180054/http://www.helmuts-fotokiste.de/kameras/hersteller-a-b/altissa/altix-n.html Altix N]
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** [https://web.archive.org/web/20160324025657/http://www.helmuts-fotokiste.de/kameras/hersteller-a-b/altissa/altix-nb.html Altix NB]
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*[https://cameracollector.net/eho-altissa-altix/ More about Altissa Altix] in [https://cameracollector.net/ cameracollector.net]
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* From [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/altix/altix_iv/altix_iv.htm www.OrphanCameras.com] Altix IV instruction manual - English
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* From [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/altix/altix_v/altix_v.htm www.OrphanCameras.com ] Altix V instruction manual - German
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* From [http://butkus.org/chinon/altix/altix_n/altix_n.htm www.OrphanCameras.com] Altix N instruction manual - German
  
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* From [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/ Sylvain Halgand's site:]
 
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/eho/html/eho_altix.php Eho Altissa Altix V]
 
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/eho/html/eho_altix_n.php Altix N]
 
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* on [http://www.helmuts-fotokiste.de/ Helmut's Fotokiste]
 
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** [http://www.helmuts-fotokiste.de/kameras/hersteller-a-b/altissa/altix-n.html Altix N]
 
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** [http://www.helmuts-fotokiste.de/kameras/hersteller-a-b/altissa/altix-nb.html Altix NB]
 
  
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[[Category: German 35mm viewfinder]]
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[[Category:German 35mm viewfinder]]
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[[Category:East Germany]]
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[[Category:Eho-Altissa]]

Latest revision as of 13:08, 20 February 2024

Altix is a series of sophisticated 35mm viewfinder cameras, made by Eho-Altissa and its successors in Dresden, Germany, from 1938 onwards.[1]

Production restarted after the war, and later models starting with the Altissa V from 1954, have interchangeable lenses. The Altix mount is a breech-lock type mount, which was unique to these cameras, several lenses from high end makers such as Zeiss or Meyer-Optik were made. The IIIa has a 29mm screw mount for interchangeable lenses, which was abandoned in favor of the Altix-n mount.

The Altix-NB is the last model built by Altissa in 1958-59 before the merger of several small factories to the huge Kombinat VEB Pentacon.

2434099824_6124bcb5e3.jpg
Altix I Version 2 (1939), w/ Laack Pololyt 35mm f/3.5 [2]
image by Dan DeMento (Image rights)

Models

There is a detailed classification of Altix cameras, models with versions and types, in Altissa Museum (archived) by Michael Spehr.

Model Introduced frame comments
Altix I 1938 24x24 fixed-focus; 1939: two zone focus, production soon ended due to WW2
Altix I 1947 24x24 Post-WW2 model, photos in Altissa Museum (archived)
Altix II 1948 24x24
Altix III 1948 24x24 photos in Altissa Museum (archived)
Altix IIIA 1949 24x36 interchangeable lenses 29mm screw lens mount
photos in Altissa Museum (archived)
Altix IV 1952 24x36 also sold in USA as the Classic 35
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 1958 24x36 interchangeable lenses, top-mounted light meter
Altix-NB 1958 24x36 interchangeable lenses, integral light meter


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Altix II
image by Osarchadim (Image rights)
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Altix IIIa, c.1949
image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)
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Altix IIIa, c.1949
image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)
292377590_15af45c343_n.jpg
Altix IV, c.1952
image by Alf Sigaro (Image rights)
582112413_9dc800a87d_n.jpg
Altix V, (1956)
image by Alf Sigaro (Image rights)
2735567797_9aca644ea1_n.jpg
Altix-N (1957), showing bayonet lens mount
image by AWCam (Image rights)
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Altix-N
image by AWCam (Image rights)
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Altix-N, late version(1959)
image by Alf Sigaro (Image rights)
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Altix-NB c.1958, Version 1 type B [3] image by Süleyman Demir
image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)



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
  2. ↑ in AltissaMuseum (archived)
  3. ↑ in Altissa Museum (archived)

Links

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