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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.
 
'''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.
 
Later models have interchangeable lenses.
 
The company became part of the [[Zeiss Ikon]] organisation, after the East German state take-over of Eho-Altissa.
 
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>{{McKeown}}, p.257-8</ref> ===
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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
  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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