Altix

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 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.

Models

There is a detailed classification of Altix cameras, models with versions and types, in Altissa Museum 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
Altix II	1948	24x24
Altix III	1948	24x24	photos in Altissa Museum
Altix III A	1949	24x36	photos in Altissa Museum
Altix IV	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	1958	24x36	interchangeable lenses, top-mounted light meter
Altix-NB	1958	24x36	interchangeable lenses, integral light meter

Altix I Version 2 (1939), w/ Laack Pololyt 35mm f/3.5 image by Dan DeMento (Image rights)

Altix IV, c.1952 image by Alf Sigaro (Image rights)

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Altix-N (1957), showing bayonet lens mount images by AWCam (Image rights)

Altix-N, (1959) image by Alf Sigaro (Image rights)

Altix-NB c.1958, Version 1 type B image by Süleyman Demir image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)

Links

• in Altissa Museum by Michael Spehr (German)
• From Sylvain Halgand's site:
  • Eho Altissa Altix V
  • Altix N
• in Helmut's Fotokiste (German)
  • Altix N
  • Altix NB
• Altix N on Herbert Blumtritt's camera collection (German)