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| − | '''Balda''' was a German maker based in Dresden | + | '''Balda''' was a German maker based in Dresden. It was founded in 1908 and took the name '''Balda-Werk Max Baldeweg''' in 1913.<REF> Site [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/ dresdner-kameras.de]. </REF> It made a quantity of medium-priced folders before World War II, and its camera production was quite comparable to [[Welta]] or [[Certo]]. One originality of Balda was to sell cameras to many other companies for resale under their own brand (today this would be called OEM). |
| − | After the war, Balda was nationalized in East Germany, | + | After the war, Balda was nationalized in East Germany in 1946, while its founder Max Baldeweg fled to West Germany. The name of the East German company was changed to '''Belca-Werk''' in 1951. It continued for some time to produce folders like the little 35mm [[Belca Beltica|Beltica]], and was absorbed into VEB Kamera-Werke Niedersiedlitz in 1956<REF> Site [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/ dresdner-kameras.de]. </REF>. |
| − | + | Max Baldeweg set up a new company called '''Balda''' (Balda Kamera-Werk), this time based in Bünde, West Germany. This company produced a series of 35mm and medium-format rollfilm cameras, some of them being sold under the [[Hapo]] brand by [[Hans Porst]]. Balda later produced cameras in both 126 and 110 cartridge format. The company discontinued camera production in the late 1970s. | |
== Balda Dresden, later Belca == | == Balda Dresden, later Belca == | ||
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=== 120 folder === | === 120 folder === | ||
| − | + | ==== 4.5×6 ==== | |
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* [[Baldax]] (4.5×6, #00 shutter size) | * [[Baldax]] (4.5×6, #00 shutter size) | ||
* [[Baldax]] (4.5×6, #0 shutter size) | * [[Baldax]] (4.5×6, #0 shutter size) | ||
| + | * [[Baldaxette I]] (4.5×6, coupled rangefinder) | ||
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| + | ==== 6×6 ==== | ||
* [[Baldax]] (6×6, #0 shutter size) | * [[Baldax]] (6×6, #0 shutter size) | ||
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* [[Baldaxette II]] (6×6, coupled rangefinder) | * [[Baldaxette II]] (6×6, coupled rangefinder) | ||
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| + | ==== 6×9 ==== | ||
| + | * Juwella (6×9) | ||
| + | * Baldafix (6×9) | ||
| + | * Pontina (6×9 and 4.5×6), a variant was sold as the [[Hapo 45]] | ||
* [[Super Pontura]] (6×9, coupled rangefinder) | * [[Super Pontura]] (6×9, coupled rangefinder) | ||
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=== 120 box === | === 120 box === | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
In German: | In German: | ||
| − | * There is a short history of | + | * There is a short history of Zeh, in German, at [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/ dresdner-kameras.de] (see under "Firmen"). |
* [http://home.zugang.net/Petermann/balda.htm Balda page] at [http://home.zugang.net/Petermann/ Frank Petermann's site] | * [http://home.zugang.net/Petermann/balda.htm Balda page] at [http://home.zugang.net/Petermann/ Frank Petermann's site] | ||
In French: | In French: | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 8 September 2006
Balda was a German maker based in Dresden. It was founded in 1908 and took the name Balda-Werk Max Baldeweg in 1913.[1] It made a quantity of medium-priced folders before World War II, and its camera production was quite comparable to Welta or Certo. One originality of Balda was to sell cameras to many other companies for resale under their own brand (today this would be called OEM).
After the war, Balda was nationalized in East Germany in 1946, while its founder Max Baldeweg fled to West Germany. The name of the East German company was changed to Belca-Werk in 1951. It continued for some time to produce folders like the little 35mm Beltica, and was absorbed into VEB Kamera-Werke Niedersiedlitz in 1956[2].
Max Baldeweg set up a new company called Balda (Balda Kamera-Werk), this time based in Bünde, West Germany. This company produced a series of 35mm and medium-format rollfilm cameras, some of them being sold under the Hapo brand by Hans Porst. Balda later produced cameras in both 126 and 110 cartridge format. The company discontinued camera production in the late 1970s.
Balda Dresden, later Belca
35mm folder
- Jubilette
- Baldina
- Super Baldina (coupled rangefinder)
120 folder
4.5×6
- Baldax (4.5×6, #00 shutter size)
- Baldax (4.5×6, #0 shutter size)
- Baldaxette I (4.5×6, coupled rangefinder)
6×6
- Baldax (6×6, #0 shutter size)
- Baldaxette II (6×6, coupled rangefinder)
6×9
- Juwella (6×9)
- Baldafix (6×9)
- Pontina (6×9 and 4.5×6), a variant was sold as the Hapo 45
- Super Pontura (6×9, coupled rangefinder)
120 box
- Frontbox (6×9)
- Rollbox (6×9)
- Poka (6×9)
127 folder
- Baldi (3×4)
- Rigona (3×4)
Plate models
Belca
35mm folder
- Beltica I (vertical style folding, like the pre-war Baldina)
- Beltica II (horizontal style folding)
35mm stereo
- Belplasca, with a pair of Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 37.5mm/3.5
120 folder
- Belfoca (6×9)
Balda Bünde
35mm folder
- Baldini
- Rival 35
- Rigona
- Baldinette
- Mess-Baldinette (uncoupled rangefinder), also sold as Hapo 35
- Super Baldinette (coupled rangefinder)
35mm fixed lens
- Baldina
- Super Baldina (coupled rangefinder)
- Baldessa / Baldessa I
- Baldessamat F / RF
- Super Baldamatic I / II / III
35mm ultra compact
- CA 35
- CE 35
- CS 35
6×6 folder
- Baldi 29
- Baldix
- Mess-Baldix (uncoupled rangefinder), also sold as Hapo 66e
- Baldax
- Super Baldax (coupled rangefinder)
6×6 collapsible lens
- Baldixette
Links
In German:
- There is a short history of Zeh, in German, at dresdner-kameras.de (see under "Firmen").
- Balda page at Frank Petermann's site
In French:
