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After the war, Balda was nationalized in East Germany, and later became '''Belca'''. It continued for some time to produce little 35mm folders like the [[Beltica]], and was finally absorbed by [[Welta]]. | After the war, Balda was nationalized in East Germany, and later became '''Belca'''. It continued for some time to produce little 35mm folders like the [[Beltica]], and was finally absorbed by [[Welta]]. | ||
− | Its founder Max Baldeweg fled to West Germany, and set up a new company called '''Balda''', this time based in Bünde. | + | Its founder Max Baldeweg fled to West Germany, and set up a new company called '''Balda''' (Balda Kamera-Werk), this time based in Bünde, West Germany. The new Balda company produced a series of 35mm and medium-format rollfilm cameras, and also produced cameras under the Hans Porst's HAPO label. The company discontinued camera production in the late 1970s. |
== Balda Dresden, later Belca == | == Balda Dresden, later Belca == |
Revision as of 19:50, 1 June 2006
Balda was a German maker based in Dresden that made a quantity of medium-range folders before World War II. It was quite comparable to Welta or Certo.
After the war, Balda was nationalized in East Germany, and later became Belca. It continued for some time to produce little 35mm folders like the Beltica, and was finally absorbed by Welta.
Its founder Max Baldeweg fled to West Germany, and set up a new company called Balda (Balda Kamera-Werk), this time based in Bünde, West Germany. The new Balda company produced a series of 35mm and medium-format rollfilm cameras, and also produced cameras under the Hans Porst's HAPO label. The company discontinued camera production in the late 1970s.
Contents
Balda Dresden, later Belca
35mm folder
- Jubilette
- Baldina
- Super Baldina (coupled rangefinder)
120 folder
- Juwella (6×9)
- Baldafix (6×9)
- Baldax (4.5×6, #00 shutter size)
- Baldax (4.5×6, #0 shutter size)
- Baldax (6×6, #0 shutter size)
- Baldaxette I (4.5×6, coupled rangefinder)
- Baldaxette II (6×6, coupled rangefinder)
- 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 (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
- 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
120 folder
- Baldi 29 (6×6)
- Baldix (6×6)
- Mess-Baldix (6×6, uncoupled rangefinder)
- Baldax (6×6)
- Super Baldax (6×6, coupled rangefinder)
120 collapsible lens
- Baldixette
Links
In German:
- There is a short history of Balda at dresdner-kameras.de, see under "Firmen"
- Balda page at Frank Petermann's site
In French: