Baldamatic

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Baldamatic is a range of 35 mm cameras made by the german company Balda from about 1958 to about 1962. They were all equipped with a coupled selenium lightmeter.

Baldamatic Picture by David Broglin. (Image rights)

Baldamatic

The simplest of the Baldamatic is a viewfinder fitted with a Prontormat shutter. The aperture is set by a ring with a range of light conditions, the speed is automatically calculated from 1/30 s to 1/300 s (aperture priority mode). The lens is a 3-element Color-Baldanar 2.8/45.

Baldamatic I

Baldamatic I Picture by David Broglin. (Image rights)

The Baldamatic I is a semi-automatic rangefinder with a match-needle exposure system. Several variants of lenses and shutters were available.

Shutters

• Prontor LK
• Synchro-Compur

Lenses

• Balda Color-Baldanar 2.8/45
• Isco Color-Westanar 2.8/45
• Enna Color-Ennit 2.8/45
• Schneider Xenar 2./45

Baldamatic II

Baldamatic II Picture by David Broglin. (Image rights)

The Baldamatic II is an improved version of the Baldamatic I, including a larger viewfinder. Several variants of lenses and shutters were available. An export version was called Helioca.

Shutters

• Prontormat (with aperture priority automatic exposure control)
• Prontor LK
• Prontor SLK
• Prontor SVS

Lenses

• Balda Color-Baldanar 2.8/45
• Isco Color-Isconar 2.8/45
• Schneider Xenar 2./45