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The '''Baldaxette''' was a coupled rangefinder folding camera made by the German company [[Balda]] during the 1930s.
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The '''Baldaxette''' is a coupled-rangefinder folding camera launched by the German company [[Balda]] in the mid-1930s.
  
The '''Baldaxette I''' was the 4.5x6 version and the '''Baldaxette II''' was the 6x6 version. Both were nearly identical except the film format. The Baldaxette were first sold in black and later in chrome, with the coupled rangefinder and the viewfinder in separate windows under a long top housing. Styling of the later chrome version was very similar to the bigger 6x9 model [[Super Pontura]].
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The '''Baldaxette I''' (1936) is the 4.5×6 version and the '''Baldaxette II''' (1937) the 6×6 version. They are nearly identical aside from the film format. They were based on the [[Baldax]] body for #0 shutter size. The cameras were first sold in black and later in chrome, with the coupled rangefinder and the viewfinder in separate windows under a long top housing. The styling of the later chrome version is very similar to that of the bigger 6×9 model [[Super Pontura]].
  
[[Category: German cameras]]
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[[Category: 4.5x6cm folding cameras]]
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|| [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/6080593636/in/pool-camerawiki/ http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6073/6080593636_4c0cae3835_m.jpg] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/6080593362/in/pool-camerawiki/ http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6080593362_574dfd23df_m.jpg] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/6080056507/in/pool-camerawiki/ http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6079/6080056507_a79e3e066a_m.jpg]
[[Category: 6x6cm folding cameras]]
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[[Category: 120 film rangefinder cameras]]
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|| ''Baldaxette II, black, Compur, Xenar 7.5cm f/2.8.<br />Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. {{with permission}}''
[[Category: Folding rangefinder cameras]]
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The lenses available on the Baldaxette included:
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* [[Meyer]] Trioplan 7.5cm f/2.9
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* [[Schneider]] Radionar 7.5cm f/2.9
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* [[Schneider]] Xenar 7.5cm f/2.8
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* [[Carl Zeiss Jena]] Tessar 8cm f/3.5
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* [[Carl Zeiss Jena]] Tessar 8cm f/2.8
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All were available with the [[Compur]] OS shutter to 1/250s, and could be optionally fitted with the Compur-Rapid shutter to 1/400s.
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|| [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/5135646246/in/pool-camerawiki/ http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1398/5135646246_fd396deff6_m.jpg] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/5135646074/in/pool-camerawiki/ http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1114/5135646074_c97747517e_m.jpg] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/5135645914/in/pool-camerawiki/ http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5135645914_454c40d7d9_m.jpg]
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|| ''Baldaxette II, chrome, Compur, Tessar 8cm f/2.8.<br />Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. {{with permission}}''
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|}
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{| class="plainlinks" align="center" style="text-align: center;"
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|| [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/3501503881/in/pool-camerawiki/ http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3324/3501503881_269a7b5a08_m_d.jpg] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/3501502169/in/pool-camerawiki/ http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/3501502169_c356f81dc1.jpg]
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|| ''Leaflet showing the Baldaxette, dated 1938. {{public domain Germany}}''
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== Links ==
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In English:
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* [http://www.cosmonet.org/camera/bdk_e.htm The Baldaxette at Cosmonet Classic Camera]
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[[Category: German 4.5x6 rangefinder folding]]
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[[Category: German 6x6 rangefinder folding]]
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[[Category: Balda]]
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[[Category: 1936]]

Revision as of 04:14, 14 May 2017

The Baldaxette is a coupled-rangefinder folding camera launched by the German company Balda in the mid-1930s.

The Baldaxette I (1936) is the 4.5×6 version and the Baldaxette II (1937) the 6×6 version. They are nearly identical aside from the film format. They were based on the Baldax body for #0 shutter size. The cameras were first sold in black and later in chrome, with the coupled rangefinder and the viewfinder in separate windows under a long top housing. The styling of the later chrome version is very similar to that of the bigger 6×9 model Super Pontura.

The lenses available on the Baldaxette included:

All were available with the Compur OS shutter to 1/250s, and could be optionally fitted with the Compur-Rapid shutter to 1/400s.

Links

In English: