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| − | The '''Baldaxette''' | + | The '''Baldaxette''' is a coupled-rangefinder folding camera launched by the German company [[Balda]] in the mid-1930s. |
| − | The '''Baldaxette I''' (1936) | + | 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]]. |
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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] | ||
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| + | || ''Baldaxette II, black, Compur, Xenar 7.5cm f/2.8.<br />Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. {{with permission}}'' | ||
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The lenses available on the Baldaxette included: | The lenses available on the Baldaxette included: | ||
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* [[Meyer]] Trioplan 7.5cm f/2.9 | * [[Meyer]] Trioplan 7.5cm f/2.9 | ||
* [[Schneider]] Radionar 7.5cm f/2.9 | * [[Schneider]] Radionar 7.5cm f/2.9 | ||
| − | * Schneider Xenar 7.5cm f/2.8 | + | * [[Schneider]] Xenar 7.5cm f/2.8 |
* [[Carl Zeiss Jena]] Tessar 8cm f/3.5 | * [[Carl Zeiss Jena]] Tessar 8cm f/3.5 | ||
| − | * Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 8cm f/2.8 | + | * [[Carl Zeiss Jena]] Tessar 8cm f/2.8 |
| − | All were available with the Compur OS shutter | + | All were available with the [[Compur]] OS shutter to 1/250s, and could be optionally fitted with the Compur-Rapid shutter to 1/400s. |
| − | to 1/250s, and could be | + | |
| − | the Compur-Rapid shutter to 1/400s. | + | {| class="plainlinks" style="margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;" |
| + | || [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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| + | || [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 == | == Links == | ||
| + | In English: | ||
* [http://www.cosmonet.org/camera/bdk_e.htm The Baldaxette at Cosmonet Classic Camera] | * [http://www.cosmonet.org/camera/bdk_e.htm The Baldaxette at Cosmonet Classic Camera] | ||
| − | [[Category: 4.5x6 rangefinder folding]] | + | [[Category: German 4.5x6 rangefinder folding]] |
| − | [[Category: 6x6 rangefinder folding | + | [[Category: German 6x6 rangefinder folding]] |
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[[Category: Balda]] | [[Category: Balda]] | ||
[[Category: B]] | [[Category: B]] | ||
| + | [[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.
  
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| Baldaxette II, black, Compur, Xenar 7.5cm f/2.8. Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. (Image rights) |
The lenses available on the Baldaxette included:
- Meyer Trioplan 7.5cm f/2.9
- Schneider Radionar 7.5cm f/2.9
- Schneider Xenar 7.5cm f/2.8
- Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 8cm f/3.5
- Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 8cm f/2.8
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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| Baldaxette II, chrome, Compur, Tessar 8cm f/2.8. Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. (Image rights) |
 
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| Leaflet showing the Baldaxette, dated 1938. (Image rights) |
Links
In English:
