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The '''Baldaxette''' is a coupled-rangefinder folding camera launched by the German company [[Balda]] in the mid-1930s.
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The '''Baldaxette''' was a coupled-rangefinder folding camera launched by the German company [[Balda]] in the mid-1930s.
 
  
The '''Baldaxette I''' (1936) was the 4.5×6 version and the '''Baldaxette II''' (1937) the 6×6 version. They were 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 was very similar to that of the bigger 6×9 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]].
  
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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:
  
 
* [[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
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* [[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
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* [[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.
 
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.<br />Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. {{with permission}}''
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|| ''Leaflet showing the Baldaxette, dated 1938. {{public domain Germany}}''
 
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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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]]
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[[Category: German 4.5x6 rangefinder folding]]
[[Category: 6x6 rangefinder folding]]
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[[Category: German 6x6 rangefinder folding]]
[[Category: Germany]]
 
 
[[Category: Balda]]
 
[[Category: Balda]]
 
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[[Category: B]]
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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: