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| − | | | + | || ''Baldaxette II, black, Compur, Xenar 7.5cm f/2.8.<br>Picture by eBayer Einnorcinema. {{with permission}}'' |
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The '''Baldaxette''' was a coupled-rangefinder folding camera launched by the German company [[Balda]] in the mid-1930s. | 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. | + | 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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| + | || ''Baldaxette II, chrome, Compur, Tessar 8cm 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 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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== Links == | == Links == | ||
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* [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] | ||
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| Baldaxette II, black, Compur, Xenar 7.5cm f/2.8. Picture by eBayer Einnorcinema. (Image rights) |
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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| Baldaxette II, chrome, Compur, Tessar 8cm 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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| Leaflet showing the Baldaxette, dated 1938. (Image rights) |
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