Baldaxette

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The Baldaxettes were coupled rangefinder folding cameras launched by the German company Balda in the mid-1930ies.

The Baldaxette I (1936) was the 4.5x6 version and the Baldaxette II (1937) was the 6x6 version. Both were nearly identical except the film format. They were based on the Baldax body for #0 shutter size. 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 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 optionnally fitted with the Compur-Rapid shutter to 1/400s.

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