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===Baldessa===
 
===Baldessa===
The '''Baldessa''' is a range of comparatively cheaply-made [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera|viewfinder]] and [[rangefinder camera]]s produced by [[Balda]] in Germany from c.1957 to the late 1960s<ref>{{McKeown}}, pp.96-7</ref>. They have an unusual folding [[film advance]] key in the base - requiring a 180&deg; turn, along with a flip-out rewind crank. On the simpler models, this along with the front-mounted shutter release and the frame counter to the left of the viewfinder [[ocular]] leaves the top plate empty except for the accessory shoe.
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The '''Baldessa''' is a range of comparatively cheaply-made [[35mm]] [[viewfinder camera|viewfinder]] and [[rangefinder camera]]s produced by [[Balda]] in Germany from c.1957 to the late 1960s<ref>{{McKeown}}, pp.96-7</ref>. They have an unusual folding [[film advance]] key in the base - requiring a 180&deg; turn, along with a flip-out rewind crank. On the simpler models, this along with the front-mounted shutter release and the frame counter to the left of the viewfinder [[ocular]] leaves the top plate empty except for the accessory shoe.  Early models have a removable back; later examples are hinged.
 
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===Baldessa I===
 
===Baldessa I===
The '''Baldessa I''' has a Baldanar 45mm/f2.8 lens in a 3-speed [[Vario]] shutter.
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The '''Baldessa I''' has a Baldanar 45mm/f2.8 lens in a 3-speed [[Vario]] shutter.  The base has a film reminder fitted around the tripod bush.
 
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=== Baldessa 1b===

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Baldessa

The Baldessa is a range of comparatively cheaply-made 35mm viewfinder and rangefinder cameras produced by Balda in Germany from c.1957 to the late 1960s[1]. They have an unusual folding film advance key in the base - requiring a 180° turn, along with a flip-out rewind crank. On the simpler models, this along with the front-mounted shutter release and the frame counter to the left of the viewfinder ocular leaves the top plate empty except for the accessory shoe. Early models have a removable back; later examples are hinged.


Baldessa I

The Baldessa I has a Baldanar 45mm/f2.8 lens in a 3-speed Vario shutter. The base has a film reminder fitted around the tripod bush.

Baldessa 1a

Baldessa 1b

The Baldessa 1B has an added uncoupled selenium light meter and coupled rangefinder.


Sources

  1. McKeown, pp.96-7