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The '''Baldina''' was a 35mm folding camera made by [[Balda]] in Dresden, Germany, before World War II. | The '''Baldina''' was a 35mm folding camera made by [[Balda]] in Dresden, Germany, before World War II. | ||
The choice of lens/shutter on the Baldina included: | The choice of lens/shutter on the Baldina included: | ||
| − | * Zeiss Biotar 4.5cm f/2 with Compur-Rapid 500 | + | * Zeiss Biotar 4.5cm f/2 with Compur-Rapid 500, a rare version sometimes called "Night Baldina" |
The '''Super Baldina''' is a version with a coupled rangefinder. The rangefinder was of the split-image type, and separated from the viewfinder. The viewfinder had an automatic parallax correction, coupled with the focusing lever, a quite advanced feature for the time. | The '''Super Baldina''' is a version with a coupled rangefinder. The rangefinder was of the split-image type, and separated from the viewfinder. The viewfinder had an automatic parallax correction, coupled with the focusing lever, a quite advanced feature for the time. | ||
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* Schneider Xenon 5cm f/2 | * Schneider Xenon 5cm f/2 | ||
* Zeiss Tessar 5cm f/2.8 | * Zeiss Tessar 5cm f/2.8 | ||
| − | + | The camera was available with a Compur shutter to 1/300 or optionally with a Compur-Rapid shutter to 1/500. | |
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| + | == Postwar by Balda Bünde == | ||
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| + | After the war, the names '''Baldina''' and '''Super Baldina''' were used again by the Western Balda company based in Bünde, for a series of 35mm viewfinder and rangefinder cameras with the lens and shutter mounted on a telescopic tube. | ||
[[Category: 35mm folding cameras]] | [[Category: 35mm folding cameras]] | ||
[[Category: 35mm folding rangefinder cameras]] | [[Category: 35mm folding rangefinder cameras]] | ||
| + | [[Category: 35mm viewfinder cameras]] | ||
| + | [[Category: 35mm rangefinder cameras]] | ||
| + | [[Category: German cameras]] | ||
Revision as of 17:19, 2 March 2006
Prewar folding by Balda Dresden
The Baldina was a 35mm folding camera made by Balda in Dresden, Germany, before World War II. The choice of lens/shutter on the Baldina included:
- Zeiss Biotar 4.5cm f/2 with Compur-Rapid 500, a rare version sometimes called "Night Baldina"
The Super Baldina is a version with a coupled rangefinder. The rangefinder was of the split-image type, and separated from the viewfinder. The viewfinder had an automatic parallax correction, coupled with the focusing lever, a quite advanced feature for the time.
The Super Baldina existed with a black finish (earlier version) or a chrome finish (later version). The choice of lenses on the Super Baldina included:
- Meyer Trioplan 5cm f/2.9
- Schneider Radionar 5cm f/2.9
- Schneider Xenar 5cm f/2.9
- Schneider Xenar 5cm f/2.8
- Schneider Xenon 4.5cm f/2
- Schneider Xenon 5cm f/2
- Zeiss Tessar 5cm f/2.8
The camera was available with a Compur shutter to 1/300 or optionally with a Compur-Rapid shutter to 1/500.
Postwar by Balda Bünde
After the war, the names Baldina and Super Baldina were used again by the Western Balda company based in Bünde, for a series of 35mm viewfinder and rangefinder cameras with the lens and shutter mounted on a telescopic tube.
