Baldix

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The Baldix cameras were a series of folding cameras derived from the Baldax series.

The Baldix was like the postwar Baldax without the frame counter, and the Mess-Baldix was a Baldix with an uncoupled rangefinder. The Baldi 29 was a later, cheaper model based on the same body, with a more rounded top housing and a f:2.9 lens, hence the name. The range of cameras available at the 1956 Photokina included the Baldi 29, Baldix and Super Baldax, all models that were still available in 1959–60[1].

Hapo 66e

The Hapo 66e is essentially a 6×6cm Mess-Baldix camera body, equipped with a 75mm color-corrected lens made by Enna of Germany, and a simple Pronto shutter with self-timer - made by Balda for Porst under the Hapo brand.

The Hapo 66e has the Mess-Baldix' clever ratcheting film counter which obviates the need for checking frame count using the traditional external red window.


Notes

  1. For 1956: see this page by Karl Riess. For 1959–60: see this page with prices at Tigin's Classic Cameras.

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