Beirette
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| version of 1958 with Trioplan f3.5 lens & Junior II shutter by Alf Sigaro |
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| Beirette SL 100 by Chemnitzer |
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| Beirette SL 100N by Mar_nyc |
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| 1960s Beirette, with Modell II shutter and f2.9 Meritar lens without hot shoe by Jaqian |
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| c.1970 (?) model, with Priomat shutter and f2.9 Meritar lens Now with hot shoe and plastic lens barrel & rewind spindle by AWcam |
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| Beirette vs, 1974, with Meritar 45 mm f/2.9 lens. Depth of field scale is replaced by a transparent plastic ring and the shutter is not named. by Chemnitzer |
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| Beirette, 1974 with Priomat shutter & f2.8 Meritar lens, PC sync and hot shoe by AWcam |
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| Beirette VSN (1987) with Priomat shutter & f2.8 Meritar lens by Marino M. |
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| Beroquick KB135 with Priomat shutter & Meritar lens by squonk11 |
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| Bierette Electronic, c.1980 by Alf Sigaro |
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| Beirette 35, 1987 by Alf Sigaro |
Beirette was a name applied to a long sequence of compact 35mm viewfinder camera models, made from 1958 to the 1980s in East Germany by Beier. There were also some folding Beirettes, made from 1939, but production apparently disappeared during WWII. Although the name stayed the same, various tweaks in the design were made. Flash sync, for example, moved from a pin of the lens barrel to a standard hot shoe, and the additional "shell" with an extra shutter release also disappeared some time in the mid-1970s.
Several versions of this camera were sold by Boots, for example the Boots Beirette BL.
Model List
- Beirette, 1958 (Meyer Trioplan 45mm/3.5, Junior 2)
- Beirette, 1959 (Meriter 45mm/2.9, Junior 2)
- Beirette, 1964 (Meyer Domiplan 45mm/2.8, Priomat)
- Beirette, 1964 (E. Ludwig Meritar 45mm/2.8, Priomat, PC sync on lens)
- Beirette, 1970 (E. Ludwig Meritar 45mm/2.9, Priomat, PC sync on lens, translucent plastic around lens, still has extra shutter release and metal "guard")
- Beirette, 1974 (E. Ludwig Meritar 45mm/2.8, Priomat, PC sync on lens, translucent plastic around lens, no additional shutter release)
- Beirette, 1974 (E. Ludwig Meritar 45mm/2.8, Priomat, hot shoe, black plastic around lens)
- Beirette 35, 1988 (E. Ludwig Meritar 45mm/2.8, Priomat, hot shoe, black body)
- Beirette Electronic, 1982 (aka Beroquick Electronic)
- Beirette K, 1965
- Beirette K100, 1982 (Chromar, Priomat)
- Beirette KF, 1967
- Beirette SL (brick-shaped cameras for SL film cartridges)
- Beirette SL 100, 1972
- Beirette SL 100N , 1987
- Beirette SL 200, c1970
- Beirette SL 300, c1970
- Beirette SL 400, c1978
- Beirette VSN, 1987 (E. Ludwig Meritar 45mm/2.8, Priomat, plastic frame advance and rewind crank. Also available in black)
- Beirette VSN, 1988 has half-plastic, half-chrome levers.
- Beirette VSN, 1989 has different leatherette.
- Beirette VSN, unknown date, has translucent plastic around lens.
- Beroquick SL 125, c.1970
- Beroquick KB 135, c.1976
- Boots Beirette BL
Specifications
- Type: viewfinder camera
- Manufacturer: Kamerafabrik Woldemar Beier KG - Freital, partially private East German company
- Year of launch: 1958
- Film: 35mm
- Lens: Meyer Trioplan 1:3.5/45mm or Ludwig Meritar 1:2.8/45mm
- Shutter: Junior-II, Modell II or Priomat with speeds 30, 60, 125, and B
- Viewfinder: optical, early versions were ocular shiftable for parallax correction
Links
In English:
- Beirette page at Retrography.com by Simon Simonsen
- Beirette at Chrome Age Cameras]
- Beirette in the Living Image
- 1970 version Beirette camera in Andrys Stienstra's camera collection
- Pictures taken with a Beirette [1]
In French / English:
- Beirette Electro at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
- Beirette k100 at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
- Beirette vsn at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
- Beirette vsn black at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
In German:
- All Beirette variations with dates, collected by Thoman Knorre.
