Edixa 16

The Edixa 16 was designed and developed by engineers and technicians of Wirgin in Wiesbaden and its subsidiary company Franka in Bayreuth. The famous camera constructor Heinz Waaske was the leading of its developers. It was sold as Edixa 16, as Alka and as Franka 16. Later versions were sold only as Edixa 16, and with a capital letter or a combination of two letters giving the type name.

Edixa 16 of 1960 and its later versions MB, U and S

specifications

• Type: subminiature viewfinder camera
• Manufacturer: Franka Bayreuth, since 1967 Wirgin Wiesbaden
• Year of launch: 1962
• Film: cassettes for unperforated 16mm film for 21 12×17mm exposures, film speeds 9 to 100 ASA
• Lens:
  • Edixa 16 Rodenstock Trinar 1:2.8/25mm, or Schacht Travegar 1:2.8/25mm, or Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 1:2.8/25mm
  • Edixa 16 S Rodenstock Trinar 1:2.8/25mm
  • Edixa 16 U Schacht Travegar 1:2.8/25mm
  • Edixa 16 MB Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 1:2.8/25mm
• Shutter: special sector shutter with speeds 1/30 to 1/150 sec.
• Viewfinder: with parallax marks
• Film advance: big advance lever and little rewind crank on camera bottom
• Dimensions: 84×38×25mm
• Weight: 185g

Links

In German:

• Edixa 16 U and Franka 16 at Kurt Tauber's Collection
• Edixa 16 type list at subclub