Edixa Reflex

original basic Edixa Reflex image by Rick Soloway (Image rights)

The Edixa Reflex cameras were West Germany's most popular own series of SLR's with focal plane shutter. The original name of the first Edixa SLR was Komet. The Wirgin company had to change the name after complaints of two other companies with equally named products. Since 1955 the cameras got additional slow shutter speeds, and since 1956 cameras with aperture release shifter for the M42 lenses were available.

leaflet about Edixa Reflex variants scanned by Brian Eager  (Image rights)

Edixa-Mat Reflex Modell C image by Wolf (Image rights)

Until 1959 four variants of the Edixa Reflex were introduced:

• Type A, with shutter speeds upto 1/1000 sec.
• Type B, with aperture release mechanics
• Type C, with meter
• Type D, with exposure times upto 9 sec.

A name variant was "Edixa Flex". In 1960 the four types were reissued as "Edixa-Mat Reflex" series. Models B, C and D got the rapid mirror and improved shutter mechanics. Type A was replaced by the type S which had a slower shutter. A special feature of the Edixa Reflex and Edixa-Mat Reflex camera series was the exchangeable viewfinder unit. A simple top-view finder and a pentaprism finder were available. The model C was also sold as the Astraflex 1000.

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basic and budget variants:

original basic Edixa Reflex image by OZBOX (Image rights)

budget version Reflex Ba image by Kimmo Kulovesi (Image rights)

budget variant Kadett image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights)

Links

• The History of Kamerawerk Gebr.Wirgin and Edixa Reflex (German version) by Klaus-Eckard Riess in his camera site
• Edixa Reflex A at Schaum-Holzappel's (German source)
• Wirgin Edixa SLRs at ukcamera.com
• Edixa Reflex at www.collection-appareils.com by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
• Edixa Reflex PDF manual from OrphanCameras.com website
• Edixamat PDF manual from OrphanCameras.com website