Goldi
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| Zeh Goldi 3x4. The studs either side of the lens are pressed to collapse the strut mechanism. image by David Yamasaki (Image rights) |
The Goldi is a folding camera taking 3×4cm pictures on 127 film, made by the German company Zeh from about 1930.[1] It has a folding bed with slotted rails on which the front standard slides out, held quite rigidly by scissor struts. The bed and struts are self-erecting, with the button to unfold them on the body. The camera has a folding optical finder. McKeown lists a very large range of lenses, including some branded by Zeh themselves, as well as f/3.5 and f/4.5 Tessars and an Elmar. Commonly seen lenses include these:
- Zeh Zecanar f/2.9 5cm in Prontor II,[2] Compur (with speeds 1 - 1/300 second, plus 'B' and 'T') or Compur-Rapid shutter (with speeds to 1/500 second).
- Schneider Radionar f/2.9 5cm in Compur or Compur-Rapid shutter.
These lenses both have front-element focusing. The Radionar on an example examined focuses down to 1 metre, and the focusing scale occupies a full turn of the lens. The Zecanar on another example, scaled in feet, is marked to 4 feet; the scale between infinity and 4 feet occupies only about a quarter turn of the lens. The front element is free to turn in the unscaled sector, and by extrapolation, must focus to between 1 and 2 feet.
Zeh also made the Goldi for sale by several other companies, for example as the Ysella for Rodenstock. McKeown states that a 4x6.5 cm model of the camera was also made, also sold both by Zeh and other companies.[1]
There is a Japanese copy of the Goldi, called the Baby Rosen, made by the company Proud. The same company sold a modified version in 4×4 format, called the Rosen Four, that was also sold by Riken as the Adler Four.
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| Rodenstock Ysella image by Jez Heywood (Image rights) |
| German, French & Italian Cameras using 127 film | |||
| G e r m a n y |
3×4 | rigid | Dreivier | Futuro | Gewirette | Kolibri Parvola | Pupille | Ranca | Reporter | Puck |
| folding | Baby Ikonta | Baldi | Dolly | Goldi Gucki | Ingo | Korelle | Makinette Metharette | Perkeo | Vollenda | ||
| 4x4 | Navax | Paxina Electromatic | Rothlar | ||
| 4x6.5 | Bella | Billy | Bob | Dolly | Goldi Gucki | Korelle | Panta | Parvola Piccolette | Rio | Ultrix | ||
| TLR | see German TLRs | ||
| F r a n c e |
3×4 | rigid | Fotobaby | Lynx | Super-Boy |
| folding | Derby-Lux | Elax | ||
| pseudo TLR | Auteuil | Longchamp | ||
| 4×4 | rigid | Impera | Marly | Pari-Fex | Rubi-Fex | Top | |
| 4×6.5 | rigid | Photo-Magic | |
| I t a l y |
3x4 | Comet | Comet III | Cometa | Euralux Ibis | Maxima | Piccolo | Tanit | |
| 4x4 | Comet | Euralux | Ibis | ||
| 4x6.5 & other | Alfa | Delta | Relex | Rolet | Rondine | ||
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| Zeca Goldi image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
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| with Zecanar Anastigmat 5cm f/2.9 image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
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| in Prontor II shutter image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
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| image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p1033.
- ↑ Prontor II T, B, 175, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5, 2, 1, not synchronized; seen in an on-line auction.
Links
In English:
- Zeh Goldi with an f/2.9 Zecanar Anastigmat and Compur shutter, at senorton's Flickr account
- Rodenstock Ysella with an f/2.9 Trinar lens and Compur-Rapid shutter, at OneTwoSeven.org.uk
- Zeh Goldi price guide at Collectiblend
In Japanese:
- Zeh Goldi and Coloprint in a page of the AJCC website
In French:
- Goldi with an f/2.9 Radionar and Compur shutter, and Coloprint with an f/4.5 Coloprint Anastigmat and Vario shutter, at www.collection-appareils.com by Sylvain Halgand
