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The [[Balda]] '''Pokarette''' (renamed Pokarelle from 1934) was a [[box camera]] introduced in 1931 by Balda-Werk Max Baldeweg in [[Dresden]]. It closely resembles the [[Balda Poka]] 2, but apart from 8 pictures of 6x9 cm it could also take 16 pictures of 4.5x6 cm by inserting a mask. The two viewers have markings for this smaller picture size and there are two red windows in the back of the box to check the appropriate advance of the [[120 film]]. The Pokarette had standard two simple waist-level finders fitted with ground glass, but for a slightly higher price one could also choose brilliant finders <REF> Hans-Dieter Götz (2002) Box Cameras Made in Germany ISBN 3-88955-131-9. </REF>.
==Specifications==
 
* Metal box covered with [[Leatherette]]
* Two 3/8 inch 16 UNC threaded tripod connectors
* T and B shutter set by pulling the smaller upper lever
* Two apertures set by pulling the larger bottom lever
* Simple slide mechanism to hold the shutter release down for long exposures
* [[Cable release]] beneath the shutter release
* Universal Doppel-Objectiv F:11
* Additional portrait lens (P) activated by slider beneath the lens

== Notes ==
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[[Category: German camera makers]]
[[Category: German 6x9 box]]
[[Category: Dresden]]
[[Category: Balda|*]]
[[Category: B]]