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The cast-metal bodied viewfinder camera '''Sida''' was made in 1936 by Fritz Kaftanski's [[Sida GmbH]] of Berlin. It is a simple camera, making 25x25-mm images on unperforated, paper-backed 35mm 'Sida' roll-film. According to McKeown, versions of the camera were also made with bodies of a [[bakelite]] material, in France, Poland, Italy (by Guiseppe Pozzoli in Milan), and Britain (by Sida Cameras Limited of London).<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p893-4.</ref>
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A later bakelite model was sold as the '''Sida Extra'''; McKeown notes only that it has the word 'Extra' moulded into the body, and is otherwise very similar to the original model.<ref name=McK/> Similarly, later metal-bodied cameras were sold as the '''Sida Standard'''
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The camera has a simple 'I' and 'B' shutter and an f/8 [[meniscus lens]]. The shutter release may be a metal tab underneath, or a lever on the front, beside the lens. The camera has a little optical [[viewfinder]], which is demountable on some versions of the camera. This is to allow the use of a small folding wire-frame finder. The camera has a [[red window]] for film advance.
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After the war [[Kaftanski]] revived the camera as the [[Sidax]], produced in Paris.
  
The cast metal [[35mm]] viewfinder camera '''Sida''' for shooting 25x25mm images onto paper-backed 35mm "Sida" [[rollfilm]] was made in 1936 by '''Sida Gesellschaft fur photographische Apparate m.b.H.''', Berlin, [[Germany]]. The '''Sida Extra''' was a [[bakelite]] variant. Especially bakelite variants were also made by "Sida Cameras Ltd." in London, [[Great Britain]] and Guiseppe Pozzoli in Milan, Italy. The camera had a simple single-speed [[shutter]] with instant and bulb mode, an f8 [[meniscus lens]], a little optical [[viewfinder]] and a [[red window]]. The Sida company in Germany was founded by Fitz Kaftanski, but he avoided to be mentioned in official company registration documents since it was 1934 in Germany. He had to be careful because of anti-Jewish German laws of that time. So a manager of Kaftanski's company Minifex and another companion became the registered chiefs of Sida. 1935 the company was sold. After the war [[Kaftanski]] revived the camera ''Sida'' as [[Sidax]] which was produced in Paris, France.
 
  
 
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==Notes==
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*[http://www.submin.com/large/collection/sida/index.htm Sida] on submin.com [http://www.submin.com]]
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*[http://www.submin.com/large/collection/sida/index.htm Several models of the Sida] at [http://www.submin.com submin.com]]
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*[http://archiv.club-daguerre.de/sida.htm Sida cameras] at [http://www.club-daguerre.de/ Club Daguerre]'s 'Kamera des Monats' pages: pictures of a British-made Sida outfit (the camera, leather case and a roll of film, together with a sample contact print and 8x8-cm enlargement; price seven shillings), a Sida Extra with a pouch case branded for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and a German Sida outfit including a miniature tripod and a roll of Herzog-Isodux film for eight exposures.
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* [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/sida/sida.htm SIDA Extra PDF manual in Germen] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]
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*Sida cameras at [ Collection Appareils] (in French):
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/appareil-4438.html With frame-finder and de-mountable galilean VF] (and shutter release on the bottom);
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/appareil-763.html With fixed galilean VF] (and lever release on the front)
 
*[http://kaftanski.free.fr/Articles.htm kaftanski.free.fr]
 
*[http://kaftanski.free.fr/Articles.htm kaftanski.free.fr]
  
 
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Revision as of 17:35, 29 June 2019

The cast-metal bodied viewfinder camera Sida was made in 1936 by Fritz Kaftanski's Sida GmbH of Berlin. It is a simple camera, making 25x25-mm images on unperforated, paper-backed 35mm 'Sida' roll-film. According to McKeown, versions of the camera were also made with bodies of a bakelite material, in France, Poland, Italy (by Guiseppe Pozzoli in Milan), and Britain (by Sida Cameras Limited of London).[1]

A later bakelite model was sold as the Sida Extra; McKeown notes only that it has the word 'Extra' moulded into the body, and is otherwise very similar to the original model.[1] Similarly, later metal-bodied cameras were sold as the Sida Standard

The camera has a simple 'I' and 'B' shutter and an f/8 meniscus lens. The shutter release may be a metal tab underneath, or a lever on the front, beside the lens. The camera has a little optical viewfinder, which is demountable on some versions of the camera. This is to allow the use of a small folding wire-frame finder. The camera has a red window for film advance.

After the war Kaftanski revived the camera as the Sidax, produced in Paris.




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  1. 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). p893-4.


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