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The '''Super Pontura''' was the top of the range of medium format folders made by [[Balda]] in Dresden, Germany, before World War II.
 
The '''Super Pontura''' was the top of the range of medium format folders made by [[Balda]] in Dresden, Germany, before World War II.
  
It was a 6×9 folding camera with a coupled rangefinder and a very sleek design. The rangefinder and the viewfinder — with automatic parallax compensation, very rare for the time — had separate windows under a long chrome top housing. Styling was similar to the chrome version of the [[Baldaxette]], a smaller 6×6 or 4.5×6 model of the same period.
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The camera is a 6×9cm folder with a coupled rangefinder and a very sleek design. The rangefinder and the viewfinder with automatic parallax compensation, very rare for the time — have separate windows under a long chrome top housing. Styling is similar to the chrome version of the [[Baldaxette]], a smaller 6×6 or 4.5×6 model of the same period.
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|| ''Super Pontura, Tessar 10.5cm f/4.5 lens, [[Compur-Rapid]] shutter. Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. {{with permission}}''
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The lenses offered for the Super Pontura included:
 
The lenses offered for the Super Pontura included:

Revision as of 15:17, 25 July 2010

The Super Pontura was the top of the range of medium format folders made by Balda in Dresden, Germany, before World War II.

The camera is a 6×9cm folder with a coupled rangefinder and a very sleek design. The rangefinder and the viewfinder — with automatic parallax compensation, very rare for the time — have separate windows under a long chrome top housing. Styling is similar to the chrome version of the Baldaxette, a smaller 6×6 or 4.5×6 model of the same period.

The lenses offered for the Super Pontura included:

  • Meyer Trioplan 10.5 cm f/4.5
  • Meyer Trioplan 10.5 cm f/3.8
  • Schneider Radionar 10.5 cm f/4.5
  • Schneider Xenar 10.5 cm f/4.5
  • Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 10.5 cm f/4.5

All were available with a Compur OS shutter to 1/250, or optionally with a Compur-Rapid shutter to 1/400.

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