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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 | + | 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 lenses offered for the Super Pontura included: | The lenses offered for the Super Pontura included: | ||
* [[Meyer]] Trioplan 10.5 cm f/4.5 | * [[Meyer]] Trioplan 10.5 cm f/4.5 | ||
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* Schneider Xenar 10.5 cm f/4.5 | * Schneider Xenar 10.5 cm f/4.5 | ||
* [[Carl Zeiss Jena]] Tessar 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. | + | 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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+ | ==External link== | ||
+ | *[http://www.cosmonet.org/camera/pontur_e.htm Balda Super Pontura] at [http://www.cosmonet.org/camera/index_e.html the Classic Camera] | ||
[[Category: 6x9 rangefinder folding]] | [[Category: 6x9 rangefinder folding]] |
Revision as of 00:40, 23 September 2006
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.
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.