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| − | '''Warszawskie Zakłady Fotooptyczne''' ('''WZFO''') was a maker of cameras and other photographic equipment in the Polish capital Warszawa. The company was founded by the state in 1951. In | + | '''Warszawskie Zakłady Fotooptyczne''' ('''WZFO''') was a maker of cameras and other photographic equipment in the Polish capital Warszawa. The company was founded by the state in 1951. The first camera (a Start I) was assembled on 28 December 1953 in the newly build ''Warszawskie Zakłady Kinotechniczne Plant'' (was as well the first camera fabricated in Poland after WW2). In 1968 it was merged with the older photo-optical company [[PZO]], the merging had the consequence of suspending all development researches for new designs of cameras. |
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| + | Some of its products were exported abroad (at least in France<ref>[http://www.polskie-aparaty-fotograficzne.pl/pobierz/Reklamy/varimex_reklamowka.htm Reklamówka polskiej firmy eksportowej zajmującej się sprzedażą sprzętu fotooptycznego poza granice Polski. polskie-aparaty-fotograficzne.pl]</ref> and UK<ref>[http://www.polskie-aparaty-fotograficzne.pl/pobierz/Reklamy/reklamowka_varimexu.htm Reklamówka Przedsiębiorstwa Eksportowego Varimex polskie-aparaty-fotograficzne.pl]</ref>) by a company called PTHZ Varimex. Among the products exported were: Ami<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ami_Box.jpg Ami Box, Wikimedia Commons]</ref>, Start B, Fenix Ib, Fenix IIb, Alfa 2, Krokus and Janpol Color. | ||
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===120 film (6×6 format)=== | ===120 film (6×6 format)=== | ||
| − | * [[Start (TLR)|Start series]] ( | + | * [[Start (TLR)|Start series]] (1953-1983) |
* [[Druh]] (1955-1960) | * [[Druh]] (1955-1960) | ||
* [[Druh synchro|Druh Synchro and Daros]] (1959-1969) | * [[Druh synchro|Druh Synchro and Daros]] (1959-1969) | ||
| − | * [[Ami | + | * [[Ami series]] (1965-c.1985) |
| − | * [[Ami (WZFO)|Ami | + | ** [[Ami (WZFO)|Ami]] (1965-1969) |
| − | * [[Ami ( | + | ** [[Ami 2]] (1965-1969) |
| + | ** [[Ami 66]] (1969-c.1985) | ||
===35mm=== | ===35mm=== | ||
| − | * Fenix IIa (Prototype: 1956) | + | * Fenix series (1956-1966) |
| − | * [[Fenix|Fenix I (or Cunica / Kunica]] (1958-1966) | + | ** Fenix IIa (Prototype: 1956) |
| − | * [[Fenix-II]] (1959-1966) | + | ** [[Fenix|Fenix I (or Cunica / Kunica]] (1958-1966) |
| − | * Fenix (special model for medical purposes, c.1960) | + | ** [[Fenix-II]] (1959-1966) |
| − | * Fenix 1S (Prototype: 1961) | + | ** Fenix (special model for medical purposes, c.1960) |
| − | * Fenix 2S (Prototype: c.1961) | + | ** Fenix 1S (Prototype: 1961) |
| − | * [[Fenix|Fenix Ia]] (c.1961) | + | ** Fenix 2S (Prototype: c.1961) |
| − | * [[Fenix|Fenix Ib]] (1961-1966) | + | ** [[Fenix|Fenix Ia]] (c.1961) |
| − | * Fenix IIb / Zefir b (1962-1966) | + | ** [[Fenix|Fenix Ib]] (1961-1966) |
| − | * [[Alfa|Alfa]] (1962-1968) | + | ** Fenix IIb / Zefir b (1962-1966) |
| − | * [[Alfa|Alfa 2]] (1963-1968) | + | * Alfa series (1962 - 1968) |
| + | ** [[Alfa|Alfa]] (1962-1968) | ||
| + | ** [[Alfa|Alfa 2]] (1963-1968) | ||
* Zefir (Prototype: 1965) | * Zefir (Prototype: 1965) | ||
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* Krokus | * Krokus | ||
* Meteoryt | * Meteoryt | ||
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| + | ==Camera lenses== | ||
| + | * Janpol Color (previously called Jantar Color - enlarger lenses, 1960s)<ref>[https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janpol_Color Janpol Color pl.wikipedia.org]</ref> | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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*[http://www.tlr-cameras.com/Polish/index.html Polish TLRs] at Barry Toogood's [http://www.tlr-cameras.com tlr-cameras.com] | *[http://www.tlr-cameras.com/Polish/index.html Polish TLRs] at Barry Toogood's [http://www.tlr-cameras.com tlr-cameras.com] | ||
*[http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/843 WZFO page] at [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/ Collection G. Even's site] (in French) | *[http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/843 WZFO page] at [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/ Collection G. Even's site] (in French) | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category: camera makers]] | [[Category: camera makers]] | ||
[[Category: W]] | [[Category: W]] | ||
| − | [[Category: WZFO]] | + | [[Category:WZFO|*]] |
[[Category: Poland]] | [[Category: Poland]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:44, 11 December 2023
Warszawskie Zakłady Fotooptyczne (WZFO) was a maker of cameras and other photographic equipment in the Polish capital Warszawa. The company was founded by the state in 1951. The first camera (a Start I) was assembled on 28 December 1953 in the newly build Warszawskie Zakłady Kinotechniczne Plant (was as well the first camera fabricated in Poland after WW2). In 1968 it was merged with the older photo-optical company PZO, the merging had the consequence of suspending all development researches for new designs of cameras.
Some of its products were exported abroad (at least in France[1] and UK[2]) by a company called PTHZ Varimex. Among the products exported were: Ami[3], Start B, Fenix Ib, Fenix IIb, Alfa 2, Krokus and Janpol Color.
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| WZFO logo image by Hans Kerensky (Image rights) |
Contents
Cameras
120 film (6×6 format)
- Start series (1953-1983)
- Druh (1955-1960)
- Druh Synchro and Daros (1959-1969)
- Ami series (1965-c.1985)
35mm
- Fenix series (1956-1966)
- Fenix IIa (Prototype: 1956)
- Fenix I (or Cunica / Kunica (1958-1966)
- Fenix-II (1959-1966)
- Fenix (special model for medical purposes, c.1960)
- Fenix 1S (Prototype: 1961)
- Fenix 2S (Prototype: c.1961)
- Fenix Ia (c.1961)
- Fenix Ib (1961-1966)
- Fenix IIb / Zefir b (1962-1966)
- Alfa series (1962 - 1968)
- Zefir (Prototype: 1965)
127 film (4×4)
- Gama (Prototype: 1961)
Enlargers
- Krokus
- Meteoryt
Camera lenses
- Janpol Color (previously called Jantar Color - enlarger lenses, 1960s)[4]
Bibliography
- Mariusz Jedynak (2018). Polskie Aparaty Fotograficzne 1953-1985. Wydawnictwo MS. ISBN 978-83-61915-67-6.
Links
- Warszawskie Zakłady Fotooptyczne at Polish wikipedia
- Polish TLRs at Barry Toogood's tlr-cameras.com
- WZFO page at Collection G. Even's site (in French)
