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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 the mid-60s it was merged with the older photo-optical company [[PZO]].
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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. 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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==Cameras==
 
==Cameras==
  
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===6&times;6 format===
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===120 film (6&times;6 format)===
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* [[Ami (WZFO)|Ami]]
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* [[Start (TLR)|Start series]] (1953-1983)
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* [[Ami (WZFO)|Ami 66]]
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* [[Druh]] (1955-1960)
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* [[Ami (WZFO)|Ami 2]]
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* [[Druh synchro|Druh Synchro and Daros]] (1959-1969)
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* [[Druh]]
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* [[Ami series]] (1965-c.1985)
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* [[Druh synchro|Druh Synchro and Daros]]
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** [[Ami (WZFO)|Ami]] (1965-1969)
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* [[Start (TLR)|Start]]
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** [[Ami 2]] (1965-1969)
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* [[Start (TLR)|Universa Uniflex 66 and Noco-Flex]]
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** [[Ami 66]] (1969-c.1985)
  
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===35mm===
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* Fenix series (1956-1966)
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** Fenix IIa (Prototype: 1956)
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** [[Fenix|Fenix I (or Cunica / Kunica]] (1958-1966)
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** [[Fenix-II]] (1959-1966)
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** Fenix (special model for medical purposes, c.1960)
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** Fenix 1S (Prototype: 1961)
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** Fenix 2S (Prototype: c.1961)
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** [[Fenix|Fenix Ia]] (c.1961)
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** [[Fenix|Fenix Ib]] (1961-1966)
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** Fenix IIb / Zefir b (1962-1966)
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* Alfa series (1962 - 1968)
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** [[Alfa|Alfa]] (1962-1968)
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** [[Alfa|Alfa 2]] (1963-1968)
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* Zefir (Prototype: 1965)
  
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===127 film (4&times;4)===
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* [[Alfa|Alfa & Alfa 2]]
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* Gama (Prototype: 1961)
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* [[Fenix|Fenix and Cunica]]
 
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* [[Fenix-II]]
 
  
 
==Enlargers==
 
==Enlargers==
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* Krokus
 
* Krokus
 
* Meteoryt
 
* Meteoryt
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==Camera lenses==
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* Janpol Color (previously called Jantar Color - enlarger lenses, 1960s)<ref>[https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janpol_Color Janpol Color pl.wikipedia.org]</ref>
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== Bibliography ==
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* Mariusz Jedynak (2018). ''Polskie Aparaty Fotograficzne 1953-1985''. Wydawnictwo MS. ISBN 978-83-61915-67-6.
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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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==
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<references />
  
 
[[Category: camera makers]]
 
[[Category: camera makers]]
 
[[Category: W]]
 
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[[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.

6040544109_70c71d1cd0_t.jpg
WZFO logo
image by Hans Kerensky (Image rights)

Cameras

120 film (6×6 format)

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

Notes

  1. ↑ Reklamówka polskiej firmy eksportowej zajmującej się sprzedażą sprzętu fotooptycznego poza granice Polski. polskie-aparaty-fotograficzne.pl
  2. ↑ Reklamówka Przedsiębiorstwa Eksportowego Varimex polskie-aparaty-fotograficzne.pl
  3. ↑ Ami Box, Wikimedia Commons
  4. ↑ Janpol Color pl.wikipedia.org
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