Warszawskie Zakłady Fotooptyczne
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.
WZFO logo image by Hans Kerensky (Image rights) |
Contents
Cameras
120 film (6×6 format)
- Start series (1954-1983)
- Druh (1955-1960)
- Druh Synchro and Daros (1959-1969)
- Ami (1965-1969)
- Ami 2 (1965-1969)
- Ami 66 (1969-c.1985)
35mm
- 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 (1962-1968)
- Alfa 2 (1963-1968)
- Zefir (Prototype: 1965)
127 film (4×4)
- Gama (Prototype: 1961)
Enlargers
- Krokus
- Meteoryt
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)