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'''Welta''' was a German camera maker based in Freital near Dresden. It was founded by Walter Waurich and Theodor Weber in 1914 as '''Weeka-Kamera-Werk''' and became '''Welta-Kamera-Werk''' in 1919.<REF> See [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/firmen.html this page at dresdner-kameras.de]. </REF> It made a number of medium-priced folders before World War II, and its camera production was quite comparable to [[Balda]] and [[Certo]]. It also introduced two folding TLRs, the 6×6 [[Perfekta (TLR)|Perfekta]] and the 6×9 [[Superfekta]], which did not sell too well.
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After the war, Welta continued production as a state company ('''VEB Welta-Kamera-Werk'''), with a range evolved from the prewar models. It absorbed Kamera-Werk Tharandt (the former [[Richter]]) in 1950. It became a part of the large VEB Kamera- und Kinowerk Dresden in 1959, a state owned conglomerate of East-German cameramakers that was to become VEB [[Pentacon]] in 1964.<REF> See [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/firmen.html this page at dresdner-kameras.de]. </REF>
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== 35mm film ==
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=== Folding ===
 
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'''Welta''' was a German camera maker based in Freital near Dresden. It was founded in 1914 as '''Weeka-Kamera-Werk''' and became '''Welta-Kamera-Werk''' in 1919.<REF> See [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/firmen.html this page at dresdner-kameras.de]. </REF> It made a number of medium-priced folders before World War II, and its camera production was quite comparable to [[Balda]] and [[Certo]]. It also introduced two folding TLRs, the 6&times;6 [[Perfekta]] and the 6&times;9 [[Superfekta]], which did not sell too well.
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* [[Welti|Watson]]
  
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After the war, Welta continued production as a state company ('''VEB Welta-Kamera-Werk'''), with a range evolved from the prewar models. It absorbed Kamera-Werk Tharandt (the former [[Richter]]) in 1950. It became a part of the large VEB Kamera- und Kinowerk Dresden in 1959, a state owned conglomerate of East-German cameramakers that was to become VEB [[Pentacon]] in 1964.<REF> See [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/firmen.html this page at dresdner-kameras.de]. </REF>
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* [[Welti]]
  
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== 35mm film ==
 
  
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* [[Weltini]]
  
  
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* [[Welti]] folding camera w/viewfinder
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* Weltix, lower cost version of [[Welti]]
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* Watson, lower cost (export?) version of [[Welti]]
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* [[Welti|Weltix]]
  
 
=== Rigid ===
 
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* [[Belmira]]
  
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* Belmira
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=== Half frame ===
 
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* [[Penti]]
 
* [[Penti]]
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== 120 film ==
 
== 120 film ==
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=== Folding ===
 
=== Folding ===
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==== Viewfinder ====
 
==== Viewfinder ====
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* Garant (6&times;9)
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* [[Garant]] (6×9)
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* Weltax
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* [[Weltax]] (4.5×6, 6×6)
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* [[Welta Perle 6x9|Perle 6&times;9]]
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* [[Perle]] (4.5×6, 6×6 or 6×9)
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* [[Symbol and Trio|Symbol]] (6×9)
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* [[Symbol and Trio|Trio]] (6×9)
  
 
==== Rangefinder ====
 
==== Rangefinder ====
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* [[Trio]] 6&times;9
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* [[Welta Solida|Solida]] (6×9)
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* [[Solida]] 6&times;9/4.5&times;6
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* [[Weltur]] (4.5×6, 6×6 or 6×9)
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* [[Weltur]] 4.5&times;6 black
 
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* [[Weltur]] 4.5&times;6 chrome
 
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* [[Weltur]] 6&times;6/4.5&times;6
 
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* [[Weltur]] 6&times;9/4.5&times;6
 
  
 
=== Folding TLR ===
 
=== Folding TLR ===
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* [[Perfekta (TLR)|Perfekta]] (6×6)
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* [[Perfekta]] (6&times;6)
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* [[Superfekta]] (6×9)
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* [[Superfekta]] (6&times;9)
 
  
 
=== Normal TLR ===
 
=== Normal TLR ===
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* [[Reflecta]], actually made by [[Richter]], later continued by ''Welta'' as [[Reflekta]].
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* [[Reflecta]], actually made by [[Richter]], later continued by Welta as [[Reflekta]].
 
* [[Reflekta II]]
 
* [[Reflekta II]]
 
* Reflekta III
 
* Reflekta III
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== 127 film ==
 
== 127 film ==
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* [[Gucki (3×4)]]
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* Gucki (4×6.5)
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== 129 film ==
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* [[Perle]] (5×8)
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== 116 film ==
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* [[Perle]] (6.5×11)
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== Film plates ==
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* Rak
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* Tux
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* Watson
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* [[Welta 9x12]]
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== Catalogues ==
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|| ''Catalogue by the Japanese retailer [[Photo News]] for Welta cameras, April 1936. {{public domain Japan old}}''
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
<references />
 
<references />
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== Bibliography ==
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* {{McKeown12}}
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* [[Photo News|Photo News Sha]]. Catalogue of Welta cameras, dated April 1936. Document reproduced in [https://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/albums/72157712068739968/ this Flickr album] by Rebollo_fr.
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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* [http://home.zugang.net/Petermann/welta.htm Welta at Frank Petermann's site]
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* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welta Welta page] at [http://de.wikipedia.org the German Wikipedia]
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* [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/firmen.html Company history] at [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/ dresdner-kameras.de]
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* [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/firmen.html Company history] at [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/ Dresdner-kameras.de]
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* [http://photo.even.free.fr/col_app.php?type=welta Welta page] at [http://photo.even.free.fr/ Collection G. Even's site]
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* [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/838 Welta page] at [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/ Collection G. Even's site] (in French)
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.com/Welta/html/complements.php Welta cameras] at www.collection-appareils.com
 
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* [http://www.retrography.com Welta section at Retrography.com] by Simon Simonsen, Denmark
 
  
 
[[Category: German camera makers]]
 
[[Category: German camera makers]]
 
[[Category: East Germany]]
 
[[Category: East Germany]]
 
[[Category: Welta|*]]
 
[[Category: Welta|*]]

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Welta Perfekta
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Welta was a German camera maker based in Freital near Dresden. It was founded by Walter Waurich and Theodor Weber in 1914 as Weeka-Kamera-Werk and became Welta-Kamera-Werk in 1919.[1] It made a number of medium-priced folders before World War II, and its camera production was quite comparable to Balda and Certo. It also introduced two folding TLRs, the 6×6 Perfekta and the 6×9 Superfekta, which did not sell too well.

After the war, Welta continued production as a state company (VEB Welta-Kamera-Werk), with a range evolved from the prewar models. It absorbed Kamera-Werk Tharandt (the former Richter) in 1950. It became a part of the large VEB Kamera- und Kinowerk Dresden in 1959, a state owned conglomerate of East-German cameramakers that was to become VEB Pentacon in 1964.[2]


35mm film

Folding

Camera industry in Dresden
Balda | Certo | Eho-Altissa | Eichapfel | Ernemann | Feinmess | Heyde | Hamaphot | Huth | Hüttig | ICA | Ihagee | Kochmann | Kerman | KW | Eugen Loeber | Ludwig | Mentor | Merkel | Meyer | Mimosa | Pentacon | Richter | Sommer | Stübiger | Unger & Hoffmann | Werner | Wünsche | Zeiss Ikon | Zeh
Camera distributors in Dresden
Stöckig
Camera industry in Freital
Beier | Pouva | Stein & Binnewerg | Thowe | Welta
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Rigid

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Half frame

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120 film

Folding

Viewfinder

Rangefinder

Folding TLR

Normal TLR

127 film

129 film

116 film

Film plates


Catalogues

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Catalogue by the Japanese retailer Photo News for Welta cameras, April 1936. (Image rights)

Notes

  1. ↑ See this page at dresdner-kameras.de.
  2. ↑ See this page at dresdner-kameras.de.

Bibliography

Links

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