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* [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/firmen.html Company history] at [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/ dresdner-kameras.de] | * [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/firmen.html Company history] at [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/ dresdner-kameras.de] | ||
* [http://photo.even.free.fr/col_app.php?type=welta Welta page] at [http://photo.even.free.fr/ Collection G. Even's site] | * [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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Revision as of 05:13, 27 May 2015
Welta Perfekta image by Raúl Sá Dantas (Image rights) |
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]
Contents
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 |
Rigid
Half frame
120 film
Folding
Viewfinder
Rangefinder
Folding TLR
- Perfekta (6×6)
- Superfekta (6×9)
Normal TLR
- Reflecta, actually made by Richter, later continued by Welta as Reflekta.
- Reflekta II
- Reflekta III
- Weltaflex
- Peerflekta, Peerflekta II
127 film
- Gucki (3×4)
- Gucki (4×6.5)
129 film
- Perle (5×8)
116 film
- Perle (6.5×11)
Film plates
- Rak
- Tux
- Watson
- Welta 9x12
Advertisements
Catalogue by the Japanese retailer Photo News for Welta cameras, April 1936. (Image rights) |
Notes
Bibliography
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover).
- Photo News Sha. Catalogue of Welta cameras, dated April 1936. Document reproduced in this Flickr album by Rebollo_fr.