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| − | The '''[[Welta]] Solida''' is a | + | The '''[[Welta]] Solida''' is a 6×9 [[folding]] camera released in 1933. It has a [[coupled rangefinder]], separate from the viewfinder, in a long rectangular black box. It also has a [[brilliant finder]]. The lens is focused by moving the lens panel, driven by a small knob at one side of the folding bed, a system continued in the later [[Weltur]] series. The winding is by key, and there is no double exposure prevention. The Solida is dual format, having the ability to take 4.5×6 exposures with a mask inserted in the exposure chamber and a switchable mask built in to the viewfinder. |
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* [[Carl Zeiss Jena]] Tessar 105/4.5 & Compur-Rapid 400 | * [[Carl Zeiss Jena]] Tessar 105/4.5 & Compur-Rapid 400 | ||
* [[Schneider]]-Kreuznach Radionar f:4.5 F=10.5cm & Compur-Rapid 400 | * [[Schneider]]-Kreuznach Radionar f:4.5 F=10.5cm & Compur-Rapid 400 | ||
| + | In all cases, the [[Compur]] shutter goes to 1/250 and the [[Compur-Rapid]] to 1/400. | ||
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| + | === Japanese advertisement === | ||
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| + | || [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/2293916846/in/pool-camerapedia/ http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2324/2293916846_3206988a6c_d.jpg] | ||
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| + | || ''Catalogue by the Japanese retailer [[Photo News]], 1936. {{public domain Japan old}}'' | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
Revision as of 22:16, 8 November 2008
The Welta Solida is a 6×9 folding camera released in 1933. It has a coupled rangefinder, separate from the viewfinder, in a long rectangular black box. It also has a brilliant finder. The lens is focused by moving the lens panel, driven by a small knob at one side of the folding bed, a system continued in the later Weltur series. The winding is by key, and there is no double exposure prevention. The Solida is dual format, having the ability to take 4.5×6 exposures with a mask inserted in the exposure chamber and a switchable mask built in to the viewfinder.
Known lens/shutter combinations:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 105/4.5 & Compur 250
- Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 105/4.5 & Compur-Rapid 400
- Schneider-Kreuznach Radionar f:4.5 F=10.5cm & Compur-Rapid 400
In all cases, the Compur shutter goes to 1/250 and the Compur-Rapid to 1/400.
Japanese advertisement
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| Catalogue by the Japanese retailer Photo News, 1936. (Image rights) |
Links
- Solida at Cosmonet Classic Camera
- Solida I at www.collection-appareils.fr
