Welta Solida
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.
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| Catalogue by the Japanese retailer Photo News, April 1936. (Image rights) |
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). P.991.
- Photo News Sha. Catalogue of Welta cameras, dated April 1936.
Links
- Solida at Cosmonet Classic Camera
- Solida I at www.collection-appareils.fr
