Weltur

The Weltur was a coupled rangefinder folding camera using 120 film, made in the 1930s by the German company Welta. The lens was unit focused, driven by a small knob at one side of the folding bed, a system already used in the earlier Solida model.

The Weltur first existed in a 4.5x6 version, with a black finish. Then it was released in 4.5x6, 6x6 and 6x9 versions with a chrome rangefinder, looking like the rangefinder of the first Weltini model. The 6x6 and 6x9 versions were dual format and could also take 4.5x6 pictures, with a mask inserted in the exposure chamber and another slid in front of the viewfinder.

Lens/shutter combinations:

• Weltur 4.5x6 black:
  • Schneider Radionar 75/2.9 & Compur 250
• Weltur 4.5x6 chrome:
• Weltur 6x6:
  • Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 75/2.8 & Compur 250
  • Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 75/2.8 & Compur-Rapid 400
• Weltur 6x9:
  • Schneider Xenar 105/3.8 & Compur-Rapid 400

Links

• The black Weltur 4.5x6 at Cosmonet Classic Camera
• The Weltur 6x6 at Cosmonet Classic Camera
• The Weltur 6x9 at Cosmonet Classic Camera
• The Weltur at certo6.com Vintage Folding Cameras
• A Weltur 6x6 at Griffin Byteworks
• The Weltur at the medium format site
• A Weltur gallery by Jason Tay at photo.net