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'''Zeh''' was a German camera maker during the 1920s and 1930s, based in Dresden. Full name was either Zeh-Camera-Fabrik or Paul Zeh Kamerawerk depending on the source. Among other, they made the very original Zecaflex 6x6 folding TLR, and the small Goldi 3x4 folding camera. Some cameras made by Zeh have been sold under other names.
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'''Zeh''' was a German camera maker during the 1920s and 1930s, based in Dresden. Their full name was either Zeh-Camera-Fabrik or Paul Zeh Kamerawerk depending on the source. The company closed its doors in 1948. In the 1920s Zeh made folding plate cameras. McKeown<ref>{{McKeown12}} p1033-5.</ref> lists several plate models, and describes them as ''run of the mill single- and double-extension cameras typical of the time with no remarkable features''. The Astro and Luxus cameras are very well-equipped, however. Some of the plate camera names were used again for roll-film cameras. The plate cameras are hard to identify because the model name is not on the camera; they only have the 'ZeCa' logo on the bed. As with most folding plate cameras, a wide range of lenses and shutters was available.
  
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== 3x4 folding ==
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In the 30s, Zeh added cameras for roll film. Among others, they made the very original [[Zeca-Flex]] 6&times;6 cm [[folding]] [[TLR]], and the [[Goldi]] 3&times;4 cm and 4x6.5 cm folding cameras for 127 film. Some cameras made by Zeh have been sold by other companies, including Rodenstock, Henning and Neithold, under their own names.
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* [[Goldi]]
 
  
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== 6x6 folding TLR ==
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==Cameras==
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* Zecaflex
 
  
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== 6x9 folding ==
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=== 3&times;4 folding ===
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* Bettax
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagefutures/5471678709/in/pool-camerawiki/
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|image= http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5092/5471678709_8e57ef34de_m.jpg
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|image_align=
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|image_text= Goldi
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|image_by= Dirk HR Spennemann
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|image_rights= with permission
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}}
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</div>
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* [[Goldi]] 3x4
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The Goldi was also sold under other names, by Zeh and other companies:
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* Bafo
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* Coloprint
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* Imperial
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* Ralikona (sold by Ralik)
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* Renox (sold by [[Herlango]])
  
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== 6.5x9 folding plate ==
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===4x6.5 folding===
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* Zeca
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*[[Goldi]] 4x6.5 (again, sold under several other names)
  
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== 9x12 folding plate ==
 
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* Zeca
 
  
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== Links ==
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{{Br}}
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* There is a short history of Zeh, in German, at [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/ dresdner-kameras.de] (see under "Firmen").
 
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* [http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?Zeca.html~mainFrame A Zeca at photoethnography]
 
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* [http://kotisivu.dnainternet.net/lauro/zeca.htm A Zeca at Reijo Lauro's site]
 
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* [http://pch.fotopic.net/p18437836.html A Zeca at P Headland's site]
 
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* [http://www.davidrichert.com/classic_camera_contest.htm A Zeca at David Richert's site]
 
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* [http://homepage.mac.com/cameradecollection/folding/Pages/42.html A Zeca at Caméra de Collection]
 
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* [http://www.kameramuseum.de/1xyz/zeh-bettax-radionar.html A Zeh Bettax at Kameramuseum Kurt Tauber]
 
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* [http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/zeh1.htm The Zeca-Flex at ukcamera.com]
 
  
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[[Category: Camera makers]]
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=== 6&times;6 folding TLR ===
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[[Category: Germany]]
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<div class="floatright plainlinks" style="margin:0px 0px 10px 15px;">
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{{Flickr image
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| image_source=http://www.flickr.com/photos/24225011@N04/3209766472/in/pool-camerawiki/
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| image=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3209766472_a1229146ab_m.jpg
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| image_align=
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| image_text=[[Zeca-Flex]] [[folding]] [[TLR]]<br><small>Photo by ebayer [http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/6469davidh_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ 6469davidh], </small><br>{{with permission}}
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}}
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</div>
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* [[Zeca-Flex]]
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{{Br}}
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=== 6&times;9 folding ===
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<div class="floatright plainlinks" style="margin:0px 0px 10px 15px;">
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{{Flickr image
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| image_source=http://www.flickr.com/photos/54973636@N00/2363981557/in/pool-camerapedia
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| image=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2363981557_a761dca0fd_m.jpg
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| image_align=
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| image_text=Zeca-Sport
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|image_by= Jürgen Michael Radlbeck
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|image_rights= creative commons
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}}
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/25797459@N06/8743943301/in/pool-camerawiki/
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|image= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7292/8743943301_065e60af7c_m.jpg
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|image_align= right
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|image_text= ZEH Primus Doppelformat
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|image_by= zaphad1
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|image_rights=  with permission
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}}
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</div>
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* [[Bettax]]
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* Bobby (same as the original Bettax)
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* Elos
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* Fox-Radial
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* Primus
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* Renox (a name-variant of the Primus, sold by Herlango)
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* [[Zeca-Sport|Sport]]
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{{Br}}
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===Folding plate cameras===
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<div class="floatright plainlinks" style="margin:0px 0px 10px 15px;">
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeker312/2552018631/in/pool-camerawiki
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|image= http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/2552018631_f5b77cb48c_m.jpg
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|image_align=
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|image_text= Zeh 6.5&times;9 cm plate camera
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|image_by= seeker312
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|image_rights= with permission
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}}
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</div>
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* Astro: 9&times;12 cm. High-specification. Real leather-covered metal body. Double extension.
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* Duplo: 6.5&times;9, 9&times;12, 12&times;15 cm. Wooden body.
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* Junior: 6.5&times;9, 9&times;12 cm. Simple single-extension cameras with wooden body.
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* Luxus Zeca: 9&times;12 (model 5), 12&times;15 cm (model 7), 13&times;18 cm (model 8). High-specification wooden body with real leather covering. Double extension.
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* Primus: 6.5&times;9, 9&times;12 cm. Metal-bodied with radial focusing lever at the front of the bed. Single extension.
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* Radial: 6.5&times;9, 9&times;12, 12&times;15 cm. Wood- and later metal bodied, with radial focusing lever at the side of the bed. Single extension.
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* Sport: 6.5&times;9, 9&times;12 cm. Metal body. Single extension.
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==Notes==
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<references />
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==Links==
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In English:
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* [http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?Zeca.html~mainFrame Zeh plate camera] at [http://www.photoethnography.com/ Photoethnography] by Karen Nakamura
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* [http://www.thecamerasite.lauro.fi/03_Folder_Cameras/Pages/zeca.htm Zeca] at [http://www.thecamerasite.lauro.fi/index.htm Reijo Lauro's camera site]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180504131547/http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/zeh1.htm Zeca-Flex] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20180522095524/http://www.ukcamera.com/classic_cameras/class.html tigin's Classic Cameras] (archived)
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In German:
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* [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/firmen.html#Zeh Company history] at [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/ dresdner-kameras.de]
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* [https://kameramuseum.de/objekte/zeh-zeca-bettax/ Zeh Bettax] at [https://kameramuseum.de/ Kameramuseum Kurt Tauber]
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In French:
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/appareil-10067-Zeh.html Goldi 3x4] and [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/appareil-2910-Zeh.html Coloprint] (the same camera) at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection d'Appareils Photo]
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[[Category: German camera makers]]

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Zeh was a German camera maker during the 1920s and 1930s, based in Dresden. Their full name was either Zeh-Camera-Fabrik or Paul Zeh Kamerawerk depending on the source. The company closed its doors in 1948. In the 1920s Zeh made folding plate cameras. McKeown[1] lists several plate models, and describes them as run of the mill single- and double-extension cameras typical of the time with no remarkable features. The Astro and Luxus cameras are very well-equipped, however. Some of the plate camera names were used again for roll-film cameras. The plate cameras are hard to identify because the model name is not on the camera; they only have the 'ZeCa' logo on the bed. As with most folding plate cameras, a wide range of lenses and shutters was available.

In the 30s, Zeh added cameras for roll film. Among others, they made the very original Zeca-Flex 6×6 cm folding TLR, and the Goldi 3×4 cm and 4x6.5 cm folding cameras for 127 film. Some cameras made by Zeh have been sold by other companies, including Rodenstock, Henning and Neithold, under their own names.

Cameras

3×4 folding

5471678709_8e57ef34de_m.jpg
Goldi
image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)

The Goldi was also sold under other names, by Zeh and other companies:

  • Bafo
  • Coloprint
  • Imperial
  • Ralikona (sold by Ralik)
  • Renox (sold by Herlango)

4x6.5 folding

  • Goldi 4x6.5 (again, sold under several other names)



6×6 folding TLR

3209766472_a1229146ab_m.jpg
Zeca-Flex folding TLR
Photo by ebayer 6469davidh,
(Image rights)


6×9 folding

2363981557_a761dca0fd_m.jpg
Zeca-Sport
image by Jürgen Michael Radlbeck (Image rights)
8743943301_065e60af7c_m.jpg
ZEH Primus Doppelformat
image by zaphad1 (Image rights)
  • Bettax
  • Bobby (same as the original Bettax)
  • Elos
  • Fox-Radial
  • Primus
  • Renox (a name-variant of the Primus, sold by Herlango)
  • Sport


Folding plate cameras

2552018631_f5b77cb48c_m.jpg
Zeh 6.5×9 cm plate camera
image by seeker312 (Image rights)
  • Astro: 9×12 cm. High-specification. Real leather-covered metal body. Double extension.
  • Duplo: 6.5×9, 9×12, 12×15 cm. Wooden body.
  • Junior: 6.5×9, 9×12 cm. Simple single-extension cameras with wooden body.
  • Luxus Zeca: 9×12 (model 5), 12×15 cm (model 7), 13×18 cm (model 8). High-specification wooden body with real leather covering. Double extension.
  • Primus: 6.5×9, 9×12 cm. Metal-bodied with radial focusing lever at the front of the bed. Single extension.
  • Radial: 6.5×9, 9×12, 12×15 cm. Wood- and later metal bodied, with radial focusing lever at the side of the bed. Single extension.
  • Sport: 6.5×9, 9×12 cm. Metal body. Single extension.


Notes

  1. ↑ 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). p1033-5.


Links

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In German:

In French:

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