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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. | '''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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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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 | * [http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?Zeca.html~mainFrame Zeh plate camera] at [http://www.photoethnography.com/ Photoethnography] by Karen Nakamura | ||
| − | + | * [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] | |
| − | + | * [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: | In German: | ||
| − | * [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/ | + | * [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/firmengeschichte/firmen/firmen.html#Zeh Company history] at [http://www.dresdner-kameras.de/ dresdner-kameras.de] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://kameramuseum.de/objekte/zeh-zeca-bettax/ Zeh Bettax] at [https://kameramuseum.de/ Kameramuseum Kurt Tauber] |
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In French: | In French: | ||
* [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] | * [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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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.
Contents
Cameras
3×4 folding
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| Goldi image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
- Goldi 3x4
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
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| Zeca-Flex folding TLR Photo by ebayer 6469davidh, (Image rights) |
6×9 folding
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| Zeca-Sport image by Jürgen Michael Radlbeck (Image rights) |
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| 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
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| 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
- ↑ 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
In English:
- Zeh plate camera at Photoethnography by Karen Nakamura
- Zeca at Reijo Lauro's camera site
- Zeca-Flex at tigin's Classic Cameras (archived)
In German:
In French:
- Goldi 3x4 and Coloprint (the same camera) at Sylvain Halgand's Collection d'Appareils Photo
