Zeh
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| ZeCa Sport (click on image to get some info) image by Jürgen Michael Radlbeck (Image rights) |
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| Zeca-Flex folding TLR Photo by ebayer 6469davidh, (Image rights) |
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. Among others, they made the very original Zeca-Flex 6×6 folding TLR, and the small Goldi 3×4 folding camera. Some cameras made by Zeh have been sold under other names.
Contents
Cameras
3×4 folding
6×6 folding TLR
6×9 folding
- Bettax
- Bobby
- Elos
- Fox-Radial
- Renox (6x9)
- ZeCa Sport
Folding plate cameras
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| Zeh 6.5×9 cm plate camera image by J. Ing (Image rights) |
McKeown[1] lists the following 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 model 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.
- 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.
| Camera industry in Dresden |
| Balda | Certo | Eho-Altissa | Eichapfel | Ernemann | Feinmess | Heyde | Hamaphot | Huth | Hüttig | ICA | Ihagee | Kochmann | Kerman | KW | Eugen Loeber | Ludwig | Mentor | Merkel | Meyer | Mimosa | Pentacon | Richter | Sommer | Stübiger | Unger & Hoffmann | Werner | Wünsche | Zeiss Ikon | Zeh |
| Camera distributors in Dresden |
| Stöckig |
| Camera industry in Freital |
| Beier | Pouva | Stein & Binnewerg | Thowe | Welta |
Links
In English:
- Zeca at Photoethnography by Karen Nakamura
- Zeca at Reijo Lauro's camera site
- Zeca at P. Headland's photo site
- Zeca at David Richert's website
- Zeca at Caméra de Collection
- Zeca-Flex at tigin's Classic Cameras
In German:
In Japanese:
In French:
- Camera at www.collection-appareils.fr
