Elgawa

VEB Elgawa in Plauen was an East German maker of lighting equipment, bulb and electronic flashes, as well as related accessories.

Elgawa electronic flashes

Elgawa B 120 image by Chemnitzer (Image rights)

Elgawa B 131 image by Chemnitzer (Image rights)

Elgawa N 128 image by Chemnitzer (Image rights)

Elgawa N 128 C image by Chemnitzer (Image rights)

Elgawa SL 3 image by Chemnitzer (Image rights)

• B 70
• B 100
• B 120
• B 125
• B 131
• B 140
• Elgablitz
• Elgalux
• Elgapress
• Elgatron
• Micky-Blitz
• Minilux
• Minitron
• N 100
• N 128
• N 128 C (with automatic exposure control)
• N 150
• Praktica B 220
• Praktica BC 222 (with automatic and TTL modes for Praktica B cameras)
• Praktica BT 225 (with automatic and TTL modes for Praktica B cameras)
• SB 250 A
• SB 250 B
• SL 3
• SL 4
• SL 5
• ZB 3

Elgawa bulb flashes

Elgawa Elfi image by Chemnitzer (Image rights)

Elgawa Luxi image by Chemnitzer (Image rights)

Elgawa L2 image by Chemnitzer (Image rights)

• Elfi (BA 15 s mount; originally made by VEB Elektrotechnik Eisenach)
• L 2 (for baseless bulbs)
• Luxi (BA 15 s mount)

Elgawa flash accessories

• ZG 250 B - power booster for the SB 250 B flash

Elgawa continuous lights

• FL 1 - 1000 W halogen light

Sources

• Schrader H.: Blitzlicht von Heute; Fotokinoverlag Halle, Halle (Saale), 1958.
• Stapf H.: Fotografische Praxis; VEB Fotokinoverlag Halle, Halle (Saale), 1966.
• Wurst W.: Das Fotobuch für alle; VEB Fotokinoverlag, Leipzig, 1969.
• Wurst W.: Fotobuch für alle; VEB Fotokinoverlag, Leipzig, 1979.

Links

In German :

• Elgawa N 128 of Kurt Tauber's collection
• Elgawa N 128 and Elgawa Minilux at Lippisches Kamera Museum.
• Blitzgeräte at Praktica B Kameras (archived)