Edixa
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Edixa is a brand of camera manufacturer Wirgin Kamerawerk which was based in Wiesbaden, West Germany. The product line included several 35mm cameras and 16mm Edixa 16 subminiature cameras designed by Heinz Waaske from the 1950s to the 1970s.
35mm cameras
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- Edixa Reflex, with Steinheil Quinon 1.9/55mm, Isco Travegar 2.8/50mm
- Edixa-MAT REFLEX
- Edixa REX TTL
- Universal edixamat cd
- Edixa Stereo
- Edixa Electronica
- Edixa motoric
16mm subminiature cameras
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- Edixa 16, with Isco Travegar 2.8/25mm lens
- Edixa 16M, with Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 2.8/25mm lens
- Edixa 16MB, black model of Edixa 16M
- Edixa 16U
- Franka 16
- alka 16
subminiature camera | weight | dimension | lens | aperture | shutter | |
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1 | Edixa 16 | 200g | 108x41x33mm | 25mm f/2.8 TRAGEVAR | 2.8 - 16 | 1/30 - 1/150 |
2 | Edixa 16M | 200g | 108x41x33mm | 25mm f/2.8 SCHNEIDER XENAR | 2.8 - 16 | 1/30 - 1/150 |
3 | Edixa 16MB | 200g | 108x41x33mm | 25mm f/2.8 SCHNEIDER XENAR | 2.8 - 16 | 1/30 - 1/150 |
4 | Edixa 16U | 200g | 108x41x33mm | 25mm f/2.8 SCHNEIDER XENAR | 2.8 - 16 | 1/30 - 1/150 |
5 | Franka 16 | 200g | 108x41x33mm | 25mm f/2.8 TRAGEVAR | 2.8 - 16 | 1/30 - 1/150 |
5 | alka 16 | 200g | 108x41x33mm | 25mm f/2.8 RODENSTOCK TRINAR | 2.8 - 16 | 1/30 - 1/150 |
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:1: Film advance and shutter lever :2: rewind crank :3: counter :4: reverse lock
- Body Alunimiu body with plastic trims。
- Lenses: high-end Edixa 16MB/Edixa 16M uses Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 25mm f/2.8 Tessar 4-element 3-group lens, mid-range Edixa 16 uses Travegar 25mm f/2.8 Tessar lens, the rest uses TRINAR Cooke triplet lens. *Focusing dial: unit lens movement focusing, 40mm to infinity.
- Shutter: four leaves in front of the lens shutter, B, 1/30, 1/60, 1/150.
Film
[edit]Edixa 16mm uses Rollei 16 type RADA cartridge, loaded with unperforated 16mm film, film width 16mm, frame format 14x21mm, 20 exposures per cartridge.
Accessories
[edit]- Chain
- Genuine leather case
- Lens hood
- Color filter set
- 1m close up attachment lens
- 0.5m close up lens
- 0.25m close up lens
- AG1 flash
- Selenium exposure meter coupled to the shutter
- Development tank
- Slide projector
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Edixa chain
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Edixa 16M leather case
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Edixa close up lens set
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Edixa lens hood
References
[edit]- Jörg Eikmann, Ulrich Vogt: Kameras für Millionen – Heinz Waaske, Konstrukteur. Wittig Fachbuch