Weltax post-WW2 model image by Alfred Sigaro (Image rights) |
Weltax is a medium format film folding camera made by Welta and introduced in 1938. Its production resumed in 1947. [1]
Around 1956, some Weltax cameras production was made by VEB Rheinmetall, engraved with their name on the bottom.
Specifications[]
- Film: 120 roll film, picture size 6x6cm and 6x4.5cm with a mask
- Bellows is self erecting
- Winding knob: on the bottom of the camera or on the top plate [2]
- Lens and shutter: There are many lens/shutter combinations
- Shutters: Tempor, Prontor-S, Compur, Junior
- Lenses: Ludwig Meritar 75mm f/3.5, Meyer Trioplan 75mm f/3.5, Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 75mm f/3.5, or Schneider Kreuznach Xenar 7.5cm f/2.8 [3]
- Viewfinder: Galilean viewfinder
- Lever beside the finder: to release the finder for viewing near image subjects
- Lever on top of the finder: to adjust the frame in the viewfinder for 4.5x6cm frames
- Flash sync socket
- Body: metal
Weltax post-WW2 model image by Raúl Sá Dantas (Image rights) |
Notes and references[]
Links[]
In English:
- Welta Weltax at Pocketable History by J. Noir
In Spanish:
- Welta Weltax at Historia de Bolsillo by J. Noir
In French:
- Welta Weltax in Sylvain Halgand's collection
In Portuguese:
- Welta Weltax in camerasclassicas by Raúl Sá Dantas
In German:
- Welta Weltax in Kamera Museum