Post by belgiumreporter on Jun 28, 2021 4:02:21 GMT -5
I had the 1958 Edixa Flex for some time now in my collection, never paid much attention to it, untill recently i discovered it is actually a nice camera.
The thing to wach out for is the Cassar S 50mm 1:2.8 lens on it, at first glance it doesn't look all that special, but after using it showed to be a very good performer.
The 1963 Edixa-mat Reflex on the left is a recent addition. It came without lens so i've put on the MIR-1 it is Russian on (west) German but at least it is period correct and it looks good. I bought this camera from a lady who inherited it from her father wich was a sports newspaper reporter. She told me the camera was extensively used to cover bicycle races in Belgium and France.
Most reporters in those days used Exakta's but the Edixa was kind of an Exakta on a budget. These days, with some luck, the Edixa's can be found for little money at garage sales or thrifth stores, on Ebay prices are way up and you'll be lucky to find one for less than 100€. Sadly many of them are broken so beware if you want one. There's a lot of different versions, differing only in minor details ( later models had instant return mirrors and some sort of auto diafragm). On the plus side they've got good lenses in M42 mount wich could start a second life on digital. There's some interesting info on them to be found on the net if you should want to delve more into the history of these cameras.
here's how they were presented in the 1963 catalogue:
The thing to wach out for is the Cassar S 50mm 1:2.8 lens on it, at first glance it doesn't look all that special, but after using it showed to be a very good performer.
The 1963 Edixa-mat Reflex on the left is a recent addition. It came without lens so i've put on the MIR-1 it is Russian on (west) German but at least it is period correct and it looks good. I bought this camera from a lady who inherited it from her father wich was a sports newspaper reporter. She told me the camera was extensively used to cover bicycle races in Belgium and France.
Most reporters in those days used Exakta's but the Edixa was kind of an Exakta on a budget. These days, with some luck, the Edixa's can be found for little money at garage sales or thrifth stores, on Ebay prices are way up and you'll be lucky to find one for less than 100€. Sadly many of them are broken so beware if you want one. There's a lot of different versions, differing only in minor details ( later models had instant return mirrors and some sort of auto diafragm). On the plus side they've got good lenses in M42 mount wich could start a second life on digital. There's some interesting info on them to be found on the net if you should want to delve more into the history of these cameras.
here's how they were presented in the 1963 catalogue: