Adox Mess-Golf (Modell I)

Photos by - text by Sylvain Halgand. Last update 2023-09-21 par Sylvain Halgand.

Manufactured or assembled in Germany from ( ) 1953 to ( After) 1953.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 13511

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Chronology of cameras Adox

The Adox brand has existed since 1860. Despite changes in ownership over time, it still offers films, chemicals, and photographic paper on the market. The period of manufacturing cameras was relatively short, from the 1920s to the 1960s, with some years subtracted due to war. The cameras were made in Wiesbaden (West Germany during the years of separation) in the Wirgin factories. There were several main series, such as Sport, Polo, and Golf, which were available in different models with varying levels of sophistication. Adox cameras often featured Adoxar lenses, manufactured by Will Wetzlar, or Schneider-Kreuznach lenses.

Some models have made history in the world of photography, such as the Adox 300, the first 35mm camera with an interchangeable film magazine. The acquisition of the company by DuPont in the late 1960s marked the end of camera production, and other activities were dispersed. The company's renaissance, under the auspices of Fotoimpex, enabled the resumption of film, paper, and chemical production at a time when larger players such as Agfa and Ilford Imaging Switzerland were divesting.

The Golf series began in 1952 with horizontal folding cameras that produced 6 x 6 images. They complemented the Sport series, which featured vertical folding cameras producing 6 x 9 images. The first models were called Model I, Model II, and Model IV.

	Lens	Shutter

Modell I	Cassar 4,5/75 mm	Pronto
Modell II	Cassar 4,5/75 mm	Prontor-S
Modell IV	Cassar 3,5/75 mm	Prontor-S

Starting in 1953, each of these models is also available with an uncoupled rangefinder. The series is then called Mess-Golf¹, with each model retaining the same name.

In 1954, cheaper models were released. These were the Golf 63 and Golf 63 S, which had less bright lenses. Then, in 1958, the Golf 45 S, the last folding camera to bear this name, was offered with an Adoxar 4.5/75mm lens and a Pronto shutter.

The Adox Golf cameras resemble the Agfa Isolette.

The name Golf will be reused in the 1960s for another type of camera.

1 EntfernungsMesser = Rangefinder

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The illustration corresponds to Model IV.

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