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Balda Baldinette |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in Germany from (Circa) 1950 to (Circa) 1955.
Index of rarity in France: Infrequent (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 3051
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Chronology of cameras Balda
From the 1930s onward, Balda manufactured folding cameras using 35mm film. Due to their features, they competed with the early Kodak Retina cameras.
These are compact vertical cameras, with bellows forming a triangle with the folding door and the main body. The initial models were called Baldina (1935), followed by Jubilette (1938), a series released to commemorate the company's 30th anniversary. The war halted production.
Production resumed only in 1950, in the new Federal Republic of Germany, after Max Baldeweg fled from the German Democratic Republic and the communist regime. The new models are a continuation of pre-war designs with different names. The Baldalette and Baldini are very similar to the Jubilette. One of the differences is the relocation of the shutter release on the camera body. The Baldalette was quickly replaced by the Baldinette. The latter comes in variations such as Mess-Baldinette when equipped with a rangefinder and Super-Baldinette when featuring a coupled rangefinder.
The Rigona is a simplified version of the Baldinette. As it is a late model, it is conceivable that it was intended to deplete existing stock.
| Baldina (1935) | Jubilette (1938) | Baldalette (1950) Shutter release on body |
Baldini (1950) No top hood |
Baldini (1951) Half top hood |
Rigona (1954) |
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| Super Baldina (1936) Rangefinder |
Baldinette (1950) Full top hood |
Super-Baldinette (c. 1952) Coupled rangefinder |
Mess-Baldinette (1953) Rangefinder |
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The following 35mm models are no longer folding cameras. __________
The Baldinette replaces the Baldalette. These are post-war models identical to those manufactured in the late 1930s under the name Jubilette.
In this instance, it is equipped with a Schneider-Kreuznach Radionar 3.5/50 mm lens with multi-coating. It could also be fitted with a Radionar 2.9/50 mm or a Flor 3.5 in the French version.
The camera is sturdily built, but the viewfinder is too narrow, making it less enjoyable to use. The bellows automatically extend when the button on the body is pressed. All settings are manual, and there is a mechanism to prevent double exposures.
On the back, there is a depth of field calculation table. Some models have an exposure table in its place.
The presence of the large button on the base, used to advance the film, and the depth of field table on the back of the camera require a specific always-ready bag.
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