Balda Jubilette |
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Manufactured or assembled in Germany from 1938 to (Circa) 1940.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 10093
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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. __________
This copy is equipped with a Compur shutter and a Meyer Görlitz Trioplan 2.9/5 cm lens. Other lenses available for the Jubilette include the Balter 2.9/5 cm and the Friedrich Corygon 2.9/5 cm. The Compur's cocking is located on the shutter. On the back of the camera, there is a depth of field table.
Film advancement is achieved through a wheel with automatic stop and a manual disengagement for advancing to the next frame, serving as a safeguard against double exposure.
![Balda Jubilette](../../balda/images/Balda_jubilette.jpg )
![Balda Jubilette](../../balda/images/Balda_Jubilette_dos.jpg)
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