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Adox Golf (Modell IV) |
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Manufactured or assembled in Germany from 1953 to 1953.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 13504
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Chronology of cameras Adox
The Adox brand has existed since 1860. Despite changes in ownership over time, it still offers film, chemistry, and photographic paper on the market. The period of camera manufacturing was relatively short, from 1920 to the 1960s, excluding the war years.
Cameras were manufactured in Wiesbaden (FRG during the years of division) in the Wirgin factories. There were several main series, such as the Sport, Polo, and Golf, available in various models of differing complexity.
The brand’s cameras often feature Adoxar lenses, manufactured by Will Wetzlar, or Schneider-Kreuznach lenses.
Some models made history in photography, such as the Adox 300, the first 35 mm camera with an interchangeable film magazine.
The acquisition of the company by DuPont in the late 1960s brought an end to camera production. Other activities were dispersed. The revival of the company (under Fotoimpex) enabled the resumption of film, paper, and chemistry production, while larger players were withdrawing from these markets, such as Agfa and Ilford Imaging Switzerland.
The Golf series began in 1952 with horizontal 6 x 6 folding cameras. They complemented the Sport series, which consisted of vertical 6 x 9 folding cameras.
The first models were called Modell I, Modell II, Modell III, and Model IV.
| Lens | Shutter | |
| Modell I | Cassar 4.5/75 mm | Pronto or Prontor |
| Modell II | Cassar 4.5/75 mm | Prontor-S or SV |
| Modell III | Cassar 3.5/75 mm | Prontor-S |
| Modell IV | Cassar 3.5/75 mm | Prontor-SV |
From 1953 onward, each of these models was also available with an uncoupled rangefinder. The series was then called Mess-Golf1, with each model retaining the same name.
In 1954, more affordable models were introduced. These were the Golf 63 and Golf 63 S, equipped with slower lenses. Then in 1958, the Golf 45 S, the last of the folding cameras bearing this name, was offered with an Adoxar 4.5/75 mm lens and a Pronto shutter.
The Adox Golf cameras resemble the Agfa Isolette.
The name Golf would be reused during the 1960s for another type of camera.
1 Entfernungmesser = Rangefinder __________
Like the Model III, the Golf Model IV has a faster (brighter) lens than the other models (I and II) in the series, and a Prontor-SV shutter.
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