Edixa Mat Reflex B

In 1960 the model b had a name change and became the edixa mat flex model b the word reflex being shortened to flex and it featured shutter speeds from 1 25 to 1 1000 of a second the instant return mirror automatic aperture actuation and interchangeable viewfinders.

Edixa mat reflex b. All told i lost five frames across two 36 exposure rolls to various film transport faults and while this could easily be a problem limited to the individual example in my hands i m not convinced. The picture size is 24 x 36 mm or approximately 1 x 1 1 2 inches. Sold as seen. Assure you that you have the ultimate in 35mm single lens reflex cameras.

A wide variety of emulsions and speeds are available in 20 and 36 exposures daylight film cartridges. The edixa reflex is a single lens reflex camera which uses 35 mm film both color and black and white. This item will post to united states but the seller hasn t specified postage options. A name variant was edixa mat flex.

Models b c and d got the rapid mirror and improved shutter mechanics. The unique significant features. The waist level finder was standard and the pentaprism was an optional extra. In 1960 the four types were reissued as edixa mat reflex series.

Edixa mat reflex mod b description this is a fully manual 35mm single lens reflex camera made around 1960 by the wirgin company in west germany. It was produced by the german based company wirgin. The edixa mat reflex model b l is a 35mm manual focus slr camera that debuted in 1963. Wirgin edixa mat reflex mod b l schneider edixa xenar 50mm f2 8 311049 je218.

Eur 145 00 eur 68 00 versand. Edixa mat reflex mod b. The edixa slrs were inexpensive cameras as it was the goal of wirgin to produce an economical slr to compete with the exakta and praktica cameras. Earlier catalogs show this same exact model as the edixa reflex ii b and there exists a rebadged us import version known as the astraflex 1000lm by sterling howard of new york.

The elegance and beauty of the edixa mat design. The wirgin edixa reflex b or at the least my particular reflex b did all of these things. The unusual optical qualities of its optics. Preisvorschlag senden wirgin edixa mat reflex mod b l schneider edixa xenar 50mm f2 8 311049 je218.

It did not however have an instant return mirror as that feature wouldn t appear until the edixa mat from 1960. I m not a camera expert but please ask questions about items and i will do my best to answer them. For the date this was manufactured it has a pretty good feature set but in common with the edixa flex i own seems somewhat flimsy and cheap compared to some other cameras. Type a was replaced by the type s which had a slower shutter.

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