Altissa Altix

<p>An Altix-n just landed here. I was wondering if anyone else has this bug, german quality 35mm cameras?</p>

 

<p>Lots of us.</p>

<p>If you use the search function on this site http://www.photo.net/search/?cx=006577976762569540560%3A1n8vmghdzjw&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&section=all&q=Altix&filter=0&sa.x=0&sa.y=0 you will find quite a few posts on the family.</p>

<p>I do have one with the very nice Tessar lens. Congratulations on your acquisition...</p>

<p>LOVE my Altix. I use it often. Kind of a funky camera that keeps working. I have my share of Voigtlanders and Zeiss' (not as bad as some here), but my all time favorite is my Zeiss Ikon Contessa. Frankly, if I could have one camera, it would probably be the Contessa (even though I own Leica's too).</p>

<p>There's some stuff I posted here, <strong>Erik</strong><br>

<a href="00XUV2?start=0">http://www.photo.net/classic-cameras-forum/00XUV2?start=0</a></p>

<p>Yep Erik, I have heard of Altix before and wondered in what relations. So I started to look through my many bed rollers. Found an almost forgotten Altix V in original blue box and also a manual booklet (in German) and camera case. It has a very clean Tessar 2.8/50 and a Tempor Verschluß (shutter) seeming to operate well, even the longer times.<br>

I remember I traded this camera with a friend in Dresden, DDR (East Germany) a few months before <em>die Mauer </em>was teared down. He got my Olympus viewfinder camera in exchange for this Altix and a Mimosa II, an ugly brick with a simpler Meyer triplet.<br>

Believe me, now I promptly loaded the Altix with film and I am excited about the results. The camera is clean and nice except for the viewfinder which is almost useless and overgrown with dust. So I need to put on a separate viewfinder. I eagerly look forward to using my sleeping beauty for the first time when I am at my cottage this Easter. The Mimosa needs a complete renovation before I can try it. So it will continue to sleep under my bed. </p>