T. L. Green:ULTRA miniature CAMERA technique

<H3> ULTRA miniature CAMERA technique</H3> <P><h4>Author : T.L. Green </h4><P>Publisher Focal Press Ltd, 1965 216 p <P> T.L. Green's ULTRA miniature CAMERA technique is a comprehensive

technique book about subminiature photography; various subminiature cameras were discussed, including Minox, Gami, Edixa, Mikroma, Goldeck, Minolta The book has eleven chapters: <P> SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS <P> Brief history of subminiature photography, film formats, 9.5mm 16mm;

why and who uses subminiature cameras. Applications of subminiature in documentation, archeology,medical and teaching etc. <P> CHOOSING A SUBMINIATURE <P> About type of camera, film format, finder, metere, lens <P> FILMS FOR THE SUBMINIATURE <P> Film characteristic, film choice, film slitting, exposure, meter <P> PROCESSING MONOCHROME FILMS <P> Development tank, developer formulae, dilution technique, film drying

reduction, negative storing <P> IMAGE QUALITY <P> Sharpness, Resolution, Acutance, Graininess. Camera support <P> USING COLOR <P> Color film, filter <P> PROCESSING COLOUR <P> Temperature control, chemicals, color prints, slides, projector <P> ENLARGING <P> Enlarging paper, choosing enlarger, exposure control, dodging,

interneg, mounting and filing of prints <P> CLOSE UP AND COPYING <P> Close up lens, lamp stand, copy stand, copy films <P> SUBJECTS FOR SUBMINIATURE <P> Architecture, Art Galleries, sports, aerial photography, landscape portraits. <P> SPECIAL APPLICATIONS Telephotography,macro stereo,flash

<P> The is a well written book on subminiature photography, with abundant excellent pictures, some taken by the author himself, mostly with Minox

Thomas Leslie Green was a Professor of Education, Singapore University.<p>

There is a short note at the back of the dust jacket.<div></div>

There are two advertisments at the last pages of this book.<p>

One was an ad for Minox B, the other was an ad for Rollei 16<p>

Singapore was the home of two well known subminiature cameras, the

Rollei 16 and Rollei A110<P><div></div>

Beside Minox photographs T.L. Green's book also has several full page pictures took with Edixa 16 camera.

Jorg Eikmann/Urich Vogt "Kameras fur Millionen" has a whole

chapter dedicated to Heiz Waaske's Edixa 16 subminature cameras

for Wirgin Wiesbanden in former West Germany from 1962-1973

Edixa 16 is one of Heiz Waaske's masterpiece design.

There are several models

Basic Edixa 16 of 1962 with three element Travegar lens

The queen of Edixa 16 of 1964 with Schneider Kreuchnach Tessar

type

Xenar 25mm/2.8 lens.

Manual Edixa 16M Schneider Xenar 25/2.8 lens

Black manual Edixa 16MB

Franka 16

Alka 16

Edixa 16U with uncoupled light meter

Edixa 16S with simpler lens

.

Edixa 16 is an all metal camera, it has 1/30, 1/60 and 1/150 sec

and B speeds. Aperture variable from 2.8 to f16, focusing range

from 40 cm to infinity. The whole lens moves as a unit-- ie, it

is a unit focusing lens, like Minox 8x11.

A small selenium exposure meter can be attached to the camera,

it couples with the aperture control dial on Edixa 16, turn the

aperture dial to move the red pointer to overlap the meter needle for

correct exposure. The ASA scale dial is the smaller dial embeded into

the aperture dial at the center, the ASA value range is from ASA 9 to

ASA 100, a bit limited. The Edixa light meter is the smallest

meter I have seen, and it actually works [unlike my two Rollei 16s

with dead meter]

A small switch at left corner can change the shutter speed.

The aperture dial and focusing dials are milled disk, more

beautiful than the dials on Minox TLX-- all machines parts, not

punched parts.

At the center of the camera is the shutter release, with threads

for cable release and a locking ring, such that when the camera

shutter is cocked, the lock can preven acidental tripping of shutter

release.

The shutter is infront of the lens shutter, (like Minox ), but

instead of two blades, Edixa 16 uses four blades.

The shutter level is at the bottom of the camera.

I can operate the camera with one hand, either

using a thumb to cock the shutter, and trip the shutter release

with middle finger, or hold the camera the other way, using middle

finger to cock the shutter, and using the thumb to operate the

shutter release [ I cannot operate Minox TLX with one hand ]

A PC connect at the front of the camera for connecting electronic

flash.

Turn a thumb knob at the back of the camera to <> position the

bottom plate[ which has the film advance lever and rewind crank) pops

up and can be removed to faciliate film loading

Edixa 16 uses Rollei 16 style RARA cassette.

Film loading is easy, pop in the RARA cassette, pull the

unperforated 16mm film leader and insert into the clips of the take

up spool, close the bottom plate, turn the camera locking knob to

lock the camera. The counter counts from 1 to 24.

The frame size is 12x17mm.

Viewfinder is very bright, no parallax correction[ it has a close

focus marker ]

The camera can be used without the attached selenum meter, in

this case the camera weights about 180 g

In comparison, Rollei 16 is 260g, Mec 16SB is 250g.

IMO, Edixa 16 is a more elegant design then Rollei 16, because

the former can be used without the lightmeter, and its PC connect can

accomodate any electronic flash without the need for a dedicated

flash, and the simple film advance lever can be operated with single

hand.

Accesories include: genuine leader zip case, carrying chain

lens hood, filter set, flash unit, and film developing tank

(conventional type )

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