elizabeth_swarm Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 <p>Hello,<br> i found this camera but could not find information on it. I really like the look of it but im not sure if its worth $19.95 i was wondering if anyone could give me some info at all. Anything would help at this point im just seaching though a few cameras and seeing what im interested in.<br> Thanks,<br> Elizabeth</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabor_szabo3 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 <blockquote> <p>i found this camera but could not find information on it.</p> </blockquote> <p>That's funny, because the photo you posted was ripped directly from the Camerpedia article on this model ( which has about as much info one could want).<br /> I don't mean to be impertinent, but this kind of violates the copyright owner as well as the Photo.net rules for posting photos that aren't yours.</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth_swarm Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 <p>no im sorry i did not get it from that site. i saw that webstie to and saw the picture but i just got it from google, cause it looks like the one i saw, sorry for the mix up</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabor_szabo3 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 <p>No prob. <br> Well, as the Camerapedia article says.... nifty Japanese copy of Baldax folder. <br> For $20, I'd buy it, even if just for the shelf. It might make some fun shooting : 16 6cmx4.5cm frames on a roll of 120 film, I'm guessing. The article wasn''t clear, but from other photos, it seems someone has used a modern plastic 120 spool in it. <br> Small folders like this are nice to carry around in your pocket and could produce some decent shots , especially stopped down around f/11 or f/16. I'm actively searching for a replacement of my Ensign Selfix 16-20 (very similar).</p> <p>Are you looking for a good user medium format camera ( folding, twin lens, or other) ?</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth_swarm Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 <p>thank you very much for the response. I will definitly consider buying it. it would definitly be great to take some pictures with it as well, i could lean so much. im not looking for a camera in particular but i will definitly take in you advice</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yefei_he1 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 <p>It sure has a cool name. Zeiss Contax --> Zeitax?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrayatuptowngallery Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 4+ years later... I was given one of these that appears to be not original, or a different version. Other than being in poor condition (>50% leatherette is missing, big hole in bellows, rusted peeling paint on front where leatherette is missing...but elsewhere has typical bare metal where it's gone), It has a Star Rapid shutter (T,B,1-1/300) and a Rifax 7.5 cm f/3.5 lens that almost obscures the shutter name. The shutter body release lever aligns with the camera shutter button release linkage and that works, but the threads to mount a remote shutter release is blocked by the folding arm/standard structure...so it seems that shutter doesn't belong to the Zeitax camera...but Star was apparently also a pre- WWII Japanese brand. This Rifax lens seems to be associated with Balda. Lastly, is the name Gabor Szabo common? Somewhere in my basement I gave one or two Gabor Szabo (Hungarian?) jazz guitar LP's I enjoyed alot when I had a turntable set up (also in basement in a box somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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