Non automatic diaphragm
No instant return mirror
Non automatic diaphragm
No instant return mirror
Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Automatic diaphragm
instant return mirror(?)
Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror
From Kelvin James :
Your site lists the Prismaflex as having a microprism
viewfinder focussing aid; mine (serial number 503476
which only arrived today) has the split-image
rangefinder screen.
I'm immediately impressed by the feel and appearance,
solid, reliable and friendly? if that's an appropriate
word for a camera. I didn't have to work out what
anything does as it's all clear and sensible. I think
those owners moaning about failures feel personally
hurt as though an old friend had let them down.
Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Self timer; battery check; meter needle also visible on top of the camera.
Shuttrer speeds (down to 1/30) are visible in vewfindfer
Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror
From Franck Maubuisson:
I bought an old Revue wich is obviously a renamed Edixa, with
an Isco lens. Well, it doesnt work due to a film transport problem,
still I observed that the Edixa mount is slightly different from the
standard: when I screw the lens on another body, or another lens on the
body, the indexes for diaph and focusing scale are not exactly on the
top of the lens, and this is not the little difference you observe
between the other current mades: it is enough to prevent the automatic
diaph tou couple correctly, so if I you have the opportunity to buy a
preselection lens designed for Edixa (Schneider for exemple), I would
recommand to try it on the body you want to use...
From aab: Very interesting! I have a Edixa-mat BL and it's
mount is an ordinary screw mount. Mounts my SMC Takumar lenses without
problems ...
Apparently this may be a common problem. I recently bought an Yashica
Electro X and the lens do not mount properly - about 40 degrees off.
From Kevin de Lacy:
(About edixa-mat kadett) This is a cool little camera. It takes
all the M42 thread lenses I've mounted on it with no problems.
It's working perfectly, but I've been warned about the film transport
system. Just don't let it fling back once you've wound
it on!
From Alex:
At the time I bought my Edixa, I was stationed in Verona, Italy with the
US Army and had really just started getting seriously interested in
Photography. Being a staff Sergeant with three little girls and another
on the way I didn't really have a lot of money to spend on photo
equipment. The Edixa was the best I could afford as I could purchase it
through the PX. The fact that it had both a waist level and a prism finder
was one of the major selling points. At that time I was interested in
doing close up work so the prism finder was quite convenient.
At that time, I was working as a medical administrator. It wasn't until
1962 that I was able to get a job as an army photographer. At that time I
was stationed at Ft Rucker, Al., the army aviation center and school. Due
to my personal training and experience I was appointed as NCOIC of the
post photo lab.
One of the most memorable experiences was the first time I photographed a
stage performance in a theater. The slurp, thump of the shutter, mirror
action was quite noticeable in a completely quite theater.
I then went to the US Army Pictorial Center in Kaiserslautern, Germany
and
from there to the south east Asian Pictorial center in Vietnam where I had
a combat photo team. I had specialized in criminal photography during
this time which led to my final duty with the army as a criminal
photographer.
All this time the faithful old Edixa was usually hung around my neck even
when I was carrying a larger format camera. It proved to be a veritable
work horse and at no time has it ever failed me. I defy anyone to say the
same for all the later more cheaply built Japanese cameras that led to the
demise of Wirgin Bros. Unfortunately, even today, the American public
will purchase items with the bottom line (price) as the major reason for
purchasing an item. The fact that they will have to replace it in the
near future just doesn't seem to compute.
Being interested in computers today at 72 years of age and not desiring
to
set up a photo lab (even if I could stand that long before a tray of
chemicals) has caused me to entertain the idea of purchasing a digital
camera but at any time I have to go where conditions may be detrimental,
the old Edixa will go along as a back up.
From Erik Rytter:
I have two Edixa cameras with accessories as Novoflex etc. and I have
been using them for 40 years without one single problem !
For 5 years the Edixa Reflex (older model) was used in Northeast
Greenland and worked - although with somewhat slow shutterspeed
below minus 15 C. I also have Nikon and Mamiya prof. cameras,
but I like Edixa very much.
However I'm looking for a split rangefinder microprism - if anyone can help.
Any expirience with Edixa?
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