Altissa Altix-NB

Altix-NB c.1958, Version 1 type B ^[1] image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)

Altix-NB is a 35mm film viewfinder camera, manufactured by VEB Altissa-Camera-Werk, Dresden, former East Germany and produced between 1958-59.

Altix was a series of simple, but well made of sophisticated 35mm viewfinders with interchangeable lenses. There is an accessory viewfinder for these lenses. The Altix-NB model is the last model built by Altissa in 1958-59 before the merger of several small factories to the huge Kombinat VEB Pentacon.

Specifications[]

Lens: Altix-NB was offered with various standard interchangeable lenses, e.g. Carl Zeiss Tessar 50mm f/2.8, Meyer Trioplan 50mm f/2.8
- Altissa bayonet breech-lock mount, (similar to the Pentacon Six/Kiev 60 TTL but much smaller),
- 35mm, 50mm and 90mm lenses were made for this special mount
Lens release: by a milled ring on the lens mount,
- when installing the red index mark on the DOF scale must be upper most
Focusing: manual, guess the distance
Shutter: Tempor leaf shutter, speeds: 1-1/250 +B

Altix-NB c.1958, Version 1 type B

image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)

Cocking lever: also winds the film, short stroke rapid-wind
- The shutter must be depressed second time after the exposure, before cocking
View finder: simple reverse telescopic viewfinder, no bright line frames for parallax correction
Exposure meter: Built-in selenium cell light meter, uncoupled, w/ a lid on its window
Exposure setting: by a complex dial with a matching needle window
Others: Cold-shoe; Memory dial; Self-timer; Tripod socket: 1/4 inch
Back cover: removable with the bottom plate
Body: made of cast metal; Weight: 611g