Rheinmetall Weltax c.1955 image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)
Rheinmetall Weltax is medium format film folding camera made by Rheinmetall c.1955. It was a VEB Welta-Kamera-Werk designed camera but due to the high demand for cameras and to increase production, part of the manufacturing was shifted to VEB Rheinmetall.
This camera is identical with original Welta Weltax.
Rheinmetall Weltax c.1955 Images by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)
Specifications[]
Film 120 roll, dual format 6x6 and 6x4.5cm w/ a mask
Engraving on the upper front of the camera: Weltax
Aperture: f/3.5-f/22 setting: lever and scale behind the lens-shutter barrel
Focus range: 1-15m +inf
Focusing: manual front focusing
Shutter: Tempor leaf shutter, speeds: 1-1/250 +B; setting: ring and scale on the lens-shutter barrel
Shutter release: on the left of the top plate
Cocking lever: on the shutter
Cable release socket: none
Viewfinder: simple optical finder, w/ format adjustment setting by a sliding button on the finder, and w/ parallax adjustment setting near / infinity by a sliding button on the right side of the finder, when the button marks inf. the back part of the finder is slightly lower position, when on N, finder rises upwards slightly, press the finder for turning inf. position
Winding knob: on the right of the top plate
Flash PC socket: on the lens-shutter barrel
Self-timer: by a small knob, on the lens-shutter barrel
Bellows opening: by a knob on the bottom plate, closing: press the struts downwards
Film loading: a special mechanism on the spools
Back cover: hinged, w/ two orange windows for 6x6 and 6x4.5, w/ buil-in lid; Back cover opens with the left side part of the camera by a latch under the hand-grip
Engravings on the back cover: Rheinmetall and its logo, and MADE IN GERMANY,
Engraving on the bottom plate: Rheinmetall and logo
Tripod socket: 3/8", on the bottom plate
Lugs for hand-grip
Body: metal; Weight: 599g
Serial no. inside the camera
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Rheinmetall Weltax c.1955 Images by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)
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