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Optikotehna/Meopta
Part I
Still Cameras
Mikronette, Mikroma I & II
Automatic photographic
camera for 50 pictures of size 11x14 mm in single ended perforated film 16 mm.
Mikroma are the1957 Meopta continuation of Optikotehna Mikronette from 1946.
Lens: special
three-lens anastigmat Mirar 3.5/20.
Focusing: central, by turning the focusing ring with click-stop.
Shutter: 1/5-1/400 s.
Dimensions: 75x43x40 mm, weight 230 g.
Year of production: from 1946- from 1957 up to 1965
Polizei model
Mikronette with bulk film loader
Automatic photographic
camera for 240 pictures of size 11x14 mm in single-ended perforated film 16 mm
in built-in magazines with spring driven film.
Lens: Mirar 3.5/20.
Focusing: central.
Shutter: 1/5-1/400 s.
Year of production: 1952
Stereomikroma and Mikroma family
Photographic camera designed for taking of
stereoscopic pictures of size 10.5x11.5 mm. Semiautomatic camera with two lenses
for 12-14 stereoscopic picture couples in 16 mm one-ended perforated film of
length 70 cm, eventually 16-18 couples of pictures in 90 cm long film of the
same sort. This was the first attempt to built a popular camera compatible to
View-Master type reels slides.
Lenses: special
anastigmats Mirar 3.5/25.
Shutter: special design, 1/5, 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100 and "B".
Counter: automatic.
Release: push-button.
Year of production: 1960-72
A set of Mikromas,
and below, reusable cartridges with a respooling tool
Stereo 35
Photographic camera for taking the
stereoscopic picture couples in 35 mm film. Up to 80 stereoscopic couples of
pictures can be taken when using a film strip long 1.60 m. Again a popular
camera compatible to View-Master type reels slides, now using standard 35mm
film.
Lenses: Mirar 3.5/25.
Viewfinder: optical, direct-vision finder.
Counter: automatic.
Year of production: 1970.
Opema I & II
Leica type
photographic camera for picture size 24x32 mm on 35mm film.
Screw threaded 38.5 mm
Interchangeable lenses. Opema lenses can be used on Leica (loose), but Leica
lenses do not fit Opema.
Lens: Belar 3.5/45.
Shutter: focal plane shutter 1/25-1/500+B
Year of production: 1953-59.
Model
I No rangefinder/ Model II Rangefinder coupled
Largor
3.5/30mm and Tele-Mirar 4.5/135mm
Optineta
Simple photographic
camera for picture size 24x36 mm. This camera uses original dies from
Voigtlander Prominent I, recently discontinued.
Lens: Belar 3/45.
Unchangeable
Focusing: front cell, no rangefinder. Scale: 1 m - infinity.
Shutter: Metax - central.
Picture counter: automatic.
Year of production: 1959.
Spektareta
Photographic camera
for three-colour separation photography for polygraphic purposes, size of
negativ is 24 x 24 mm in three orthocromatic 35 mm films simultaneously used.
Lens: Spektar 3/70.
Shutter: Compur 1-1/250 s.
Focusing: according to telescopic sharpness rangefinder reading.
Year of production: 1950.
Axoma 96
Fully automatic auto
focus 30 mm lens-shutter camera for picture size 24x36 mm.
Lens: 35 mm F3.5/F4.5
3 groups 3 elements.
Year of production: 1996.
Agfa disposable
camera
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Box type 35mm one
way camera with plastic three element lens, single speed shutter camera for picture
size 24x36 mm models with or without built-in electronic flash. Lens: 30 mm F8 fixed
focusing 3 groups 3 elements. |
Flexaret & Optineta
Set view of four
Flexaret and one Optineta. The four Flexaret are: From the left; Model II with
Metax; Model VI with Metax; Model IVa with Prontor SVS; Model IIa with improved
Metax shutter; In the front row the Optineta with Metax shutter
Years of production: from 1953- 1967
Milona II
Folding photographic
camera with paralel struds for the pictures of sizes 6x6, or 6x4.5 cm on 120
roll film.
Lens: Mirar 3.5/80.
Focusing: metric scale.
Film feed: by a knob.
Shutters: Prontor S, 1-1/300 . Compur, 1-1/300 . Metax, 1-1/400 .
Year of production: 1945-50.
Magnola
Technical, metal camera for picture size 13x18 cm.
Lens: Belar 4.5/210.
Shutter: central, pneumatic Compound with exposures 1-1/100 and time shutters.
Focusing: focusing screen, displaceable and versatily tippingable frame of
focusing screen.
Tilting base for pretentious photographic works. Three levels for accurate
setting.
Year of production: 1949/1953.
Pankopta
Amateur photographic
camera for taking three wide-angle panoramic pictures in a 120 roll film. Image size 60 X 240mm.
Lens: Belar 4.5/105.
Speeds: 1/20 and 1/100
Year of production: 1965.
Meopta
Microscope camera
Primary photographic
camera for picture size 6 x 9 cm.
All the set is contained in a wooden
case. The camera has no lens but sports a Metax shutter to 1/400 and B, it isa
included 6 units of 6x9 plate holders but for obtaining 6x6 pictures. There is
a field lens for focal plane focusing, a Reflex housing for aerial image in-time
focusing, also permitting 35mm camera coupling, a Clear Camera for image
demonstration, a cable release, and three eye pieces 2X, 3X and 5X for image
enlargement.
production year 1965-1985.
Microscope camera 35mm version with special Opema body
Optikotehna/Meopta
Part II Still Cameras
From: Druopta,
Dufa, Eta, Kola
Kola
Viewfinder amateur photographic camera of a miniature construction for
pictures in
Lens: Meyer 3.5/50.
Focusing: metric scale.
Shutter: Compur 1-1/300 s.
Year of production: 1932.
Etareta
Simple photographic camera for picture size 24x36 mm.
Lens: telescopic, Etar III 3.5/50.
Focusing: front,
Shutter: Etaxa.
Picture counter: automatic.
Year of production: 1947-48.
By Cooperative ETA
Rix
Simple photographic camera for picture size 6 X 6cm pseudo TLR Fokar shutter. This is a simplified continuation of Foka
camera.
Lens: Doublet f11.
Focusing: fixed.
Shutter: Fokar 25, 50, 75 and B
Picture counter: red window.
Year of production: 1960-68.
Cooperative Rix
Focaflex
Simple photographic camera for picture size 6 X 6cm pseudo TLR Fokar shutter.
Lens: Special f9/75mm.
Focusing: fixed Doublet.
Shutter: Fokar
II 25, 50, 75,
100 and B
Picture counter: automatic. Exactly like 1935 Voigtlander
Brillant.
Year of production: 1950-58.
Cooperative Foca, Rix forerunner
Druoflex I
Simple photographic camera for picture size 6 X 6cm pseudo TLR Type. Direct descendant of Russian Komsomolets
itself descendant of Voigtlander Brillant
Lens: Triplet f6.3/75mm.
Focusing: front cell.
Shutter: Chrontax and later Etaxa
25 to 200 and B
Picture counter: Red window.
Year of production: 1950-58.
Cooperative Druopta
Corina
Simple photographic eye level camera for picture size 6 X 6. Continuation of Pionir
and previous Fit made by Dufa.
Lens: Symmetrical Periscope f11 60mm.
Focusing: by helicoid.
Shutter: Rotary 25, 50, 100 and B
Picture counter: red window.
Year of production: 1978-90.
Cooperative Druopta
Model II with buit-in flash for mini size lamps
Pionir
Simple photographic eye level camera for picture size 6 X 6. Continuation of pre-war Fit made by Fit-Kamera-Zàvod - 6 X 9 Kaftasnsky
type camera.
Lens: Symmetrical Periscope f11 60mm.
Focusing: by helicoid.
Shutter: Rotary 25, 50, 100 and B
Picture counter: red window.
Year of production: 1978-90.
Cooperative Dufa
Fit of 1938 a
simpler version
Wider body 6 X 9 type
Camera - závody,
Prague
(Dufa forerunner)
Fit, Pionir and Corina types, share the same shutters and lenses. But Corina
are M synchronized.
Pionir cameras were manufactured in China
Excella & Super Excella
Same philosophy of Fit and Pionir now
for 127 film 4 X 6.5 or 4 X 4 sizes,
following Fritz Kaftanski scheme
Year of production: 1938-1950.
Made by Fit (winged V logo)
Super
Excella also called Ama.
Excella
Vega
Simple photographic camera for picture size 24x36 mm.
Lens: telescopic, Etar III 3.5/50 or Druoptar 4.5/50.
Focusing: front,
Shutter: Etaxa, Chontax or Metax.
Picture counter: automatic.
Year of production: 1949-51.
Same Etaretta
concept
Druopta
Vega câmeras:
Above model I with Drupotar f3.5/50mm and Etaxa
1/25 – 1/250 shutter. Down, model III
with marroon covering and Etar
f3.5/50mm and Metax 1- 1/400 synchonized
shutter
Optikotehna/Meopta
Part III
: Movie cameras
Admira Ledvinka
Amateur movie camera for
Lens:
Cassar 2.8/25 ff.
Drive: spring-type.
Counter: mechanical.
Picture frequencies: 8, 16, 24, 64 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: optical.
Year of production: 1934.
OP
8
Amateur movie camera for 2x8 mm film.
Lens:
Mirar 2.8/12.5, reversing carrier of lenses.
Drive: spring-type.
Counter: mechanical.
Pictures frequency: 16 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: optical.
Year of production: 1939.
Sonet 8
Amateur movie camera for 2x8 mm film.
Lens:
Mirar 2.8/12.5.
Drive: spring-type.
Counter: mechanical.
Frequency: 16 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: optical.
Year of production: 1956.
Meopta Somet (Sonet) 8 1956 camera (spring driven motor, wound by pulling cord) 2x8mm
A full cord pull in the arrow direction, gives exactly 10 sec run, which is exactly one scene duration,
Admira 8
Iia
Movie camera for shooting thc
image on 2x8 mm film strip.
Lens:
Mirar 2.8/12.5.
Aperture: 2.8-16.
Teleobjective: Tele-Mirar 3.5/35.
Frequency: continuous from
12 to 48 pictures per second.
Drive: spring-type.
Viewfinder: optical, tilting.
Year of production: 1954.
Admira 8 F
Amateur movie camera for 2x8 mm film.
Lens:
Mirar 2.8/12.5.
Drive: spring-type.
Counter: mechanical with acoustic control.
Frequency: 18 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: optical with parallax equalization.
Years of production: 1960-64.
Admira
16
Movie camera for
Lens:
Schneider f 25 and f 50 on the revolving head.
Drive: spring-type.
Counter: contact.
Frequency: 8,16, 24, 48 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: optical with parallax equalizing.
Year of production: 1937.
Admira 8
D
Amateur movie camera for 2x8 mm film.
Lens: Mirar
2.8/12.5.
Drive: spring-type.
Counter: mechanical.
Frequencies: 10, 16, 24, 48, 64 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: direct-vision viewfinder, tilting.
Year of production: 1946-47.
Admira 8B (1939) 8mm camera (pre-war model)
In the ’50 years this camera was also manufactured in Russia by LOMO. It was the first amateur made Russian movie camera
Admira 16 Al (el.)
Movie camera for
Lens: Openar 1.8/20
and Meopta SSO 1.8/10 on revolving head.
Drive: electric.
Counter: contact.
Fequencies: 8, 16, 24, 32 pictures per second.
Viewfinder:
Years of production: 1963-68.
Adastra I
Reversal motion picture camera for amateurs, for 2x8 mm
film.
Lens:
Mirar 2.8/12.5.
Drive: spring-type.
Counter: contact.
Frequency: 16 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: Newton
Exposure meter: automatic CdS.
Years of production: 1966, production prototype
Adastra II
Reversal amateur movie camera for 2x8 mm film.
Lens:
Revolving head with lenses: Anagon 1.9/6.5, Dalnar 1.3/32, Openar 1.8/12.5.
Drive: spring-type.
Counter: contact.
Frequencies: 16 and 24 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: Newton
Exposure meter: automatic CdS.
Year of production: 1966, production prototype
Adastra
III
Reversal movie camera for 2x8 mm film.
Lens:
variable focus lens Meopta, production prototype.
Drive: spring-type.
Counter: contact.
Frequencies: 16 and 24 pictures per second.
Automatic aperture setting by aid of exposure meter.
Year of production: 1966, production prototype
A
el 8
Amateur movie camera for 2x8 mm film.
Lens:
variable focus lens Variodyaliscope 1.8/8.5-34.
Drive: electrical.
Counter: contact.
Frequencies: 18 and 24 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: optical, direct-vision.
Exposure meter: aperture setting is automatic by TTL method.
Year of production: 1960.
A
8 G1
Amateur movie camera for 2x8 mm films.
Lens:
MIRAR 2.8/12.5.
Drive: spring-type.
Counter: contact.
Frequency: 16 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: optical.
Exposure meter: semi-automatic aperture setting.
Year of production: 1966-68.
A
8 G0
Amateur movie camera for 2x8 mm film.
Lens:
Mirar 2.8/12.5.
Drive: spring.
Counter: contact.
Frequency: 16 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: Newton
Weight: 1.20 kg .
Year of production: 1968-73.
A 8
G1 Supra
Movie
camera for film 2x8 mm Super.
Lens:
Mirar 2.8/13.
Drive: spring.
Counter: contact.
Frequency: 18 pictures per second.
Semi-automatic aperture setting by aid of exposure meter.
Years of production: 1968-71.
A
8 G2
Amateur movie camera for 2x8 mm film.
Lens:
Mirar 2.8/12.5.
Drive: spring-type.
Counter: contact-type.
Frequency: 16 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: Newton
Exposure meter: automatic CdS.
Weight: 1.32 kg .
Year of production: 1966.
A
8 G2 Supra
Amateur movie camera for 2x8 mm film.
Lens:
Mirar 2.8/13.
Drive: by spring.
Counter: contact-type.
Frequency: 18 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: Newton
Automatic aperture setting by aid of exposure meter.
Year of production: 1968-71.
A 8
L1 Supra
Amateur
movie camera for 2x8 mm film.
Lens:
Mirar 2.8/12.5.
Drive: electric.
Counter: contact.
Frequency: 18 pictures per second.
Viewfinder: Newton.
Semi-automatic
aperture setting by aid of exposure meter
Year of production: 1971.
Petr Wojoczek collection
Flexaret Astro,Kompanion
(kamarad Bradac- Prag)
My Absolutely New! Astro Flexarets
the back
of my Astro Flexarets
My Extraordinary Companion
My Lovely Opemas Flexarets and a bunch of
German cameras In the bottom various Mikromas -My toys
My Favourite Special Love –Opemas
Salute
to all of You! Petr Wojoczek
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