Edixa

Edixa is a brand of camera manufacturer Wirgin Kamerawerk which was based in Wiesbaden, West Germany. The product line included several 35mm cameras and 16mm Edixa 16 subminiature cameras designed by Heinz Waaske from the 1950s to the 1970s.

35mm cameras

Front view of an Edixa Reflex-B camera body

Back view of an Edixa Reflex-B

Edixa Reflex, with Steinheil Quinon 1.9/55mm, Isco Travegar 2,8/50mm
Edixa -MAT REFLEX
Edixa REX TTL
Universl edixamat cd
Edixa Stereo
Edixa Electronica
Edixa motoric

16mm subminiature cameras

16mm subminiature camera Edixa 16MB

Edixa 16 with Isco Travegar 2,8/25mm lens
Edixa 16M with Schneider Kreuznach 2,8/25mm Xenar lens
Edixa 16MB black model, of above
Edixa 16U
Franka 16
alka 16

16mmsubminiature camera:Edixa 16、Edixa 16M、Edixa 16MB、Franka 16

	subminiature camera	weight	dimension	lens	aperture	shutter
1	Edixa16	200g	108x41x33mm	25mm f/2.8 TRAGEVAR	2.8 - 16	1/30 - 1/150
2	Edixa16M	200g	108x41x33mm	25mm f/2.8 SCHNEIDER XENAR	2.8 - 16	1/30 - 1/150
3	Edixa16MB	200g	108x41x33mm	25mm f/2.8 SCHNEIDER XENAR	2.8 - 16	1/30 - 1/150
4	Edixa16 U	200g	108x41x33mm	25mm f/2.8 SCHNEIDER XENAR	2.8 - 16	1/30 - 1/150
5	Franka 16	200g	108x41x33mm	25mm f/2.8 TRAGEVAR	2.8 - 16	1/30 - 1/150
5	alka 16	200g	108x41x33mm	25mm f/2.8 RODENSTOCK TRINAR	2.8 - 16	1/30 - 1/150

Edixa16M front view

Edixa16mm bottom view
:1：Film advance and shutter lever :2：rewind crank :3：counter :3：reverse lock

Edixa16M back view

Body Alunimiu body with plastic trims。
Lenses，high end Edixa16MB，Edixa16M useSchneider Kreuznach Xena25mm F/2.8 Tessar 4 element 3 group lens，mid range dixa16 uses Travegar 25mm f/2.8 Tessar lens，the rest ues TRINAR Cooke triplet lens。
Focusing dial：unit lens movement focusing，40mm to infinity。
Shutter：four leave in front of the lens shutter，B，1/30，1/60，1/150。

Film

Edixa16mm21DIN Ektacolor film

Edixa16mm uses Rollei 16 type RADA cartridge，loaded with unperformated 16mm film 。Film width 16mm，frame format 14x21mm，20 exposures per cartridge。

Acessories

chain
genuine leather case
Lens hood
color filter set
1m close up attachment lens
0.5m close up lens
0.25m close up lens
AG1 flash
Selenium exposure meter coupled to the shutter
Development tank
Slide projector

Edixa chain
Edixa16M leather case
Edixa close up lens set
Edixa lens hood
Jobo 16mm development reel
Nikor 16mm stainless steel single side development reel

References

Jörg Eikmann, Ulrich Vogt: Kameras für Millionen – Heinz Waaske, Konstrukteur. Wittig Fachbuch

External links

Site with photos and history section
Edixa PDF camera manuals found on this site use the search feature on www.orphancameras.com