The Edixa Reflex cameras, introduced in 1954 were West Germany's most popular own series of
SLR's with focal plane shutter. The original name of the first Edixa SLR was Komet. The
Wirgin
Wirgin was a German company which is still known for its brands Wirgin and Edixa, and for its camera types like the Edina, the Edinex or the Gewirette. It was based in the Hessian capital Wiesbaden and made a line of quite inexpensive 35mm SLRs ...
company had to change the name after complaints of two other companies with equally named products. Since 1955 the cameras got additional slow shutter speeds, and since 1956 cameras with aperture release shifter for the
M42 lenses were available. Until 1959 four lines of Edixa SLRs were introduced:
*Type A, with shutter speeds up to 1/1000 sec.
*Type B, with aperture release mechanics
*Type C, with meter
*Type D, with exposure times up to 9 sec.
In 1960 the types B, C and D got the rapid mirror and improved shutter mechanics. Type A was replaced by the type S which had a slower shutter. A special feature of this camera series was the exchangeable viewfinder unit. A simple top-viewfinder and a pentaprism finder were available. In 1960 the Model B had a name change and became the Edixa-Mat Flex Model B, the word Reflex being shortened to Flex, and it featured shutter speeds from 1/25 to 1/1000 of a second, the instant return mirror, automatic aperture actuation and interchangeable viewfinders. The waist-level finder was standard and the pentaprism was an optional extra. The retail price in the UK in 1960 was about £48.
Image:Edixa Reflex-B body back open.jpg, Type B, body back open
File:EdixaReflexB 1.jpg, Type B, with pentaprism finder
File:EdixaReflexB 2.jpg, Type B, viewfinder removed
File:EdixaReflexB 3.jpg, Type B, with closed top-viewfinder
File:EdixaReflexB 5.jpg, Type B, with opened top-viewfinder and loupe
External links
Edixa Reflexby Sylvain Halgand (French)
at Schaum-Holzappel's (German source)
at ukcamera.com
{{From Camerapedia, Edixa Reflex
SLR cameras
Wirgin cameras