condition:
good
make / manufacturer:
ADOX
model name / number:
300
Adox 300, 35mm viewfinder camera (Very Rare) produced by Dr. C. Schleussner Fotowerke GmbH in Frankfurt, West Germany in 1956 Vintage ADOX Camera Collectors Only (not guaranteed to be functional) Note: This camera was found in a closet and I have no idea if it’s fully functional or not. All the parts seem to move properly and the magazine is in great condition. There is even a link to the original operator’s manual. This is an Adox 300, a 35mm viewfinder camera produced by Dr. C. Schleussner Fotowerke GmbH in Frankfurt, West Germany starting in 1956. The Adox 300 is a pretty unique camera in that it supported interchangeable magazine film backs, a feature not commonly found on 35mm cameras. In the Adox 300, the entire film compartment was in a self-contained magazine which was equipped with a dark slide which allowed the photographer to swap rolls of film and out of the camera mid roll. The feature functioned similarly to medium format cameras like the Bronica or Hasselblad SLRs, giving the Adox 300 appeal to photographers who had a need to change between different film stocks without having to keep rewinding the film. Aside from the magazine back, the camera was a well-built, but simple fixed lens viewfinder camera with a good Schneider-Kreuznach triplet. Features: Film Type: 135 (35mm) Lens: 45mm f/2.8 Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar coated 3-elements in 4-groups Focus: 3.5 feet to Infinity Viewfinder: Scale Focus Shutter: Compur Rapid Leaf Speeds: B, 1 – 1/500 seconds Exposure Meter: Uncoupled “Automatic” Bewi Selenium Cell w/ top plate EV readout Battery: None Flash Mount: Cold shoe X Flash Sync Other Features: Interchangeable Magazine Film Back, Self-Timer Weight: 840 grams Manual: https://mikeeckman.com/media/Adox300Manual.pdf post id: 6185688566
