Adox 300

1956

Adox Fotowerke Dr C. Schleussner GMBH

West Germany

Lens:

f2.8, 45 mm Steinheil Cassar, iris diaphragm to f22. Serial no. 1762380 .

Shutter:

Compur Rapid, speeds 1 - 1/500, B. Delayed action. Flash synchronisation.

Construction:

Metal body.

Format:

36, 24 x 36 mm exposures on 35 mm film held in cassette.

Attributes:

Direct-vision (lens/lens) view-finder.
Auto-stop on film-advance. Interlock between film-advance and shutter release. Film-advance tensions the shutter.
Bewi exposure meter: Film speed scale 12 - 800 ASA, 12 - 30 DIN. Interchangeable film magazine.

Serial Number:

8672 .

With:

Two film magazines Serial No. 015784, 013450. Actina lens hood. Actina close-up lens. Orange filter. Yellow/green filter. Instruction book. Two letters, d. 1969. Adox outfit case. .

Unusual 35 mm camera having interchangeable film magazines. The magazine contains the film plane rather than the film being pushed forward to a plane in the camera. The original price was nearly £62 which was later reduced. A model fitted with an f2.8 Xenar lens was later available. The back opens by sharp pressure applied to the centre of the back itself.

References & Notes:

BP 789021/1955. BJA 1957, p. 30. BJA 1958, p. 32.

Early Photography