Adox Golf 63

Photos by Eric Carlhan text by Sylvain Halgand. From the collection of Eric Carlhan. Last update 2023-09-21 par Sylvain Halgand.

Manufactured or assembled in Germany from 1960 to (Circa) 1961.
Index of rarity in France: Infrequent (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 10004

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Chronology of cameras Adox

In 1949, the Sport allowed the Adox brand to regain its place in the consumer camera market. It is a robust folding camera, without originality, almost austere and which takes up the technical solutions of pre-war, largely tested. When it comes out, it does not have a number; it would become 0 when Sport I, Sport II, and Sport III were released in 1950.

	Objectif	Obturateur	En 1952	Objectif	Obturateur

Sport (0)	Radionar 4,5/105	Vario
Sport I	Radionar 4,5/105	Pronto	Sport I a	Cassar 4,5/105	Pronto
Sport II	Radionar 4,5/105	Prontor-S	Sport II a	Cassar 4,5/105	Prontor-S
Sport III	Radionar 4,5/105	Prontor-SV	Sport III a	Cassar 4,5/105	Prontor-SV

These models have a non-optical double frame viewfinder on the side, except the Sport 0 which additionally has a rectifier viewfinder. From 1952, a hood incorporated the viewfinder, an accessory shoe, the lid opening button and the shutter release button. These new models have a Cassar lens. The names of these models end with an A.
The Sport (0) with Vario shutter does not undergo any modification of the viewfinders and then takes the name of Start. Its lens becomes a Cassar 6.5/105 mm.

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The "63" in the model name has nothing to do with the year; it corresponds to the aperture f/6.3 of the lens.

Interesting links or bibliography :

Sur mes-appareils-photos.fr, suggested by Eric Carlhan

folding-camera.fr, suggested by Jean Pierre Philippe

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