|
Voss Diax Ia |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in Germany from 1952 to 1955.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 2274
See the complete technical specifications
Chronology of cameras Voss
Walter Voss, born in Thuringia in Dingelstädt in 1908, gave his name to the company that produced the Diax and Diaxette series. After studying in the field of commerce, he was able to surround himself with competent engineers to create the Diax-Kamera-Werk Voss located in Ulm/Donau.
From 1947 to 1957, the company produced approximately 100,000 cameras. The factory always remained the smallest camera manufacturing facility in Germany, with a maximum of 70 employees and a craft-oriented spirit.
In 1957, the factory closed its doors. Unlike the many takeovers and mergers that were happening at that time and into the mid-1960s, the company was liquidated, with Walter Voss admitting that his products were no longer competitive in the face of Japanese competition.
The Diax I is a camera with interchangeable lenses. It has three viewfinders, each designed for one of the available focal lengths on the lenses. Since the viewfinders are not retractable, this system likely led to framing errors, as photographers may not have always used the viewfinder corresponding to the lens mounted on the camera.
There were two successive versions of this model, differing in the presence or absence of a lever.
| Model | Years | Lens | ||
| Diax |
1947 | Axinon 3.5/4 | Flat hood | Diax inscription on the hood |
| Diax | 1948 | Steinheil Culminar 2.8/4.2 | Flat hood | Diax and Voss inscriptions on the hood |
| Diax |
1949-51 | Steinheil Culminar 2.8/4.2 Schneider Xenar 2.8/4.5 Schneider Xenon 2/4.5 Rodenstock Heligon 2/4.5 |
Flat hood | Front sync socket |
| Diax | 1951-52 | Schneider Xenar 2.8/4.5 Schneider Xenon 2/4.5 Rodenstock Heligon 2/4.5 |
||
| with interchangeable lenses | ||||
| Diax Ia | 1952-55 | 3 viewfinders | Film advance knob | |
| Diax Ib | 1955-57 | 3 viewfinders | Film advance lever | |
| with interchangeable lenses and couipled rangefinder | ||||
| Diax II | 1951-54 | 1 viewfinder | ||
| Diax IIa | 1954-55 | 2 viewfinders 45-50/85-90 mm |
Film advance knob | |
| Diax IIb | 1955-57 | 2 viewfinders 50/85-90 mm |
Film advance lever | |
Il y a autant de viseurs que de focales utilisables. L'objectif est interchangeable et suivant la focale montée, il faut utiliser un viseur ou un autre. Sur les Aka, le choix est limité à deux, mais sur ce Diax, ce sont bien TROIS viseurs qui coexistent. Chacun d'entre eux est marqué de la focale correspondante. Chaque viseur a une teinte différente.
L'appareil est très compact et le corps se cache presque derrière l'objectif. A la prise en main, son poids étonne compte tenu de sa taille.
Interesting links or bibliography :
| Chez Pierre Dirapon, une page sur l'ensemble des Diax, suggested by Sylvain Halgand |
Add a link or element of bibliography, a picture taken with this camera, a picture of box or an ads about this camera
Your photos taken with the same camera:
Cameras from Ebay France (Voss) (Uploaded each 3 hours)