Balda manufactured the plastic Minox 110S and Minox 35 EL cameras. When Minox decided to discontinue the production of the 110S Balda continued production with their own version the 1000 EL BR including the "french door" protection cover over the lens. Like the Minox 110S it has a electronic shutter with speeds of 4 seconds to 1/1000. Both have a CdS meter providing aperture-priority automatic exposure control and have a coupled-rangefinder. The Minox has a 25mm (f2.8-22), 4 element/3 group lens, were as the Balda has a wider but slower 20.5mm f4.0 optic. The Balda 110 cameras are harder to find than the Minox 110S, but are now less expensive.
| Model | Electronic 1000 EL-BR |
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| Lens | 4 element 20.5mm lens, aperture ranged from f4 down to f16 |
| Shutter | 1/1000th to 4 seconds, locked if there is a used flash cube in the firing position |
| Rangerfinder | Superimposed image, rectangular measuring patch in centre of viewfinder |
| Viewfinder | Bright line telescope viewfinder with automatic parallax compensation. Aperture setting and warning arrows visible in viewfinder. |
| Warning lights | Over exposure and long exposure warning lights appear in the viewfinder |
| Finish/colour | black |
| Dimensions | 131x26x54mm (5"x1"x2") |
| Weight | 5 oz 130 grams (with battery, without film) |
| Battery | two Varta 7203, 246 or Mallory MN625, battery tester with glow light indicator; mounted in the film door near the hinge |
| Flash | Built in socket for X-cubes with automatic cube rotation. connections for special Minox electronic flash unit F 110. |
| Tripod | socket 1/4" |
| Case | burgundy brown snap shut leather case |
| Box | |
| Accessories | wrist strap (a chrome snake chain) |
| Instructions | |
| Purchased | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1974 |
| Cost | |
| Current Value | |
| Auction Price | Ebay 2004/06/22 51.53EUR |
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Last Updated on 23rd June 2004