Balda-Werk, Dresden, Germany was founded in 1908 by Max Baldaewg and noted for it's photographic accessories and in the 1920s for rollfilm cameras. After the war Max Baldaweg moved to West Germany and founded Balda Kamera-Werk in Bunde in 1948.
Balda developed working relations with Minox and manufactured the Minox 110 and 35mm cameras and marketed a similar cameras under their own name.
Introduced in 1983 the Balda CE35 is a small (103x62x32mm, 147g) 35mm folding camera. Bright line finder with distance symbols and slow speed LEDs. Back light compensation. Baldanon f2.8/38mm lens. f2.8/1 sec to f16/500. Detachable flash - CF18. Body has a leather like pattern in the moulding.
Ebay 2004/08/08 51.10EUR (with flash, boxed), 2004/11/01 24.25EUR, 2005/01/10 52EUR (with flash), 2005/01/20 54EUR (with flash, box), 2005/01/24 45EUR (box), 2005/01/30 47.15EUR (with flash, box), 2005/06/04 90.90EUR (with flash),
Balda C35
Balda CA35
Baldanin 2,8/38 lens
Balda C35
Balda Mini 35 - version sold in United Kingdom
Baldanon 38mm f2.8 Lens. Focus 3ft/0.9m to Infinity, Coupled Focus Indicator & Red Metering LED in Viewfinder, Fully Auto Shutter/Aperture Program via 2 Photo Cells
Single Stroke Lever Advance, Self Timer, 2x Exposure Compensation, ASA 25-1000, Shutter Cocked Indicator, Self Return Frame Counter, Easy Action Shutter Release Button (with cable release thread), Crank Rewind Lever/Film Door Release, Tripod Socket, Uses 2x SR44
Auto Thyristor Clip-On Flash Gun, ASA 25-1000, 3 Position Switch: Off/Range 1/Range 2, Neon Charge Indicator, Coupled to Camera Light Level Sensor, Uses 2x AA Batteries
Bauer Scout 35 - Bauer (Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart) sold the Scout 35, Neovaron f2.8/38mm lens, smooth finish, more like the Minox 35ML
Foto-Quelle Revue 35 XE with Revuenon f2.8/38mm lens.
Voigtländer Vito (1983) Color Voigtar f5.6/38mm programmed electronic shutter 1-500 with focusing by symbols, smooth finish, more like the Minox 35ML
Voigtländer Vito C (1980) Color Skopar f2.8/38mm., smooth finish, more like the Minox 35ML
Voigtländer CE35 (1980) This is a Balda CE35 marked Voigtländer CE35. Color Skopar f2.8/38mm, smooth finish, more like the Minox 35ML
Yangtze Balda CE 35A - 1989 The lens ring has 'Yangtze-Balda' inscription. Production tools were sold to China. First models were assembled by Chinese technicians in Germany and from 1995 were manufactured in China. The inscription was then changed to read "Germany Design".
The Balda CS35 is similar to the Balda CE35 but includes a self timer.
Mini 35 Plus - version sold in United Kingdom
Voigtländer Vito CS (1980) As Vito C (1980) but backlight compensation button and electronic self timer added.
Yangtze Balda CS 35 - similar to the Yangtze Balda CE 35 but with electronic self timer and different battery type.
The transparent perplex camera sold on Ebay for 31.51EUR 2007/10/21
Last updated 26th October 2007