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At the age of 21, Max Baldeweg started a small factory in the German city of Dresden in 1908 for building photo equipment, initially simple roll film cameras but from 1935 also 35 mm cameras. In 1938, when the Balda factory celebrated its 30th anniversary, it released this 'Jubilette' 35mm camera as an anniversary celebration. To accommodate both rich and poor, the 'Jubilette' cameras were produced in many variants (with Baltar, Trioplan or Corygon 2.9 / 5 cm lenses in Prontor / Compur or Ovus shutters). This 1938 Balda 'Jubilette' - the oldest 35mm camera in my collection - has an uncoated Baltar 2.9 / 5 cm as its lens. in a Compur shutter with speeds from 1 to 1/300 sec. + T and B setting. The distance is adjustable from 0.5 m to infinity. When folded, the Jubilette is a very compact camera that could easily be carried in a jacket pocket. Determining composition is difficult with the small, built-up Newton viewfinder because the viewfinder image is a bit too square compared to the rectangular 35mm format.
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