Wirgin

The Wiesbaden Wirgin camera plants produced from 1924 until 1971 and her various camera models, which were marketed under other names. The company was founded by the brothers Wirgin. 1938, the company was seized by the German government and " linearization " sold as part of the works Dr. Schleußner Adox, since the brothers were Wirgin Jewish origin.

1945 was a voluntary repossession instead of the old owners and the camera production was resumed.

In 1961 the company took over the production of the Bayreuth company Franka works.

In 1968, the camera works Wirgin brothers were transformed into a GmbH. The Edixa GmbH continued the production camera. However, had ceased production in 1971 and a comparison to be registered. The models were not able to compete with the emerging in the 1960s and 1970s Japanese competition ( for example, Konica and Pentax ), as Wirgin the investment did not want to venture into a new camera body. The Edixa housing from 1954 and in particular the closure setting could not be adjusted for a modern system ( metering through the lens with the aperture coupling and time setting).

Heinrich ( Henry) Wirgin died on 1 March 1989 90 -year-old in Wiesbaden.

Parts of the former employees then became independent in Wiesbaden and founded the company camera service Helmut Lauer, who was a resident of Camera Service Helmut Lauer GmbH in Hochheim / mass home. 2009, the liquidation has been requested.

Models (selection)

  • Philos run ground - plate camera, wooden cabinet for plates or film 120 roll film format 6 x 9 cm, 1924
  • Nominal Rescue and reporters, very compact rangefinder cameras with retractable lens barrel, for roll film of type 127
  • Edinex, a number of particularly compact rangefinder cameras for 35mm film
  • Edixa, originally Edina ( name change due to proximity to the name Kodak Retina ), a series of rangefinder cameras for 35mm film, the most prominent models with the corresponding natural field of view focal length 43 ​​mm
  • Edixa Electronica SLR with automatic exposure control ( developed in the 60s by Heinz Waaske )
  • Edixa reflex models with interchangeable viewfinder, some long-term works ( 9 s - 1/ 1000 s ), last models with integrated Nachführbelichtungsmesser, M42 connector. The Edixa reflex models were also a Waaske Development of 1954. They were the big breakthrough for Wirgin.
  • Edixa 16 miniature camera for 16- mm film of Waaske.
  • Edixa Electronica TL. Last attempt in 1971, with a newly designed camera (SLR with electronic shutter of Prontor ).
  • Edixa stereo III. Stereo camera for miniature film format 24x22 mm. Lenses Steinheil Cassar 1,3,5 / 35 mm. Coupled rangefinder and built-in exposure meter Metrophot not coupled. Probably built in 1957. Various other stereo cameras with different equipment.
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