Edixa Reflex Cameras - Taken from long gone website

(Design and manufactured by Wirgin Kamerawerk, Wiesbaden, West Germany).

Edixa Reflex, 1954-??

Waist-level viewfinder
Shutter: Cloth 1-1/1000 +B
The data above are from [5], but cccording to CBS, shutter speeds are 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 and B
Flash: Standard F and X synch
Metering: none
Finder: Interchangeable
Battery: none

Non automatic diaphragm
No instant return mirror

Edixa Reflex II A, 1955-??

(also Edixa reflex A)
Interchangeable pentaprism and viewfinder
Shutter: Cloth 1-1/1000 +B
Flash: Standard F and X synch
Metering: none
Finder: Interchangeable
Battery: none

Non automatic diaphragm
No instant return mirror

Edixa Reflex II B, 1955-??

(also Astraflex 1000 in 1958)
Same as IIA, but with automatic diaphragm

Edixa Reflex II C, 1955-??

(also Astraflex LM in 1959)
Same as IIB, but with uncoupled selnium meter on top.

Edixa Reflex II D, 1956-??

(also Edixa reflex D)
Interchangeable pentaprism and viewfinder
Separate slow speed dial, selftimer
Shutter: Cloth 9-1/1000 +B;
Flash: Standard F and X synch
Metering: none

Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror

Edixa Flex, 1958(?)-??

Like Edixa Reflex but without slow shutter speeds (Shutter from 1/30).

Edixa Flex B, C, D, 1959(?)-??

Like Edixa Reflex IIB, IIC and IID, with Flex body

Edixa Reflex Standard, 1960-??

Interchangeable pentaprism and viewfinder

Shutter: Cloth 1-1/500 +B
Flash: Standard F and X synch
Metering: none

Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror

Edixa-mat Reflex, (or B) 1960-??

Interchangeable pentaprism and viewfinder

Shutter: Cloth 1-1/1000 +B
Flash: Standard F and X synch
Metering: none

Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror

Edixa-mat Relex C, D, 1960(?)-??

Like Edixa-mat Reflex, C - slenium meter; D - slow speeds from 9s.

Edixa-mat Kadett, 1961(?)-??

Waist-level (interchangeable) finder
Shutter: 1/30 - 1/500, B(?)
Flash: Standard F and X synch(?)
Metering: none

Automatic diaphragm
instant return mirror(?)

Edixa-Mat BL, 1961(?)-1967(?)

Waist-level (interchangeable) finder
Shutter: 1 - 1/500, B(?)
Flash: ??
Metering: none

Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror

Edixa-Mat CL, 1963(?)-1967(?)

As Edixa-Mat Bl but with interchangeable pentaprism as a standard option and selenium meter

Edixa-Mat DL, 1963(?)-1967(?)

As Edixa-Mat Bl but with interchangeable pentaprism as a standard option and slow shutter speeds from 9s.

Edixa 750, 1965(?)-??

As Edixa-Mat Bl but without instant retern mirror and shutter 1/30-1/1000.

Edixa Prismaflex, 1965-1969(?)

Fixed pentaprism with microprism focusing
Shutter: 1/30-1/500, B(?)
Flash: ??
Metering: none

Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror

Edixa Prismat, 1965-1969(?)

Like Edixa Prismaflex but with shutter speeds from 1 to 1/1000.

Edixa Prismat CDS, 1965-1969(?)

Like Edixa Prismat but with external CDS meter.

Edixa Prismaflex TTL, 1966-(??)

Fixed pentaprism with split-image rangefinder
Shutter: 1/25-1/1000, B
Flash: Standard F and X synch at 1/60, no hot shoe
Metering: Stoped down match needle CDS meter from entire field
The needle of the meter visible on top not in viewfinder
Finder: Split-image rangefinder in ground glass screen
Battery: ??

Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror

Edixa Prismat LTL, 1968-(??)

Same as TTL but shutter 1-1/1000, and the meter needle in viewfinder.
Two shutter speed dials.

Edixa Prismaflex LTL, 1968-(??)

Same as Prismat LTL but shutter 1/30-1/1000.

Edixa Electronica TL, 1971-(??)

Fixed pentaprism with split-image rangefinder
Shutter: Cloth 16s-1/1000, B
Flash: Standard F and X synch at 1/60, hot shoe
Metering: Stoped down match needle CDS meter from entire field

Finder: Split-image rangefinder and microprism collar in Freshnel screen

Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Self timer; battery check; meter needle also visible on top of the camera.
Shuttrer speeds (down to 1/30) are visible in vewfindfer

Following Cameras have two mounts: Edixa bayonet and M42(?)

Edixa-Rex B, 1966-(??)

Interchangeable pentaprism with interchgangeable screens.
Shutter: Cloth 1-1/1000, B
Flash: Standard F and X synch at 1/60, no hot shoe
Metering: none

Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror

Edixa-Rex D, 1966-(??)

Same as B, but shutter from 9s + selftimer.

Edixa-Rex CDS, 1966-(??)

Same as B, but with external CDS meter with needle on top.

Edixa-rex TTL, 1966-(??)

Fixed pentaprism with split-image rangefinder
Shutter: 1-1/1000, B
Flash: Standard F and X synch at 1/60, no hot shoe
Metering: Stoped down match needle CDS meter from entire field

Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror

Edixa Prismat TTL, 1967-(??)

Fixed pentaprism with split-image rangefinder
Shutter: 1-1/1000, B
Flash: Standard F and X synch at 1/60, no hot shoe
Metering: Stoped down match needle CDS meter from entire field

Automatic diaphragm
Instant return mirror

Should you buy Edixa? Quote from [1]: "... Edixa equipment rarely operates well for very long and is not particularly easy to repair". But, as it is usual with old cameras, you can find a perfect example.

From Franck Maubuisson:
I bought an old Revue wich is obviously a renamed Edixa, with an Isco lens. Well, it doesnt work due to a film transport problem, still I observed that the Edixa mount is slightly different from the standard: when I screw the lens on another body, or another lens on the body, the indexes for diaph and focusing scale are not exactly on the top of the lens, and this is not the little difference you observe between the other current mades: it is enough to prevent the automatic diaph tou couple correctly, so if I you have the opportunity to buy a preselection lens designed for Edixa (Schneider for exemple), I would recommand to try it on the body you want to use...

From aab: Very interesting! I have a Edixa-mat BL and it's mount is an ordinary thread mount. Mounts my SMC Takumar lenses without problems ...

Any expirience with Edixa?

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