Description
Altix Tempor Film Camera with original case, Not tested but the shutter does work
the Altix Tempor is a very collectible little East German camera with some quirky features. It was made by Altissa Camera Werk (later VEB Altissa, Dresden, East Germany) during the 1950s.
Altix Tempor – Overview
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Type: 35 mm viewfinder camera
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Maker: Altissa (Dresden, East Germany, part of the postwar camera industry in the Soviet Zone)
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Introduced: Around 1952–1958
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Film format: 35 mm cartridges (36×24 mm negatives)
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Positioning: A compact, stylish “everyman’s camera,” competing with the likes of the Kodak Retinette, Agfa Silette, and Balda Baldessa.
Key Features
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Lens options (interchangeable front-cell design on M27 screw mount):
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Meyer-Optik Trioplan 50 mm f/2.9 (triplet)
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Meyer-Optik Primotar 50 mm f/3.5
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Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50 mm f/2.8 (on higher-end examples)
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Shutter: Tempor shutter (hence the model name), usually with speeds:
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B, 1 – 1/250 sec (some later ones up to 1/300 sec).
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Viewfinder: Simple optical finder (not a rangefinder).
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Film advance: Bottom-mounted wind knob.
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Flash sync: PC socket on the shutter housing.
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Body: Compact die-cast body, clean Bauhaus-inspired design, somewhat reminiscent of early Voigtländer Vitos.
