Two Rangefinders 6x6, but very different...

 

Super Fujica-6 and Welmy-six

 

When I've seen the Fujica first, I loved the round design. Since I'm working with it, I also like the handling. It seams, that it fits exactly in my pocket, and also in my hand...

The Welmy I bought, because of its nickname: "frog-eye". I thought, it has a rangefinder, like the Fujica, but the 2nd. window is for a reflex-viewfinder...
The camera came as "good condition" to my. But now I know, what that means:
dirty, impossible to see something through the viewfinders, the distance adjustment was blocked at "1m"...
I need some hours to gave it a new "nice condition" back.
Alsway I used a f-stop over 8, with an Ilford Delta 400, 800 ASA. So I've got pretti good results on my negatives. I think the lens is similar to an uncoated Agfa-Agnar with 3 lenses.
After scanning, the result was a lot better, then I saw it with the magnifying glass. Nice surprise.

Back to the Fujica. As I told, I love to work with it. I've testet several rangefinder-cameras with bellow and 6x6 negative size, but this Super Fujica-6 is my favourite. Ok, it is a little bit heavier, al little bit bigger, the other 6x6 bellow-cameras, but it is "smart".
The rangefinder is coupled to the lens, so it is very easy to the right distance. The viewfinder show only about 75% of the motive. This you need to know, when you are working with color-slides.
Usually I use b/w-negatives, so this is no problem for me, ...and step by step I "know" the right frame.

Now I'll show you two negatives, made by this cameras.

Taken with the Super Fujica-6, Fujinar, 1:3.5, 75 mm

Taken with the Welmy-six, Torionar, 1:3.5, 75 mm

The Lens of the Fujica reminds to a older Tessar. The Lens of the Welmy seamed to be a 3-lenser. Typical the overexposure of the lights (window-frames).

This is all for today, have a nice time and stay healthy.
-ekk-

PS.: more about this cameras:
Super Fujica-6, from ca. 1953, bought for ca. EUR  110.-
http://www.jnoir.eu/en/cameras/fujica/super-six/
Welmy six, from ca. 1953, bought for ca. EUR 40.-
http://www.jnoir.eu/en/cameras/taisei-koki/welmy/