The writer is a Finland (located in northern Europe) based freelance web designer and photography and technology enthusiast. Sipping Designs is noteboard for ideas, discoveries and implementation.
On Saturday we visited an antique fair in Oulu. There were almost 100 exhibitors and sellers and most of them sold vintage dishes (glass, porcelain) and ornaments, and old stamps and postcards. I was hoping to find an old camera and just as I was giving up on hope, I run into this beautiful pocket-size medium format folding camera called Welta Weltax. It was made in Germany after WWII and it’s in full working order.
The camera has a Meyer-Optik Trioplan 1:3.5 / 75 V lens and a Prontor-S shutter. The aperture goes from f/3.5 to f/22 and shutter speeds are…
