Braun Super Paxette - A Little Dainty RF

[shadowfox]

I blame a member here (callsign: ped) for introducing us to his wonderful collection of this gem-like camera system.

I sold a lens to a friend recently so I use some of the money to get this clean sample of:

The seller said that he (or she) never seen one this clean, true enough, it's jewel like appearance was enhanced by the brushed metal finish. No pitting or corrosion in sight.

With a nub as a film advance lever, smooth too.

The lens is equally sparkly and dainty.
Moreover, the RF patch is accurate, and so is the shutter.

What's not to like?

 

[serrada36]

Gorgeous! Amazing find! Congrats!

 

[jan normandale]

looks like "a compact brick".. makes me think of a Robot camera I picked up and hefted.. very solid and 'meaty' compared to similar sized modern 35mm P/S cameras. You'll have fun with this one I'm sure.

 

[Steve M.]

Would love to see some photos from the camera. Sure is a cutie.

 

[farlymac]

Definitely one to hold on to. Congrats, Will.

PF

 

[fotomeow]

Looks great, but what the h*ll is it? brand? model? year? i cant quite make it out.

 

[Doug]

Gary, I see Braun Super Paxette on the camera... 🙂

 

[shadowfox]

Looks great, but what the h*ll is it? brand? model? year? i cant quite make it out.

Sorry, didn't mean to confuse people.
As Doug pointed out, it's a Super Paxette made by one of those excellent German camera factories named Carl Braun Camera-Werk (not the other Braun who made electric shavers).

Which year/model exactly? I don't know, and don't really care either because I am not going to collect all the body variations (many of them, try google and be ready to read a lot). I just want one 🙂

All I care about:

1. It has a genuine manual rangefinder patch
2. It accepts multiple RF-coupled lenses
3. It has that distinctive look (later models has a total brick-like shape which is ugly to me)
3. It works

Now the lenses, there are quite a few of them, but not all of them are rf-coupled. I like 35mm focal length, so naturally I am looking for one.

 

[bfffer]

beautiful camera
is it a half frame or full frame?

 

[shadowfox]

It is in fact, a full frame camera.
Which is striking because it's not wider than 4 rolls of film side by side.

 

[Ezzie]

Its a looker alright. Very nice find. Love the focal plane leaf shutter arrangement.

 

[Keith]

My next door neighbour gave me one of these a couple of years ago. Unfortunatley it hadn't been stored well and has some corrosion on the body and the viewfinder needs a good clean.

Very pretty little camera though and I did run a roll of film through it.

 

[Ezzie]

Dainty, good looking, built like a brick sh1thouse, perfect as a women´s self defense handbag filler. Now I want one (for the wife) 😉

 

[ped]

Oh dear. This is how it began for me. I should warn you that this relatively cheap gear can become quite addictive

Proof:

Enjoy and let's see some shots ASAP!

 

[shadowfox]

ped, I know. That's why I credited you 🙂
Say, do you by any chance remember if the Isco Westron 35/3.5 is rf-coupled?

 

[ped]

I don't know for sure but having seen detailed pictures of the back I couldn't see any evidence that it was. I have the Staeble-Lithigon 35 which is coupled. A very nice lens.

Cheers

 

[gdmcclintock]

It looks a little like an Agfa Silette.

 

[shadowfox]

From the test roll:

* Neighbor's Fence

* Wide open, closest focusing. A bit swirley, but interesting...

* Morning Shade
I think this one is f/4, my favorite from the set

* Dude, One Way!

* Canonical
At f/8 and 1/300th shutter speed, things sharpens up quite nicely

* Morning Rest
A Pete, resting in the morning, before continuing on its journey.

An Impression:
Nice camera, very solid and quite precise.
Other than some quirks in loading and a patience-taxing rewinding procedure, this is a nice system.

 

[sweathog]

That really is a thing of beauty. Very nice to see that it is also a good piece of gear, rather than just a trophy thing.

 

[ddutchison]

That is a gorgeous collection.