Serial Number: Cam0090
Type:
Field Camera
Manufacturer:
Wista
Country of Origin:
Japan
Production Period:
1972
Approximate Price:
USD 2,099.99
Reference:
camerapedia.wikia.com
Status: Display
Description:
The Wista Field cameras are a range of straightforward wooden-bodied field cameras
made in Japan by Wista. They are made from cherry or rosewood, and there is one ebony model.
The standard camera is the 45DX.[1] It is a double-extension camera, allowing lenses between 47mm
and 300 mm[2] with the standard lensboard and bellows. As is usual for a field camera, the front
standard allows considerable camera movements; 35 mm of rise and 30 mm of fall, 40 mm of shift, tilt
(40° degrees forward, 30° backward) and swing (12° each way). There are also rear tilt, shift and swing.
The camera has a revolving back and a fresnel focusing screen. It is made in cherry, rose or ebony
wood, with brass metal parts. It weighs about 2 kg.
There is a simplified model, the 45-II. This is very similar, but does not have rear shift (it has the other
rear movements; the camera illustrated is a 45-II).
One model, the 45SW has interchangeable bellows, allowing the use of extension bellows for long
lenses or very close focus. The Wista website lists this camera only in Rosewood.
