Certo

From Camerapedia.org

Camera industry in Dresden

Balda | Certo | Eho-Altissa | Ernemann | Feinmess | Hüttig | Ihagee | Kochmann | Kerman | KW | Eugen Loeber | Ludwig | Mentor | Mimosa | Pentacon | Richter | Wünsche | Zeiss Ikon | Zeh

Camera distributors in Dresden

Stöckig

Camera industry in Freital

Beier | Pouva | Thowe | Welta

Certo was a German maker based in Dresden that made mainly medium-priced folders before World War II. It was quite comparable to Welta and Balda.

After the war, it remained in activity in East Germany and produced cameras quite similar to the pre-war designs until the 1970s, being one of the last independent East German camera makers. It ended as a part of the VEB Pentacon conglomerate.

Contents 1 35mm 1.1 Folding 1.2 SLR 2 120 film 2.1 Folding 2.2 Box 3 127 film 3.1 Folding 4 Plate models 5 Links

35mm

Folding

• Dollina 0
• Dollina I
• Dollina II
• Dollina III
• Super Dollina
• Super Dollina II
• Durata
• Durata II

SLR

• Exa Ic

120 film

Folding

• Certix A / B (6×9)
• Super Sport Dolly (6×6)
• Certo Six

Box

• Double Box (6×9)
• Certo Box
• Certo Phot (6×6)

127 film

Folding

• Dolly Vest Pocket (4×6.5)
• Dolly (3×4)

Plate models

• Bee Bee A (6.5×9) & B (9×12)

Links

In English:

• Certo section at Retrography.com by Simon Simonsen

In German:

• Certo at Frank Petermann's camera site
• Company history at dresdner-kameras.de

In French:

• Certo page at Collection G. Even's site
• Cameras and user manuals at www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand