Diax Kameras

The very first product of the Walter Voss GmbH.

A rangefinder to slip into the accessory-shoe on cameras (not only Diax), produced still in 1951, later replaced by the „Sagameter“ (see below)

A small stand for taking reproductions from more or less flat originals.
To cling to the camera’s lens front rim by srews, to use with cameras from 24x24mm to 6x9cm negative-size.

Available in a unique slip-on rim with binding screw (starting in spring 1950)

— Filters: yellow, yellow-green (just green, too), orange, light red, UV

— close-up lenses I and II

— soft focus lens

— sun-shade (srewed onto same rim)

bought in from Zeiss: Bernotar polarising filter

For metering the distance to close-up objects while using close-up lenses, in order to set the distance correctly (table of setting was necessery).

This accessory was screwed into the tripod socket on bottom of the Diax-camera.

— lead to connect a flash device to the camera’s synchro-socket

— cable release (same as below)

Proximeter I and Proximeter II (from 1954 on)

yellow light, yellow medium, yellow-green, orange, light red, blue, UV, skylight (in 1957)

close-up lenses I and II filter-srew-in 40,5mm with all lenses

A unique ever-ready-case with high top (including port for 1 filter), so that a slip-on lightmeter could stay on the camera and had not to be removed.

A rangefinder to slip into the accessory-shoe on cameras (not only Diax), from 1954 as an accessory in Diax-price guides (not made by Diax but bought in)

looks precisely identical to the „Präzisa“-rangefinder, then distributed by Erwin Enke

Saga- may refer to SAlmon&GArdner, the former traders of German cameras to Australia and New Zealand.

— cable release (same as above)

— sun-shade (srew-in 40,5mm)

for 3 focal lengths 35mm/85-90mm/135mm, made by Steinheil/München  (same as for Braun Paxette / Tower-USA / Argus-USA)  and bought in with specific Diax-engraving or Diax-sticker.