Arca-Swiss
| ARCA-SWISS Phototechnik AG
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1926 |
| Seat | Wollerau , Switzerland |
| management | Anna Maria Vogt |
| Branch | photography |
The ARCA-SWISS Photo Technik AG is a Swiss manufacturer of high quality professional cameras and photographic accessories based in Wollerau . The Arca-Swiss International is in Besancon in France resident.
history
The company was founded in 1926 by Alfred Oschwald in Zurich . After his departure, the company was renamed the Oschwald Brothers, Mechanical Workshop and Repair Workshop for Cameras .
Arca-Swiss built the first professional cameras in the 1950s. The Oschwald brothers decided to develop their own camera system based on the principle of the optical bench . The name of the new model is composed of the acronym A ll- R ound- CA meras which is to describe the versatility of the system, and the designation of origin together. In 1952 the prototype of the Arca-Swiss , a view camera for the format 6 × 9 cm, was built. A new model for the 9 × 12 cm format followed.
Special cameras have now also been manufactured for the view camera models, such as the rotocamera ( panorama cameras for 360 ° recordings) and telescopic sight cameras ( shot control camera GR-81). Other types were added, such as B. the handheld camera SW45 in the 1960s . Unusual constructions like the 6 × 9 and 4 × 5 " reflex cameras were produced in small numbers until the end of the 1970s.
In 1964 the tripod head monoball appeared , which is still manufactured in modified forms and is considered to be one of the most stable ball heads on the market. All Arca-Swiss tripod heads are now available with different interchangeable systems and panorama functions. The Arca-Swiss exchange system has developed into a quasi-standard, numerous manufacturers of tripod heads offer compatible systems for a wide variety of applications.
Production of the classic camera line from the A, B and C series continued until 1984. In that year Philippe Vogt acquired the company and also took over its management. This involved a complete overhaul of the product line.
In 1999 the company headquarters was relocated to Besançon, France, and Arca-Swiss International was founded. Arca-Swiss Phototechnik AG is based in Wollerau (Switzerland).
In 2003 Arca-Swiss Phototechnik AG was awarded the Swiss Design Prize for its misura , the smallest and lightest large-format system camera . In 2009 the Rm3d received the red dot design award .
Camera models
- F-Line: F-classic, F-metric, F-Universalis, Misura
- M-Line: M-monolith, M-two
- R-Line: Rm2d, Rm3d Factum, Rm3di, Rl3di
- LuIF
Tripod heads
- monoball B1, B2
- monoball Z1, Z1g, Z2 (successor to the B series)
- monoball p0, p1
- c1 cube (geared head)
- d4 (geared head) and d4m (three-way head)
Web links
- Report from photokina 2004 (English, French)
- Descriptions of cameras and accessories (English)
- Test report geared tilting head Cube C1
- The Arca-Swiss F-line Field Camera. Retrieved November 25, 2009 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry of “Arca-Swiss Phototechnik AG” in the commercial register of the Canton of Zurich ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b “Zurich photo industry and photo trading companies from the beginnings to approx. 1930” , ETH Zurich library
- ↑ a b c Entry of "ARCA-SWISS Phototechnik AG" in the commercial register of the Canton of Schwyz
- ^ Design Prize Switzerland, Prize Winner 2003 - Arca-Swiss Phototechnik AG .
- ↑ red dot award: product design 2009 and press release ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 56 kB)
