Hanimex
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Hanimex Corporation was an importer and distributor of cameras, lenses, and other photographic equipment in Australia and New Zealand. The company also distributed consumer electronics and other non-photographic gear. Hanimex cameras were often sold under the Hanimex brand name or co-branded with the Hanimex brand and the Manufacturers brand (e.g. Hanimex Topcon). Photographic product distributed by the company were made by Tōkyō Kōgaku, Sedic and Royal in Japan, by Finetta, Montanus, Vredeborch and Dacora in West Germany, by Pentacon in East Germany, and by other manufacturers. Hanimex distributed SLR lenses for several different lens mounts under the Hanimex brand name. Since 1954, Hanimex was also the sole distributor of Fuji Film products in New Zealand.[1]
Hanimex sold camera flashes, film cameras (eg. Hanimex Loadmatic MP300 Super8 camera, Hanimex U8 Zoom Super8 camera), slide projectors[2] (eg. Hanimex Arus 500) and film projectors (eg the Hanimex Dual-matic IQ 1000S Super8 film projector) and dark room equipment.
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History
Hanimex Corporation was founded in 1947 by Jack Hannes[1]. Hanimex is an abbreviation for Hannes Import Export. At some point (date/reference needed), Hanimex Corporation became a subsidiary of Australian real estate developer, Chase Group. The subsidiary became known as Hanimex Group. In 1979, Des Franklin became the Managing Director of Hanimex.[3] In the 1980s, under Managing Director Bill Cutbush, Hanimex acquired a number of smaller companies including Foto Island, Palcolor.[4] In 1985, Hanimex acquired American company Vivitar, which was losing money, and in a year made the company profitable again. Due to a decline in the Australian real-estate market, Chase Group decided to sell Hanimex Group.[5] In 1989 Hanimex was acquired by Gestetner Corporation.[6] Ricoh Co., Ltd. acquired Gestetner Corporation in 1996. Gestetner then changed its name to NRG Overseas Investment Ltd.[7] On 22 April, 2004 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd acquired Hanimex Australasia Pty Ltd., the holding company of Hanimex Group, from NRG Overseas Investment Ltd, a group company of Ricoh Co., Ltd. Fuji discontinued use of the Hanimex name at that time but still owns the rights.
Hanimex compact R image by _Tophee_ (Image rights) |
Cameras
Date | Origin | |
Eaglet | c.1952 | |
Electra II | c.1962 | a rebadged Dacora-Matic 4D |
Hanimar | c.1953 | a rebadged Finetta 88 |
Hanimette | c.1966 | a rebadged Beirette |
Hanimex 100 LF Tele | ||
Hanimex 101 Rapid | c.1966 | a rebadged Dacora D 101 Rapid |
Hanimex 101F Rapid | ||
Hanimex 108F | ||
Hanimex 110 DFTele | ||
Hanimex 110 EF | ||
Hanimex 110F Auto-Grip | ||
Hanimex 110FL Tele | ||
Hanimex 110IF | ||
Hanimex 110 LF | ||
Hanimex 110 LF Tele | ||
Hanimex 110 MF Amphibian | ||
Hanimex 110 TF Motor | c.1968 | |
Hanimex PF 428 (110) | ||
Hanimex 202 Rapid | ||
Hanimex Amphibian (Underwater diving camera) | ||
Hanimex 303 Rapid | a rebranded Dacora D303 | |
Hanimex 35 AFX | ||
Hanimex 35 AL | ||
Hanimex 35 Auto-EE | ||
Hanimex 35 Auto-EE CDS | Taron Auto EE | |
Hanimex 35 DL | same as Miranda TL 200 | |
Hanimex 35 Dual Lens | ||
Hanimex 35EE | Chinon CE Memotron | |
Hanimex 35ee Micro | ||
Hanimex 35 EFP | ||
Hanimex 35 EM | ||
Hanimex 35 ES | ||
Hanimex 35 ESM | ||
Hanimex 35 F | ||
Hanimex 35 FE | ||
Hanimex 35 FM | ||
Hanimex 35 FX | ||
Hanimex 35 HF Motor | ||
Hanimex 35HL | ||
Hanimex 35 HS | ||
Hanimex 35 RAS | ||
Hanimex 35 HSC | ||
Hanimex 35 IF | ||
Hanimex 35 IF Sport | ||
Hanimex 35 KAF | ||
Hanimex 35 KAS | ||
Hanimex 35 KF | ||
Hanimex 35 MAF | ||
Hanimex 35 MB-3s | ||
Hanimex 35 MD | ||
Hanimex 35 ME | ||
Hanimex 35 Microflash | ||
Hanimex 35 MF | ||
Hanimex 35 RAF | ||
Hanimex 35 RAS | ||
Hanimex 35 Reflex Flash | 1979 | same as Fujica ST-F |
Hanimex 35 RL-1 | ||
Hanimex 35 S | ||
Hanimex 35 SE | ||
Hanimex 35 SL | ||
Hanimex 35 WF | ||
Hanimex Electronic 3if | ||
Hanimex 404 Rapid | ||
Hanimex A35 | c.1958 | a rebadged Samoca 35 M-28[8] |
Hanimex Big Eye Motor | ||
Hanimex Compact A | a rebadged Halina 35-600 | |
Hanimex Compact R | Ricoh 500 G | |
Hanimex Date | ||
Hanimex C-35 | c.1959 | a rebadged Royal 35P[9] |
Hanimex CR-1000 (SLR) | a rebadged Petri MF-1? | |
Hanimex D-35 | c.1959 | a rebadged Royal 35P[10] |
Hanimex DR-1 (SLR) | (made by Cosina [a CT-1?]) | |
Hanimex Duomatic | ||
Hanimex FC5s | ||
Hanimex Handy | ||
Hanimex IC500 | ||
Hanimex IC2000 | ||
Hanimex IC3000 | ||
Hanimex IEF | ||
Hanimex Mini | ||
Hanimex Mini AF | ||
Hanimex Panorama 35 | ||
Hanimex Praktica 66 | same as the Pentacon Six | |
Hanimex Praktica LB | c.1975 | same as the Praktica LB |
Hanimex Praktica LTL | c.1975 | same as the Praktica LTL |
Hanimex Praktica Mat | c.1967 | same as Praktica Mat |
Hanimex Praktica Nova I & IB | See Praktica Nova | |
Hanimex Praktica Super TL | c.1969 | See Praktica Super TL |
Hanimex RF-35 | ||
Hanimex RF-35d | ||
Hanimex Snap Shooter 115 | 1980's | Disc film camera |
Hanimex SnapShot | ||
Hanimex SnapShot 10 | ||
Hanimex SnapShot Brite | ||
Hanimex SnapShot Metallic | ||
Hanimex Standard 120 Box | c.1954 | made by Vredeborch |
Hanimex Tele 110 TF | ||
Hanimex Tele-Hanomatic PF628 | ||
Hanimex Topcon RE Auto | 1964 | made by Tokyo Kogaku |
Hanimex VC3500 | ||
Hanimex Vision I | ||
Hanimex Vision III | ||
Holiday | c.1958 | a rebadged Walz 35[11] |
Holiday 35 | c.1958 | a rebadged Royal 35P[12] |
Holiday 35 | c.1972 | |
Holiday II | ||
Werra IB | c.1954 | a rebadged Werra [13] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FujiFilm New Zealand company history
- ↑ The Australian Way – Paul Burrows, AV Hub, 05 October 2012
- ↑ Australian Photo History, Chapter One
- ↑ Australian Photo History, Chapter Two: 1980-1986
- ↑ LA Times, Yet another buyer sets its sights on Vivitar
- ↑ Gestetner History
- ↑ Ricoh Canada: Ricoh History
- ↑ The Royal Camera Co, Hanimex A35 and C35 Catalog Specs. (Colin Clarke)
- ↑ The Royal Camera Co., Hanimex A35 and C35 Catalog Specs. (Colin Clarke).—| Hanimex C35 (Hanimex 1959 Catalogue
- ↑ | Hanimex D35 (Hanimex 1959 Catalogue
- ↑ | Hanimex C35 (Hanimex 1959 Catalogue
- ↑ | Hanimex C35 (Hanimex 1959 Catalogue
- ↑ The Royal Camera Co., Hanimex A35 and C35 Catalog Specs. (Colin Clarke)
Links
- about Haking and Hanimex at Marriott's
- Hanimex Pro TL and Hanimex Praktica TL at Practica Collector
- Hanimex Hanimar at Tsuzuki & Kodama
- Hanimex page at Collection G. Even's site (in French)
- 1976 advertisement at Trove
- Hanimex DR-1 PDF manual from OrphanCameras.com
- Hanimex 35SE PDF manual from OrphanCameras.com
- Hanimex 35 Amphibian PDF manual from OrphanCameras.com
- Hanimex ZF 35 PDF manual from OrphanCameras.com
- Hanimex lenses PDF booklet from OrphanCameras.com