Yashima Flex
The Yashima Flex was a 6×6 TLR made by Yashima Kogaku Seiki in 1953/54, and advertised as color photography camera with a flash synchronized shutter with self-timer. It had film-advance by knob and an aperture setting knob, both, seen from the back, on the right side.
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The ad with price shows the two modes of the viewfinder hood. In the 2nd mode the hood itself serves as sports finder. scanned by yashicasailorboy (Image rights) |
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TLR with a pair of Tomioka Tri-Lausar 1:3.5 f=80mm lenses and NKS-TB shutter image by Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris (Image rights) |
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with 2 Tomioka Tri-Lausar 1:3.5 f=80mm lenses & NKS shutter image by Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris (Image rights) |
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the camera above, other view, and another ad images by Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris (Image rights) |
Almost alike: The Yashica Flex B
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Even Yashica Flex B's badge is a close relative to the Yashima Flex's badge image by Tom Chandler (Image rights) |
see also Yashica 6×6 TLR (knob_advance)