Ami (4.5×6 folder)
The Ami (アミーカメラ) was a 6×4.5 folder sold by Tōkyō Shashin Shōkai (東京写真商会, i.e. "Tokyo photography trading") in 1941–2. It had a folding finder, an Ami f/3.5 75mm lens and an Ami shutter with speeds of 1–200.
The Ami was advertised in the March 1942 issue of Hōdō Shashin (報道写真) for ¥115, together with the Sintax as a more expensive alternative.
At the beginning of the 1950s, there was an Amiflex 6×6 TLR, it is unknown if the two cameras are related.
Source / further reading
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10~40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7 pp. 58, 59, 334.