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* Dimensions: 143x82x100 mm
 
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==Versions==
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* Mariusz Jedynak (2018). ''Polskie Aparaty Fotograficzne 1953-1985''. Wydawnictwo MS. ISBN 978-83-61915-67-6.
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There are 21 different documented versions of the Ami<ref>Mariusz Jedynak (2018). ''Polskie Aparaty Fotograficzne 1953-1985''. Wydawnictwo MS. ISBN 978-83-61915-67-6.</ref>. They were available in 3 colours (white, beige and blue), with 6 different shutter button colours and 5 different logos (A<ref name="version4">[http://www.polskie-aparaty-fotograficzne.pl/7_ami/amiczerwony.jpg type 1 version 4, Polskie aparaty fotograficzne]</ref>,B<ref name="version5">[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ami_WZFO.png type 1 version 5, Wikimedia Commons]</ref>,C<ref name="version16">[http://www.polskie-aparaty-fotograficzne.pl/7_ami/amizielony.jpg type 1 version 16, Polskie aparaty fotograficzne]</ref>,D,E<ref name="version11">[http://www.polskie-aparaty-fotograficzne.pl/7_ami/amiszarypudelko.jpg type 1 version 11, Polskie aparaty fotograficzne]</ref>).
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The "type 2" versions differ in the addition of the WZFO logo in the flash shoe.
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==Links==
 
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Revision as of 15:41, 30 December 2022

52595944274_b01a0cfacf_n.jpg
type 1 version 5 Ami
image by Ivan Ruggiero (Image rights)

The Ami is a toy viewfinder cameras made of plastic by the Polish firm Warszawskie Zakłady Fotooptyczne (WZFO).

Made around 1960, the Ami takes 6×6 cm exposures on 120 film. It has a 75/8 simple, fixed-focus meniscus lens, and only one shutter speed of 1/50 sec (with flash synchronization for flash bulbs only). Aperture is f/16 for sunny and f/8 for cloudy. According to Michał R. Adamczyk, "[its body] was made of 'styropol' - Polish high impact polystyrene, which bettered aesthetics and reduced weight" compared with the Druh. The camera was intended for use with 40-50 ASA (17-18 DIN) films on clear days, with aperture 16 in the sunlight and 8 in the shadow or under light clouds. On cloudy days, 100-200 ASA (21-24 DIN) films and aperture 8 were recommended.

There is no word ami in Polish. French was a widely studied foreign language in Poland during the Communist period, and the name of this camera was probably intended to evoke the French word ami ("friend").

There was a Flash called Amilux designed for the Ami series, Powered by 22.5v battery it used type "lb-2" Bulbs.

Was followed by the Ami 2 in the same year and by the Ami 66 in 1969.

Specifications

  • Frame size: 56x56 mm (120 film type)
  • Film advance: manual, with red window
  • Lens: fixed, meniscus, 75 mm 1:8
  • Focusing: fix focus, from 2 m to infinity
  • Aperture: 1:8, 1:16
  • Shutter: two leaf everset shutter, one 1/50 s shutter speed
  • Cold shoe and standard PC socket
  • Flash sync: flashbulbs only
  • Tripod thread: 3/8"
  • Dimensions: 143x82x100 mm

Versions

There are 21 different documented versions of the Ami[1]. They were available in 3 colours (white, beige and blue), with 6 different shutter button colours and 5 different logos (A[2],B[3],C[4],D,E[5]).
The "type 2" versions differ in the addition of the WZFO logo in the flash shoe.

type version front colour top colour shutter button logo
1 1 white white A
2 B
3 C
4[2] rosso A
5[3] yellow B
6 green C
7 beige red A
8 yellow B
9 green C
10 light green
11[5] blue white white E
12 blue A
13 red
14 yellow B
15 green C
16[4] light green
17 black A
18 B
19 C
2 1 white A
2 D

Notes

  1. ↑ Mariusz Jedynak (2018). Polskie Aparaty Fotograficzne 1953-1985. Wydawnictwo MS. ISBN 978-83-61915-67-6.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 type 1 version 4, Polskie aparaty fotograficzne
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 type 1 version 5, Wikimedia Commons
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 type 1 version 16, Polskie aparaty fotograficzne
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 type 1 version 11, Polskie aparaty fotograficzne

Links

Sources

  • Ami camera instruction manual
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