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| − | The '''Amiflex''' was a 6×6 TLR camera that was produced around 1953–4 by Kantō Kōgaku | + | The '''Amiflex''' was a 6×6 TLR camera that was produced around 1953–4 by , i.e. Kanto Optical Corp. (関東光学株式会社, Kantō Kōgaku Kabushiki Kaisha; "Kantō" loosely means east Japan, or the area of Tokyo rather than Kyoto and Osaka). |
| − | The Amiflex had | + | The Amiflex had a pair of Ami 80mm f/3.5 lenses and an NKS shutter (B, 1–200). It focuses with the front cell of each lens, which are geared together. Film advance uses a red window on the back. |
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| + | Robert Monaghan mentions a later Amiflex II, but does not elaborate. | ||
== Source / further reading == | == Source / further reading == | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/amiflex.html Amiflex] at Robert Monaghan's site | *[http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/amiflex.html Amiflex] at Robert Monaghan's site | ||
| − | *[http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/AMI_PIC.htm Amiflex] | + | *[http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/AMI_PIC.htm Amiflex] at [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ Japan Family Camera] (in Japanese) |
| − | *[http://aya-2.hp.infoseek.co.jp/amiflex-ca.html Amiflex] | + | *[http://aya-2.hp.infoseek.co.jp/amiflex-ca.html Amiflex] from [http://aya-2.hp.infoseek.co.jp/twolens_index.html Aya's TLR collection] (in Japanese) |
| − | [[Category: 6x6 | + | [[Category: A]] |
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Revision as of 13:48, 4 June 2006
The Amiflex was a 6×6 TLR camera that was produced around 1953–4 by , i.e. Kanto Optical Corp. (関東光学株式会社, Kantō Kōgaku Kabushiki Kaisha; "Kantō" loosely means east Japan, or the area of Tokyo rather than Kyoto and Osaka).
The Amiflex had a pair of Ami 80mm f/3.5 lenses and an NKS shutter (B, 1–200). It focuses with the front cell of each lens, which are geared together. Film advance uses a red window on the back.
Robert Monaghan mentions a later Amiflex II, but does not elaborate.
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
External links
- Amiflex at Robert Monaghan's site
- Amiflex at Japan Family Camera (in Japanese)
- Amiflex from Aya's TLR collection (in Japanese)
