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The '''Amiflex''' was a 6×6 TLR camera that was produced around 1953–4 by 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''' was a 6×6 TLR camera that was produced around 1953–4 by 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. | + | 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. | Robert Monaghan mentions a later Amiflex II, but does not elaborate. | ||
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+ | During World War II, there was an [[Ami]] 4.5×6 folder, it is unknown if the two cameras are related. | ||
== Source / further reading == | == Source / further reading == |
Revision as of 16:42, 4 June 2006
The Amiflex was a 6×6 TLR camera that was produced around 1953–4 by 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.
During World War II, there was an Ami 4.5×6 folder, 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
External links
- Amiflex at Robert Monaghan's site
- Amiflex at Japan Family Camera (in Japanese)
- Amiflex from Aya's TLR collection (in Japanese)