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The Amiflex has a pair of Ami 80mm f/3.5 lenses and an [[NKS]] shutter (B, 1–200) with self-timer and flash synchronization. It focuses with the front cells of both lenses, which are geared together. Film advance uses a red window on the back. | The Amiflex has a pair of Ami 80mm f/3.5 lenses and an [[NKS]] shutter (B, 1–200) with self-timer and flash synchronization. It focuses with the front cells of both lenses, which are geared together. Film advance uses a red window on the back. | ||
| − | The Amiflex is advertised in December 1953<REF> {{Showa10ad|Amiflex and | + | The Amiflex is advertised in December 1953<REF> {{Showa10ad|Amiflex and [[Daido Six and Semi|Daido Six]]|581|December 1953|Asahi Camera}} </REF> for ¥9,000 (together with the similarly priced [[Daido Six and Semi|Daido Six]]) and in February 1954<REF> {{Showa10ad|Amiflex|367|February 1954|Asahi Camera}} </REF> for ¥9500 (both prices including case), distributed by Satsuki <!-- almost certainly "Satsuki"; but conceivably "Gogatsu" --> Shashin Shōkai (五月写真商会) of Tsukiji 3–8, Chūō-ku, Tokyo. |
Robert Monaghan mentions a later Amiflex II, but does not elaborate. According to {{Kokusan}}, the later Amiflex had a sportsfinder and some changes to the back door opening. | Robert Monaghan mentions a later Amiflex II, but does not elaborate. According to {{Kokusan}}, the later Amiflex had a sportsfinder and some changes to the back door opening. | ||
Revision as of 13:38, 19 July 2006
The Amiflex is a 6×6 TLR camera that was produced around 1953–4 by Kanto Optical Corp.
The Amiflex has a pair of Ami 80mm f/3.5 lenses and an NKS shutter (B, 1–200) with self-timer and flash synchronization. It focuses with the front cells of both lenses, which are geared together. Film advance uses a red window on the back.
The Amiflex is advertised in December 1953[1] for ¥9,000 (together with the similarly priced Daido Six) and in February 1954[2] for ¥9500 (both prices including case), distributed by Satsuki Shashin Shōkai (五月写真商会) of Tsukiji 3–8, Chūō-ku, Tokyo.
Robert Monaghan mentions a later Amiflex II, but does not elaborate. According to Kokusan kamera no rekishi, the later Amiflex had a sportsfinder and some changes to the back door opening.
During World War II, there was an Ami 4.5×6 folder; it is unknown if the two cameras are related.
Notes
- ↑ Advertisement for the Amiflex and Daido Six, published in the December 1953 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 581.
- ↑ Advertisement for the Amiflex, published in the February 1954 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 367.
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. Items 367 and 581.
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