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Japanese 6×6 TLR
left: Beautyflex, right: Beauty Flex l. by Nis Jensen, r. by Claudio Costa (Image rights)
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Beauty Flex and Beautyflex are two different series of Japanese 6×6 TLR cameras and made by Taiyōdō Kōki.

Beauty Flex models have front lens cell focusing with a toothed-gear that couples the taking and viewing lenses were made between 1951 and 1953, and were followed by Beautyflex and Beauty models which have lens board movement focusing from 1954.

As was common practise among 1950s Japanese camera manufacturers, a number of the Beautyflex models where rebadged (i.e. made for other sellers with an altered identity) with modest specification changes (Fodor, Montgomery Ward, Photoflex, and United States Camera) and rebranded (i.e. just given an alternative name for the manufacturer themselves to sell in different markets) as Gen.

The attribution of rebadges and rebrands can sometimes be tricky, but a good rule of thumb is - if the objective lens is not 80mm, Taiyōdō Kōki did not make it (however, there are two known exceptions - the original Beauty Flex and the Japan only Beauty III).

Beauty Flex II

Several versions of the Beauty Flex II are known. The earliest - know through a January 1951 advertisement in Photo Art magazine - features

Geared-lens focus
Beauty 75mm f3.5 taking lens
Unknown shutter with speeds of 1/15 to 1/150
No accessory shoe or flash sync
Name plate font in outlined letters
No logo on the viewfinder lid

Another has

Doimer 80mm f3.5 taking lens
TKK shutter with speeds of 1 to 1/200
Accessory shoe
Flash sync post on front of body

A variations of the 80mm lens model has

"T" (for Taiyōdō) logo on the viewfinder lid

Beauty Flex IIA

Beauty Flex IV
(early version, if not maybe a Beauty Flex III)^[1]
image by Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris (Image rights)

This was like an 80mm lens type II but for -

Name plate changed from flat plate to one with fluted edges and raised solid lettering.

Beauty Flex IV (early & late versions)

Thought to date to about 1952, the type IV number is known through advertising material and user manuals. There were two models and both had

Name plate changed from flat plate to one with fluted edges and solid lettering.
A side of body flash sync socket.

There were two versions.

Early version (as described above).
Late version - has a fluted decorative plate surrounding the viewing lenses, but is otherwise the same as the "early version".

Beautyflex V
image by Kirk Thorsteinson (Image rights)

Beauty Flex V

Thought to date to about 1953
Closely resembles the later model IV with key differences
1. Rounded triangle TKK logo on the viewfinder lid
2. Etoal 1/10 to 1/200 shutter with front-mounted release
3. Synch plug socket bottom right
4. Modified catch for the back
The Beautyflex V was rebranded as the (early) CSL Photoflex

Beautyflex S/Beauty S

Beautyflex S
image by MC JC (Image rights)

This model introduced the transition from gear coupled taking and viewing lenses to lens board movement focusing
Thought to date to about 1954.
Lens: Beauty 80mm f3.5
Shutter: NKS-FB MX 1 to 1/300
Neither the S or the T featured the rounded triangle TKK logo on the viewfinder lid, as introduced in the V and carried forward to the D.
There is a variant which has a "Beauty" name badge rather than "Beautyflex", and this was only sold in Japan.

Beauty III S

There was a further Japan only Beauty S variant called the "Beauty III S", which had unusual 75mm f/3.1 lenses. This model is marked "Beauty III" on the nameplate and "S" on the viewfinder lid.

Beautyflex T

Also thought to date to about 1954
Looks similar to the S except that there is no decorative connecting block between the two lenses
Lens: FC Telmer 80mm f3.5
Shutter: TKK MX 1 to 1/300
The Beautyflex T was rebadged as the Wardflex I, which was in turn rebranded by TKK as the Gen-flex (i.e. the Gen-flex is a copy of the Wardflex I rather than a copy of the Beautyflex T)

Beautyflex D

Beautyflex D Synchro-MX model
image by Sebastian Freitag (Image rights)

Thought to date to about 1955
Several Known Lens/Shutter combinations:
1. Biokor 3.5/80 mm lens in a Synchro-MX 1 - 1/300 shutter
The Biokor/Synchro-MX variant was rebadged as the Wardflex II and the USC Auto Fifty, and also rebranded by TKK as the (late) CSL Photoflex

illustration, c. 1957: Wardflex II
scanned by Kirk Thorsteinson (Image rights)

2. Biokor 3.5/80 mm lens in a Synchro-MXV 1 - 1/300 shutter
The Biokor/Synchro-MXV variant was rebadged as the Fodorflex
3. Biokor 3.5/80 lens in a Rectus 1 - 1/300 shutter
4. Biokor 3.5/80 mm lens in a Copal-MX 1 - 300 shutter

Copal-MX leaf shutter
image by Hans Kerensky (Image rights)

Beautyflex K

This model was a variant of the 28 with f/3.5 lenses and a few aesthetic differences.

Beautyflex U

This model was another variant of the 28 with alternative lenses/shutters, but the most distinguishing feature was the shutter release and flash sync positions were swapped, so it was effectively a left-hand layout.

Beautyflex 28

Whilst commonly referred to as the 2.8, early Taiyōdō brochures identify the camera as the Beautyflex Model 28.
This is an uncommon model, and among only a very few TLRs to have f/2.8 lenses (the best known being Rolleiflex models).
There are three variants, which differ by their Rolleiflex compatible Bay filter fittings
1. No bayonet
2. Single Bay III mounting on the taking lens
3. Double Bay III mounting on both lenses
All three variants share the same lenses and shutter
Lens - Cantor 80mm f2.8
Shutter - Copal 1 to 1/200

Taiyōdō Kōki Beautyflex Model 28 without filter bayonets
Images by yalluflex. (Image rights)

Taiyōdō Kōki Beautyflex Model 28 with filter bayonets on both lenses
Images by yalluflex. (Image rights)

Bibliography

Advertisement for the Beauty Flex II in the January 1951 issue of Photo Art (フォトアート) reproduced on Flickr. This is for the model with 75mm lenses.
Watakushi no ni-gan-refu kamera-ten (私の二眼レフカメラ展, Exhibition of twin lens reflex cameras). Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 1992. (Exhibition catalogue, no ISBN number.) P. 26.

Notes

↑ Although references to a Beauty Flex III may be found elsewhere on the Internet, there is no evidence supporting the existence of this model. Type numbers given to all versions identified in this text are supported by documents; names on packaging boxes, instruction manuals and other literature produced by Taiyōdō Kōki, plus magazine advertisements (which for technical reasons cannot be reproduced here). There is no known box, document, or advertisement for a model III. In addition, the "evolution" of types II to the early IV is largely attributable to the viewfinder cover front name badge changing from flat metal to one with a fluted edge and raised lettering, plus the flash sync "post" becoming a more modern "socket" along with its relocation from the front to the user's left side of the body due the lack of space for the bigger socket to remain on the front of the camera. To spell this out, the IIA had a raised lettering name plate and a front of body sync "post". The early IV added the side of body flash "socket". This suggests there was no logical intermediate configurations for a model III. A single know example of a camera with a raised lettering name plate and front of body flash "socket" was sold on Etsy, but it had a clumsy appearance: the edges of that socket were crimped to allow a fit, and it looked like an after-market modification? It may be logical to expect a model III, just as one might expect a model I (or a no-number type), but there are many other examples of manufactures not adhering to logical numbering schemes.

Links

Comparison with a
better-known Japanese TLR
image by kavandje (Image rights)

In Japanese:

Taiyodo Koki TLRs at Dujingtou.com (Essentially a copy of Barry Togoods TLR Cameras Website)
Beautyflex IV at Awane-Photo's camera museum
Beautyflex T at Awane-Photo's camera museum

In English;

Beautyflex on Westfordcomp.com (archived)
Study on Taiyodo Koki TLR's on Barry Togoods TLR Cameras Website
Beautyflex Models S and D plus Wardflex (Beautyflex Model T) instruction manuals in PDF format (English) from OrphanCameras.com website
A comprehensive illustrated guide to Beauty Flex and Beautyflex cameras at Taiyodo Koki & the Beauty Camera Company

[1] Although references to a Beauty Flex III may be found elsewhere on the Internet, there is no evidence supporting the existence of this model. Type numbers given to all versions identified in this text are supported by documents; names on packaging boxes, instruction manuals and other literature produced by Taiyōdō Kōki, plus magazine advertisements (which for technical reasons cannot be reproduced here). There is no known box, document, or advertisement for a model III. In addition, the "evolution" of types II to the early IV is largely attributable to the viewfinder cover front name badge changing from flat metal to one with a fluted edge and raised lettering, plus the flash sync "post" becoming a more modern "socket" along with its relocation from the front to the user's left side of the body due the lack of space for the bigger socket to remain on the front of the camera. To spell this out, the IIA had a raised lettering name plate and a front of body sync "post". The early IV added the side of body flash "socket". This suggests there was no logical intermediate configurations for a model III. A single know example of a camera with a raised lettering name plate and front of body flash "socket" was sold on Etsy, but it had a clumsy appearance: the edges of that socket were crimped to allow a fit, and it looked like an after-market modification? It may be logical to expect a model III, just as one might expect a model I (or a no-number type), but there are many other examples of manufactures not adhering to logical numbering schemes.

[1]

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-'''Beauty Flex''' and '''Beautyflex''' are a series of Japanese 6&times;6 TLR cameras and made by [[Taiyōdō|Taiyōdō Kōki]].
+{{Japanese postwar 6×6 TLR (A–L)|image=https://live.staticflickr.com/3282/2913040938_f61d344635_m_d.jpg|image2=https://live.staticflickr.com/2654/3897357633_810b1d9c56_m_d.jpg|caption=[https://www.flickr.com/photos/47093120@N00/2913040938/in/pool-camerawiki/ left:] Beautyflex, [https://www.flickr.com/photos/clcosta/3897357633/in/pool-camerawiki/ right:] Beauty Flex<br/><small>l. by {{image_author|Nis Jensen}}, r. by {{image_author|Claudio Costa}}</small> {{with permission}} }}
-Early Beauty Flex models have front lens cell focusing with a toothed-gear that couples the taking and viewing lenses, while later Beautyflex models have lens board movement focusing.
+<!--{{Flickr_image
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+|image_align= right
+|image_text= Beautyflex V
+|image_by= Claudio Costa
+|image_rights= with permission
+}}-->
+'''Beauty Flex''' and '''Beautyflex''' are two different series of Japanese 6&times;6 TLR cameras and made by [[Taiyōdō|Taiyōdō Kōki]].
+Beauty Flex models have front lens cell focusing with a toothed-gear that couples the taking and viewing lenses were made between 1951 and 1953, and were followed by Beautyflex and Beauty models which have lens board movement focusing from 1954.
+As was common practise among 1950s Japanese camera manufacturers, a number of the Beautyflex models where rebadged (i.e. made for other sellers with an altered identity) with modest specification changes ([[Fodor]], [[Montgomery Ward]], [[Photoflex]], and [[United States Camera]]) and rebranded (i.e. just given an alternative name for the manufacturer themselves to sell in different markets) as [[Gen]].
+The attribution of rebadges and rebrands can sometimes be tricky, but a good rule of thumb is - if the objective lens is not 80mm, Taiyōdō Kōki did not make it (however, there are two known exceptions - the original Beauty Flex and the Japan only Beauty III).
-As was common practise among 1950s Japanese camera manufacturers, a number of the Beautyflex models where rebadged (made for other sellers with an altered identity) with modest specification changes, and rebranded (just given an alternative name for the manufacturer themselves to sell in different markets). The attribution of rebadges and rebrands can sometimes be tricky, but a good rule of thumb is - if the objective lens is not 80mm, Taiyōdō Kōki did not make it (however, there are two known exceptions - the original Beautyflex and the Japan only Beauty III).
-== Beauty Flex ==
+== Beauty Flex II ==
-Known through a January 1951 advertisement in Photo Art magazine <ref>Do not assume that the symbol appearing immediately after the name is a Roman II: it is not. This group of symbols is not recognised as language by translators, nor as language characters by text extractors. Their meaning is unclear, but they appear in advertising and articles after the name of other early Beauty Flex models.</ref> and rare surviving examples.
+Several versions of the Beauty Flex II are known. The earliest - know through a January 1951 advertisement in Photo Art magazine - features
 * Geared-lens focus
 * Beauty 75mm f3.5 taking lens
 * Unknown shutter with speeds of 1/15 to 1/150
 * No accessory shoe or flash sync
+* Name plate font in outlined letters
+* No logo on the viewfinder lid
+Another has
+* Doimer 80mm f3.5 taking lens
+* TKK shutter with speeds of 1 to 1/200
+* Accessory shoe
+* Flash sync post on front of body
+A variations of the 80mm lens model has
+* "T" (for Taiyōdō) logo on the viewfinder lid
-== Beauty Flex II ==
+== Beauty Flex IIA ==
-{|class=floatright
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-|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/clcosta/3897357633/in/pool-camerawiki
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-|image= http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2654/3897357633_810b1d9c56_n.jpg
+|image= https://live.staticflickr.com/8878/28300938466_d4421e0343_m_d.jpg
 |image_align= right
-|image_text= Beautyflex V
+|image_text= Beauty Flex IV<br/>(early version, if not maybe a Beauty Flex III)<ref>Although references to a '''Beauty Flex III''' may be found elsewhere on the Internet, there is no evidence supporting the existence of this model. Type numbers given to all versions identified in this text are supported by documents; names on packaging boxes, instruction manuals and other literature produced by Taiyōdō Kōki, plus magazine advertisements (which for technical reasons cannot be reproduced here). There is no known box, document, or advertisement for a model III. In addition, the "evolution" of types II to the early IV is largely attributable to the viewfinder cover front name badge changing from flat metal to one with a fluted edge and raised lettering, plus the flash sync "post" becoming a more modern "socket" along with its relocation from the front to the user's left side of the body due the lack of space for the bigger socket to remain on the front of the camera. To spell this out, the IIA had a raised lettering name plate and a front of body sync "post". The early IV added the side of body flash "socket". This suggests there was no logical intermediate configurations for a model III. A single know example of a camera with a raised lettering name plate and front of body flash "socket" was sold on Etsy, but it had a clumsy appearance: the edges of that socket were crimped to allow a fit, and it looked like an after-market modification? It may be logical to expect a model III, just as one might expect a model I (or a no-number type), but there are many other examples of manufactures not adhering to logical numbering schemes.</ref>
-|image_by= Claudio Costa
+|image_by= Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris
-|image_rights= with permission
+|image_rights= wp
 }}
-|}
+This was like an 80mm lens type II but for -
-* Thought to date to about 1951
+* Name plate changed from flat plate to one with fluted edges and raised solid lettering.
-* Doimer 80mm f3.5 taking lens
-* TKK shutter with speeds of 1/10 to 1/200
-* Accessory shoe
-* Flash sync on front of body
-* No logo on the viewfinder lid
-* Name plate font outlined letters
-== Beauty Flex III ==
-* Thought to date to about 1951
-* As per II but with "T" logo on the viewfinder lid
-* Modified back release catch
 == Beauty Flex IV (early & late versions) ==
-* Thought to date to about 1951
+Thought to date to about 1952, the type IV number is known through advertising material and user manuals. There were two models and both had
-* Name plate changed from flat plate to one with fluted edges and solid lettering
+* Name plate changed from flat plate to one with fluted edges and solid lettering.
-* '''Early version''' - resembles  III, but the flash sync has been moved back to the side of the body.
+* A side of body flash sync socket.
-* '''Late version''' - resembles a V (with a fluted decorative plate surrounding the lenses), but has the flash sync port on the lens
+There were two versions.
+* '''Early version''' (as described above).
+* '''Late version''' - has a fluted decorative plate surrounding the viewing lenses, but is otherwise the same as the "early version".
+{{Flickr_image
+|image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/80936052@N00/53736112339/in/pool-camerawiki
+|image= https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53736112339_21316290bb_z_d.jpg
+|image_align= right
+|image_text= Beautyflex V
+|image_by= Kirk Thorsteinson
+|image_rights= with permission
+}}
 == Beauty Flex V ==
 * Thought to date to about 1953
@@ Line 50: / Line 72: @@
 * 4. Modified catch for the back
 * The Beautyflex V was rebranded as the (early) CSL '''[[Photoflex]]'''
+{{brr}}
 == Beautyflex S/Beauty S ==
@@ Line 67: / Line 90: @@
 * There is a variant which has a "Beauty" name badge rather than "Beautyflex", and this was only sold in Japan.
-== Beauty III ==
+== Beauty III S ==
-* There was a further Japan only Beauty S variant called the "Beauty III", which had unusual 75mm f/3.1 lenses.
+* There was a further Japan only Beauty S variant called the "Beauty III S", which had unusual 75mm f/3.1 lenses. This model is marked "Beauty III" on the nameplate and "S" on the viewfinder lid.
 == Beautyflex T ==
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-|image= http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4895/46920649482_f1e068bfbc_n.jpg
+|image= http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4895/46920649482_f1e068bfbc_w.jpg
 |image_align= left
-|image_text= Beautyflex D; bayonet filter mount
+|image_text= Beautyflex D Synchro-MX model
 |image_by= Sebastian Freitag
 |image_rights= wp
@@ Line 94: / Line 117: @@
 * 1. Biokor 3.5/80 mm lens in a Synchro-MX 1 - 1/300 shutter
 * The Biokor/Synchro-MX variant was rebadged as the '''[[Wardflex_(metal)|Wardflex II]]''' and the '''[[USC Auto Fifty]]''', and also rebranded by TKK as the (late) CSL '''[[Photoflex]]'''
+{{Flickr_image
+|image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/80936052@N00/53735958749/in/pool-camerawiki/
+|image= https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53735958749_09d34c4b6c_n_d.jpg
+|image_align= right
+|image_text= illustration, c. 1957: [[Wardflex II]]<br/>
+|scan_by= Kirk Thorsteinson
+|image_rights= with permission
+}}
 * 2. Biokor 3.5/80 mm lens in a Synchro-MXV 1 - 1/300 shutter
 * The Biokor/Synchro-MXV variant was rebadged as the '''[[Fodorflex]]'''
 * 3. Biokor 3.5/80 lens in a Rectus 1 - 1/300 shutter
 * 4. Biokor 3.5/80 mm lens in a [[Copal]]-MX 1 - 300 shutter
+{{Flickr_image
+|image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/29504544@N08/9756228644/in/ppool-camerawiki
+|image= https://live.staticflickr.com/3797/9756228644_406e7b5dce_m.jpg
+|image_align= right
+|image_text= [[Copal-MX]] leaf shutter
+|image_by= Hans Kerensky
+|image_rights= with permission
+}}
+{{br}}
+== Beautyflex K ==
+This model was a variant of the 28 with f/3.5 lenses and a few aesthetic differences.
-{{br}}
+== Beautyflex U ==
+This model was another variant of the 28 with alternative lenses/shutters, but the most distinguishing feature was the shutter release and flash sync positions were swapped, so it was effectively a left-hand layout.
 == Beautyflex 28 ==
@@ Line 131: / Line 175: @@
 == Bibliography ==
-* Advertisement for the Beauty Flex II in the January 1951 issue of Photo Art (フォトアート) reproduced on [https://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/49267656781/in/photolist-2i4BBUi-2gemREb-2gdQVcL-2gdRrXz-7xkGNa-Tk2a4y-bmzVLM-2o5UDnr-Tk2a1s-2geSv5c-Tcearg-x4uHyL-2nuQq75-2geT6an-2o5VyiY-2o3jxVy-2o5UDnX-S7aiej-2i3MsE2-2i3MyU1-2o3icYT-2eLJEBC-2geSZHq-TceamX-2i3K1t5-2o3jxRL-2nuRE8F-2nuPaJD-2o5VyjQ-2o3jxTu-Tk2a7j-2gdjjkX-Tk2aaf-2o5QS2f-2o5QS2a-2o5TdeQ-2o5QRZG-2o5QRXT-2o3gLLc-2o3id8F-2o3jxQy-2geSPNG-H2N8Z4-2o3jxZg-2o3icZK-2o3ene7-2o3id2Z-2gdjTjD-2nLKFPP-2iDLriB Flickr] (please see Note 1 below).
+* Advertisement for the Beauty Flex II in the January 1951 issue of Photo Art (フォトアート) reproduced on [https://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/49267656781/in/photolist-2i4BBUi-2gemREb-2gdQVcL-2gdRrXz-7xkGNa-Tk2a4y-bmzVLM-2o5UDnr-Tk2a1s-2geSv5c-Tcearg-x4uHyL-2nuQq75-2geT6an-2o5VyiY-2o3jxVy-2o5UDnX-S7aiej-2i3MsE2-2i3MyU1-2o3icYT-2eLJEBC-2geSZHq-TceamX-2i3K1t5-2o3jxRL-2nuRE8F-2nuPaJD-2o5VyjQ-2o3jxTu-Tk2a7j-2gdjjkX-Tk2aaf-2o5QS2f-2o5QS2a-2o5TdeQ-2o5QRZG-2o5QRXT-2o3gLLc-2o3id8F-2o3jxQy-2geSPNG-H2N8Z4-2o3jxZg-2o3icZK-2o3ene7-2o3id2Z-2gdjTjD-2nLKFPP-2iDLriB Flickr]. This is for the model with 75mm lenses.
 * ''Watakushi no ni-gan-refu kamera-ten'' (私の二眼レフカメラ展, Exhibition of twin lens reflex cameras). Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 1992. (Exhibition catalogue, no ISBN number.) P.&nbsp;26.
@@ Line 147: / Line 191: @@
 }}
 In Japanese:
-* [https://www.dujingtou.com/article_625.shtml Taiyodo Koki TLRs] at [https://www.dujingtou.com/ Dujingtou.com]
+* [https://www.dujingtou.com/article_625.shtml Taiyodo Koki TLRs] at [https://www.dujingtou.com/ Dujingtou.com] (Essentially a copy of Barry Togoods TLR Cameras Website)
 * [https://www.awane-camera.com/1/4/beauty_beautyflex-4/index.htm Beautyflex IV] at [https://www.awane-camera.com/1/4/index.htm Awane-Photo's camera museum]
-* [http://archive.is/www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/beauty-v.html Beautyflex V] at [http://archive.is/www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/ Otowa no nigan-refu] (archived)
+<!-- * [http://archive.is/www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/beauty-v.html Beautyflex V] at [http://archive.is/www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/ Otowa no nigan-refu] (archived) I have commented-out this low value link -->
 * [https://www.awane-camera.com/1/4/beauty_beautyflex-t/index.htm Beautyflex T] at [https://www.awane-camera.com/1/4/index.htm Awane-Photo's camera museum]
-* [http://archive.is/www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/beauty.html Beautyflex T] at [http://archive.is/www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/ Otowa no nigan-refu] (archived)
+<!-- * [http://archive.is/www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/beauty.html Beautyflex T] at [http://archive.is/www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/ Otowa no nigan-refu] (archived) As above, I have commented-out this low value link -->
-<!-- * [http://junkcamera.blog9.fc2.com/blog-entry-652.html Beautyflex in a posting] at [http://junkcamera.blog9.fc2.com/ Junk Binbō blog] Commented out low value link - it's just a blog that imparts no information 05/12/2021 -->
 In English;
-* [http://westfordcomp.com/classics/beautyflex/index.htm Beautyflex] on [http://westfordcomp.com Westfordcomp.com]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043239/westfordcomp.com/classics/beautyflex/index.htm Beautyflex] on [https://web.archive.org/web/20171102143419/http://www.westfordcomp.com/ Westfordcomp.com] (archived)
 * [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/Japanese/Taiyodo.html Study on Taiyodo Koki TLR's] on [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/index.htm Barry Togoods TLR Cameras Website]
-* [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/beauty/beauty_cameras.htm Beautyflex Models S and D] instruction manuals in PDF format (English) from [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com website]
+* [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/beauty/beauty_cameras.htm Beautyflex Models S and D] plus [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/wardflex/wardflex/wardflex.htm Wardflex] (Beautyflex Model T) instruction manuals in PDF format (English) from [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com website]
-* A link to an illustrated PDF guide to Beauty Flex/Beautyflex models - as detailed in summary here - can found at [https://heyjohnbear.wixsite.com/taiyodo/other-beauties Taiyodo Koki & the Beauty Camera Company]
+* A comprehensive illustrated guide to [https://heyjohnbear.wixsite.com/taiyodo/beauty-flexes Beauty Flex] and [https://heyjohnbear.wixsite.com/taiyodo/beautyflexes Beautyflex] cameras at [https://heyjohnbear.wixsite.com/taiyodo Taiyodo Koki & the Beauty Camera Company]
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Beauty Flex II

Beauty Flex IIA

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