Cometflex
The Cometflex is a Japanese 6×6 pseudo TLR, probably made in the 1950s. It is attributed to a company called Kondo Optical Works and it is only known from Sugiyama.[1]
Description
The Cometflex is extremely similar to the Spartus Full-Vue made by Spartus Corp. and to the Carlton-Reflex made by Utility Mfg. Co. and distributed by Allied Camera Supply Co.
It is a box-shaped camera. The advance knob, the release lever and the Time and Instant speed selector are placed on the right-hand side. The viewing hood has a striated pattern. The lens is a fixed-focus f/8 meniscus achromat. Two types of lens engravings are known: comet achromat and sakura achromat. The front plate has art-deco style patterns. It is inscribed Cometflex or Comet flex at the top and KONDOX MADE IN JAPAN at the bottom.
Notes
- ↑ Sugiyama, items 4118–9.
Bibliography
- Sugiyama, Kōichi (杉山浩一); Naoi, Hiroaki (直井浩明); Bullock, John R. The Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras. 国産カメラ図鑑 (Kokusan kamera zukan). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1985. ISBN 4-257-03187-5. Items 4118–9.
This camera is not listed in Kokusan kamera no rekishi.
