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GAF is the acronym of General Aniline & Film, that was the new name of [[Ansco]] after 1967.
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'''GAF''' is the camera brand name adopted by [[Ansco]] after 1967. (This was an acronym for '''General Aniline & Film''', which had been the parent corporation's name for decades.) Some GAF cameras were also branded '''Anscomatic'''. GAF was also the corporate owner of '''Lenco Photo Products, Inc.''', a company that distributed photographic gear under the brand name of '''[[Lentar]]'''.
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GAF was not a major manufacturer as such, but became the brand used in the US and UK for marketing cameras (including cine cameras) built by other companies to their specifications. GAF bought the [[View-Master]] stereo viewer line and continued it under their own brand.
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GAF sold several [[35mm]] [[SLR]]s, [[rangefinder]]s and [[viewfinder camera]]s. The SLRs and rangefinders were made by [[Chinon]] or [[Cosina]], and were functionally the same as Chinon models. Other formats may have been made by [[Petri]], but the cheapest models typically came from [[Haking]] in Hong Kong. Haking finally bought the company (and the Ansco brand) in 1978.
  
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In the 1970s, GAF sold the Memo 35 EE, a compact 35mm [[rangefinder camera|rangefinder]] with a Chinon 38/2.7 lens.
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==Cameras==
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===GAF-branded SLRs===
  
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GAF also sold 35mm [[SLR]]s. The SLRs were made by [[Chinon]], and were the same as most Chinon models.
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* GAF L-14 - Rebranded [[Chinon_M-1|Chinon M-1]] sold with an f/1.4 standard lens
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Here are some examples of GAF SLRs:
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* [[Chinon_M-1|GAF L-17]] - Rebranded [[Chinon_M-1|Chinon M-1]] sold with an f/1.7 standard lens
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* GAF L-CM
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* GAF L-CS - Rebranded [[Chinon_CS|Chinon CS]]
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* GAF L-CX - Rebranded [[Chinon_CX|Chinon CX]]
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* [[GAF L-ES]] - Rebranded [[Chinon CE Memotron]]
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* GAF L-ES/2 - Rebranded [[Chinon CE II Memotron]]
  
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# GAF L-14
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===GAF-branded 35mm cameras===
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# GAF L-17, the L-17 has double exposure capability.
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* [[GAF Ansco Autoset CdS]]
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# GAF L-CM
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* [[GAF Memo 35 EE]] (a clone of the [[Vivitar 35ES]] and also rebranded by [[Dixons]] in the UK as the ''Prinz 35EE'', with all of them being based on the Konica 35 and Minolta Hi-Matic rangefinders.)
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# GAF L-CS
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* [[GAF Memo 35 ET]] (similar to 35 EE, but with the slower f/2.8 lens, making it comparable to the [[Vivitar 35EE]] and [[Chinon 35EE]])
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# GAF LC-X, a rebadged [[Chinon CX]]
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* [[GAF Point Five]] (by [[Chinon]])
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# GAF L-ES
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* [[GAF Ansco Memo II]] (rebadged [[Ricoh Auto Half]])
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# GAF L-ES a
 
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# GAF L-ES/2, other name for the [[Chinon]] CE II Memotron
 
  
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GAF also sold various viewfinder cameras, rangefinder cameras and cine cameras:
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===GAF-branded 110, 126, and 127 cameras===
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* '''GAF Memo EE''' was a clone of the [[Chinon 35EE]] and was also rebranded by [[Dixons]] in the UK as the '''Prinz 35-E''', with all of them being based on the Konica 35 rangefinder.
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* '''[[126 film]]'''
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* '''GAF Anscomatic 726''' was a rebadged [[Petri]] rangefinder.
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** [[GAF 100 XF]]
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** [[GAF 136 XF]] (126, cartridge camera, clone of Halina Signal Flash).
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** [[GAF 200 XF]]
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** [[GAF Anscomatic 126]]
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** GAF Anscomatic 326
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** [[GAF Anscomatic 626]]
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** [[GAF Anscomatic 726]] (a rebadged [[Petri]] rangefinder)
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** [[GAF Anscomatic Cadet]]  
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** [[Anscomatic Cadet Flash]]
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** GAF Seventy Six instant load
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*''' [[110 film]]'''
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** [[GAF 220 Instant Load]]  
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** GAF Personal Camera
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** GAF Personal 2
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*''' [[127 film]]'''
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** [[GAF Ansco 127]]
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===GAF movie cameras===
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''Section under construction''
  
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==See Also ==
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* [[Lentar|Lenco Photo Products, Inc.]] - A GAF subsidiary that distributed Lentar branded products
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/gaf/html/gaf220.php GAF 220] at www.collection-appareils.fr
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* [http://butkus.org/chinon/gaf/gaf_l-cs/gaf_l-cs.htm  GAF L-CS PDF manual] from [http://butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]
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* [http://photo.even.free.fr/col_app.php?type=gaf&title=Gaf Gaf page] at [http://photo.even.free.fr/ Collection G. Even's site]
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* [http://butkus.org/chinon/gaf/gaf_l-es_2/gaf_l-es_2.htm GAF L-ES 2 PDF manual] from [http://butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]
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* [http://butkus.org/chinon/gaf/gaf_l-17/gaf_l-17.htm GAF L-17 PDF manual] from [http://butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]
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* [http://butkus.org/chinon/gaf/gaf_l-es/gaf_l-es.htm GAF L-ES PDF manual] from [http://butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]
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* [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/gaf/gaf_l-es_2/gaf_l-es_2.htm GAF L-ESII PDF manual] from [http://butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]
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* [http://butkus.org/chinon/gaf/gaf_l-cm/gaf_l-cm.htm GAF L-CM PDF manual] from [http://butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]
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* [http://butkus.org/chinon/gaf/gaf_memo_35_et/gaf_memo_35_et.htm GAF Memo 35ET PDF manual] from [http://butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]
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* [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/gaf/gaf_memo_35ee/gaf_memo_35ee.htm GAF 35EE PDF manual] from [http://butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1152 GAF 220] at www.collection-appareils.fr (in French)
  
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GAF 136 XF
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GAF Ansco Memo II
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GAF Anscomatic 126
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GAF SC/100 Cine camera
image by Terri Monahan (Image rights)

GAF is the camera brand name adopted by Ansco after 1967. (This was an acronym for General Aniline & Film, which had been the parent corporation's name for decades.) Some GAF cameras were also branded Anscomatic. GAF was also the corporate owner of Lenco Photo Products, Inc., a company that distributed photographic gear under the brand name of Lentar.

GAF was not a major manufacturer as such, but became the brand used in the US and UK for marketing cameras (including cine cameras) built by other companies to their specifications. GAF bought the View-Master stereo viewer line and continued it under their own brand.

GAF sold several 35mm SLRs, rangefinders and viewfinder cameras. The SLRs and rangefinders were made by Chinon or Cosina, and were functionally the same as Chinon models. Other formats may have been made by Petri, but the cheapest models typically came from Haking in Hong Kong. Haking finally bought the company (and the Ansco brand) in 1978.

Cameras

GAF-branded SLRs

GAF-branded 35mm cameras

GAF-branded 110, 126, and 127 cameras

GAF movie cameras

Section under construction

See Also

Links

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