GAF is an acronym for General Aniline & Film, the camera brand used by Ansco after 1967. Some GAF cameras were also branded Anscomatic.
GAF was not a major manufacturer as such, but became a brand name used in the US and UK for cameras (including cine cameras) built by other companies according 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 format 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 L-14
- GAF L-17 (has double exposure capability).
- GAF L-CM
- GAF L-CS
- GAF LC-X (a rebadged Chinon CX)
- GAF L-ES
- GAF L-ES a
- GAF L-ES/2 (a rebadged Chinon CE II Memotron)
GAF-branded 35mm cameras
GAF-branded 110, 126, and 127 cameras
- 110 film
- GAF 220 Instant Load
- GAF Personal Camera
- GAF Personal 2
GAF movie cameras
Section under construction
Links
- GAF 220 at www.collection-appareils.fr
