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[[Ansco]] began using the name [[GAF]] on cameras in 1967; and although this camera carries both names it is actually a rebranding of the [[Ricoh Auto Half]] from Japan, but with a off center accessory shoe. It has a 25mm f/2.8 Memar lens and a [[selenium meter]] which automatically sets the exposure. The half-frame image size economized on film and allowed a compact body, but the format never caught on in the US market as widely as it had in Japan. | [[Ansco]] began using the name [[GAF]] on cameras in 1967; and although this camera carries both names it is actually a rebranding of the [[Ricoh Auto Half]] from Japan, but with a off center accessory shoe. It has a 25mm f/2.8 Memar lens and a [[selenium meter]] which automatically sets the exposure. The half-frame image size economized on film and allowed a compact body, but the format never caught on in the US market as widely as it had in Japan. | ||
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Revision as of 05:30, 23 October 2022
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| GAF Ansco Memo II kit image by Kuro Neko (Image rights) |
Note that the 1920s Ansco Memo is a completely different camera, although also one using the same half-35mm format.
Ansco began using the name GAF on cameras in 1967; and although this camera carries both names it is actually a rebranding of the Ricoh Auto Half from Japan, but with a off center accessory shoe. It has a 25mm f/2.8 Memar lens and a selenium meter which automatically sets the exposure. The half-frame image size economized on film and allowed a compact body, but the format never caught on in the US market as widely as it had in Japan.
