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''Note that the 1920s [[Ansco Memo]] is a completely different camera, although also one using the same half-35mm format.'' | ''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. 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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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | *[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ansco/ansco_memo_ii/ansco_memo_ii.htm GAF Ansco Memo II user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org] | ||
| − | [[Category:Japanese half-frame viewfinder]] [[Category:Ricoh|GAF Ansco Memo II]] [[Category:Spring motor]] | + | [[Category:Japanese half-frame viewfinder]] |
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| + | [[Category:Ansco|Memo II]] | ||
| + | [[Category:M|Memo II GAF]] | ||
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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.
