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The '''Anscomatic 626''' is a camera for [[126 film|126 film cartridges]] offered by [[GAF]] in the mid-1960s. It featured autoexposure controlled by a [[CdS]] photocell. It resembles the [[GAF Anscomatic 726]] which was manufactured by [[Petri]], however it omits the [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder focusing]] found in that model. (The user must [[guess focus]] instead.)
 
The '''Anscomatic 626''' is a camera for [[126 film|126 film cartridges]] offered by [[GAF]] in the mid-1960s. It featured autoexposure controlled by a [[CdS]] photocell. It resembles the [[GAF Anscomatic 726]] which was manufactured by [[Petri]], however it omits the [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder focusing]] found in that model. (The user must [[guess focus]] instead.)
  
 
This was one of a [[GAF#GAF-branded 110, 126, and 127 cameras|series of 126 models]] offered by GAF in response to the success of the [[Kodak Instamatic]] line.
 
This was one of a [[GAF#GAF-branded 110, 126, and 127 cameras|series of 126 models]] offered by GAF in response to the success of the [[Kodak Instamatic]] line.
  
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The Anscomatic 626 is a camera for 126 film cartridges offered by GAF in the mid-1960s. It featured autoexposure controlled by a CdS photocell. It resembles the GAF Anscomatic 726 which was manufactured by Petri, however it omits the rangefinder focusing found in that model. (The user must guess focus instead.)

This was one of a series of 126 models offered by GAF in response to the success of the Kodak Instamatic line.