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'''Ginfax''' was the branding used on a range of novelty [[toy camera]]s in the late 1990s. They were apparently made in Hong Kong, China by an electronic  gadget-producing company now known as '''Ginfax Development Ltd'''. Similar items are evidently marked [[Zeon tech|Zeon Tech]].
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'''Ginfax Development Ltd.''' was (or still is?) a producer of electronic gadgets and optical goods including novelty [[toy camera]]s, single-use cameras, and maybe even simple digicams. It was founded in 1990 in Hong Kong and has factories in Dong Guan and Kai Ping, [[China]]. Items from Ginfax seem to have been marketed under the British brand [[Zeon tech|Zeon Tech]] for electronic gifts.
 
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Among the items produced were 35mm film cameras in the shape of beer cans with logos for Kirin, Carlsberg and Heineken.
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Among the items produced were 35mm film cameras in the shape of beer cans with logos for Kirin, Carlsberg, Heineken and Coca Cola.
  
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===Cameras===
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*Automatic Winding Camera
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*Beer Can Camera
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*Pencil Appearance Camera
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*Message Camera
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*Sphere-Shape Camera
 
===Links===
 
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[http://ginfaxdl.en.china.cn/ Ginfax Development Ltd] official site.
 
[http://ginfaxdl.en.china.cn/ Ginfax Development Ltd] official site.
 
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Ginfax Development Ltd. was (or still is?) a producer of electronic gadgets and optical goods including novelty toy cameras, single-use cameras, and maybe even simple digicams. It was founded in 1990 in Hong Kong and has factories in Dong Guan and Kai Ping, China. Items from Ginfax seem to have been marketed under the British brand Zeon Tech for electronic gifts.

Among the items produced were 35mm film cameras in the shape of beer cans with logos for Kirin, Carlsberg, Heineken and Coca Cola.

Cameras

  • Automatic Winding Camera
  • Beer Can Camera
  • Pencil Appearance Camera
  • Message Camera
  • Sphere-Shape Camera

Links

Ginfax Development Ltd official site.