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| Japanese TLR
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| 120 film (prewar and wartime)
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| 6×6cm
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Elmoflex | First Reflex | Kiko Flex | Lyra Flex | Minoltaflex | Minoltaflex Automat | Minoltaflex military prototype | Nōman Flex | Ostenflex | Prince Flex | Ricohflex (original) | Ricohflex B | Rollekonter | Roll-o-Frex | Rorter Ref | Rorterflex | Sakura-flex | Simpuflex | Starflex | Taroflex | Valflex | Yokusanflex
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| 120 film (postwar)
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| 6×7cm
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Koni-Omegaflex M
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6×6cm
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Accuraflex | Aires Automat | Airesflex | Aires Reflex | Akumiflex | Alfaflex | Alpenflex | Amiflex | Autoflex | Beautyflex | Bikor-Flex | Bioflex | Companion | Copenflex | Cosmoflex | Crown Flex | Crystar Flex | Crystar 25 | Dorimaflex | Dorisflex | Easternflex | Echoflex | Eicaflex | Elbowflex | Elegaflex | Eleger Reflex | Elicaflex | Elizaflex | Elmoflex | Firstflex | Fodorflex | Fujicaflex | Geltoflex | Gnoflex | Graceflex | Halma Auto | Halma Flex | Hobiflex | Honorflex | Isocaflex | Itohflex | Kalloflex | Kallovex | Koniflex | Krimsoflex | Larkflex | Laurelflex | Luminaflex | Lustreflex | Lyraflex
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6×6cm
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Magniflex | Malcaflex | Mamiyaflex I | Mamiyaflex II | Mamiyaflex Automat A | Mamiya C | Mananflex | Manonflex | Marioflex | Metascoflex | Middl Flex | Mihamaflex | Mikono Flex S, P | Minolta Autocord | Minoltacord | Minoltaflex Automat prototypes | Minoltaflex II, III | Minoriflex | Molforeflex | Monade Flex | Morrisflex | Nikkenflex | Nikoflex | Ofunaflex | Olympus Flex | Oplenflex | Oriflex | Orionflex | Osiroflex | Pigeonflex | Princeflex | Prince Junior | Prinz Auto | Prinz Flex | Rectaflex | Ricohflex III–VII, Super, Holiday, Million | Ripeflex | Rolex | Ruvinalflex | Sanonflex | Selcaflex | Silverflex | Starflex | Sunflex IV | Superflex | Toyocaflex | Tsubasaflex | Tubasaflex | Veri Flex | Wagoflex | Walzflex | Welmyflex | Yashica-A, B, C, D, E, 635 | Yashica-Mat, EM, LM, 12, 24, Mat-124 | Zenobiaflex
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| 127 film
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| 4×4cm
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Cordlef | Olympus Eye 44 | Haco-44 | Halma 44 | Kino-44 | Laqon-44 | Minolta Miniflex | Primo Jr | Prinz 44 | Ricohmatic 44 | Ricoh Super 44 | Sawyer's Mark IV | Tower 44 | Tower 44B | Toyoca-44 | Walz Automat 44 | Yashica-44, 44A, 44LM
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| 35mm film
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Haco 35 | Hulda 35 | Samocaflex 35 | Toyoca 35 | Yallu Flex
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| No-need-darkroom
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| 28×40mm or 3×4cm
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Light-Go | B Light-Go | Maruso Camera | Meikai | Meisupi
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| Subminiature
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| 20mm film
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Mycroflex
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| 17.5mm film
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Gemflex | Sun
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| Japanese medium format SLR and pseudo TLR ->
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| Other Japanese 6×6, 4.5×6, 3×4 and 4×4, 4×5 and 4×6.5 ->
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The Graceflex[1] is a Japanese 6×6 TLR made in 1952 by the company Kigawa Kōgaku.
It is the successor of the Tubasaflex and is similar to the last Tubasaflex I and II versions. The main change is the shape and colour of the front plate, now all black, with a depression to leave place for a soft shutter release. The synch connector, of the ASA bayonet type, is protruding from the front plate instead of being directly mounted on the shutter housing. Of course the name plate has changed too, all metal and written GRACEFLEX.
It is advertised in 1952[2] with a Bessel 80/3.5 coated lens and a KKK synchronized shutter, in two variants: the Graceflex I with B, 10–200 speeds, and the Graceflex II with the same speeds and a self-timer. The advertisements also mention that this camera is equipped with a big loupe, it is apparently bigger than the one equipping the Tubasaflex[3].
The camera pictured in McKeown is identical to the one pictured in the advertisements observed. This page of the www.tlr-cameras.com website shows a Graceflex II with what seems to be a different shutter release, now located on the right hand side of the front plate, instead of the right hand plate.
Notes
- ↑ The name is written in uppercase in one word on the cameras, and it is written グレース フレックス in two words or グレースフレックス in one word in the advertisements.
- ↑ Advertisement for the Tsubasa Semi F1, F2, F3 and Graceflex I, II, published in the January 1952 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 503. — Advertisement for the Graceflex I, II and Tsubasa Semi F1, F2, F3, published in the January 1952 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 606.
- ↑ Observation made comparing the back pictures of the Graceflex and Tubasaflex Junior published in McKeown
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