Kalimar

Kalimar 44 / Colt 44 image by Pacific Rim Camera (Image rights)

Kalimar Inc. was a US distributor founded by Bob Lipsitz in 1952. It started importing Aires 35 cameras from Japan. It distributed a number of rebadged cameras from Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Germany and the Soviet Union. It was acquired by Tiffen in 1999.

Kalimar distributed the Barbie camera in 1993.

Distributed cameras

roll film (120)

• Kalimar 44, also badged as Colt 44, (a rebadged Anny 44)
• Kalimar Reflex 6×6 SLR based on the Fujita 66
• Kalimar Six Sixty restyled update to the Kalimar Reflex
• Kalimar Reflex TLR (made by Seagull in China)
• Kalimar TLR100 (Soviet Union; a rebadged Lubitel 2)

Kalimar Reflex image by Trask Bedortha (Image rights)

35mm film

Viewfinder

• Kalimar A (a rebadged Westomat 35)
• Kalimar C-64 (Made by Haking in Hong Kong)
• Kalimar Paulette Electric (a rebadged Halina Paulette Electric)

SLR

• Kalimar K-90 TTL 1000 (manufactured by Cosina)
• Kalimar KX 5000 (made by Seagull in China, and is a rebadged Minolta X-300)
• Kalimar KX 7000 (made by Seagull in China, and is a rebadged Minolta X-300s)
• Kalimar SR 100 (a rebadged Zenit B)
• Kalimar SR 200 (a rebadged Zenit E)
• Kalimar SR 300 (a rebadged Zenit EM)

Kalimar A image by fedglass (Image rights)

Point and Shot

• Barbie camera
• Kalimar DK-3
• Kalimar Precision 35-55 MM Zoom
• Kalimar Spirit FP
• Kalimar Spirit QD (Quartz Data)
• Kalimar Sport AF

Other

• Kalimar Action Shot 16 (Fujifilm Rensha Cardia Byu-n 16)
• Kalimar 3D (3-dimensional 3-lens camera)
• Kalimar Widelux (a rebadged Widelux)
• Kalimar Wide-X (a rebadged Horizon (1967-1973 model)

110 format

• Kalimar AW-10 All Weather Camera
• Kalimar FF-10
• Kalimar Mini 110
• Kalimar Micro 110

Kalimar K-90 image by Just Plain Curt (Image rights)

Meters

• Kalimar 801
• Kalimar A1
• Kalimar B1
• Kalimar P-A-L
• Kalimar Auto-Dial

Links

• Press release detailing acquisition by Tiffen. Includes historical notes.
• source at ozcameras ozcameras
• Kalimar camera instruction manuals, PDF format at www.orphancameras.com Kalimar Reflex, SQ, Six Sixty, C-64, 44, K-90, KX-7000, SR-200