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Japanese 6×6 TLR
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Postwar models (M–Z)
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6×6cm M–Z (edit)
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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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Prewar and wartime models and postwar models (A–L) ->
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Other TLR, pseudo TLR and medium format SLR ->
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Other Japanese 6×6, 4.5×6, 3×4 and 4×4 ->
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The Magniflex is an uncommon Japanese 6x6 TLR camera. The viewing and taking lenses are both named Magni anastigmat, and are 80mm f/3.5. They focus by screwing out the front-element, with external gear-teeth to synchronise the focus of the two lenses. The shutter has speeds 1 - 1/200 second, plus 'B'.
Hiro Arai (author of the Japan Family Camera website) suggests that the camera is in fact the Crystar Flex, with the name removed wherever it occurred; notably the Magniflex has the lens name engraved on the front of the lens barrels, instead of a bezel.[1] Arai states that the shutter is also labelled Magni (this cannot be seen in his pictures of the camera); but that having dismantled it, he is satisfied that it is an NKS shutter, like that of the Crystar Flex.
Bibliography
The Magniflex is not listed in Sugiyama.
Notes
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Links
In Japanese:
↑ Magniflex and specs (at archive.org) at Japan Family Camera.