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* Mieno Tsuguharu (三重野二治). "Watashi no Minorutafurekkusu ni tsuite" (私のミノルタフレックスについて, About my Minoltaflex). In {{CCN}} no.26 (August 1979). Nishinomiya: Camera Collectors News-sha. Pp.5–7.
 
* Yoshikawa Hayao (吉川速男). ''Watakushi no Minorutafurekkusu'' (私のミノルタフレックス, My Minoltaflex). Tokyo: Genkōsha, 1951.<!-- Not seen -->
 
* Yoshikawa Hayao (吉川速男). ''Watakushi no Minorutafurekkusu'' (私のミノルタフレックス, My Minoltaflex). Tokyo: Genkōsha, 1951.<!-- Not seen -->
  

Revision as of 15:19, 18 December 2010

Japanese 6×6 TLR
Postwar models (M–Z)
6×6cm
M–Z
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Prewar and wartime models and postwar models (A–L) ->
Other TLR, pseudo TLR and medium format SLR ->
Other Japanese 6×6, 4.5×6, 3×4 and 4×4 ->

The Minoltaflex is a series of TLR (twin lens reflex) cameras for 120 film made by Chiyoda Kōgaku (later Minolta) from 1937 until the 1950s. This page is about the postwar models, see also the 1937 Minoltaflex (I) and the Minoltaflex Automat.

The postwar Minoltaflex (later termed the Minoltaflex II), advertised from the July 1950 until the July 1952 issues of magazines, has a Rokkor 75mm f/3.5 lens and a Konan Rapid shutter (B, 1–500).

The Minoltaflex IIB, introduced in May 1952, has semi-automatic film advance. It was advertised in magazines dated September 1952 until February 1954.

The Minoltaflex III has a Seikosha-Rapid shutter (B, 1–500). It was advertised in magazines dated December 1953 through November 1955.

Further reading

  • Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10–40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7. Items 922–4. (See also the advertisements for items 918–9 and 932.)
  • The Japanese Historical Camera. 2nd ed. Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 2004.
  • McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). P.681.
  • Mieno Tsuguharu (三重野二治). "Watashi no Minorutafurekkusu ni tsuite" (私のミノルタフレックスについて, About my Minoltaflex). In Camera Collectors' News no.26 (August 1979). Nishinomiya: Camera Collectors News-sha. Pp.5–7.
  • Yoshikawa Hayao (吉川速男). Watakushi no Minorutafurekkusu (私のミノルタフレックス, My Minoltaflex). Tokyo: Genkōsha, 1951.

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