Minox

History

The classic Minox sub-miniature camera was originially designed by the Latvian engineer Walter Zapp. It was produced in Riga in 1937-1944. After the war, the camera was further developed in Wetzlar, Germany, and the first German Minox was released in 1948. The light aluminum shell Minox B, wich included a coupled lightmeter, was produced from 1958 to 1972. It was followed by the Minox C in 1969.

Since then several models have followed, and the camera has been updated with better exposure meters, electronic shutters, etc.

List of Minox Cameras

digital

• Classic camera miniature replica series
  • Digital Classic Camera Leica M3 (2002)
  • Minox Rolleiflex MiniDigi
• Minox DD1 (fancy camera with same technology as classic digital replicas)
• other Minox digitals
  • Minox DC 3311
  • and more

8x11 mm

• Minox Riga (1937-44)
• Minox A (1948-69)
  • Minox II (1948-49)
  • Minox III (1950-54)
  • Minox IIIS (1954-69?)
• Minox B (1958-72)
• Minox C (1969-76)
• Minox BL (1972-73)
• Minox LX (1976- )
• Minox EC/ECX (1981-2002?)
• Minox AX (1992-96?)
• Minox TLX (1995-current)
• Minox CLX (1998-current)
• Minox MX
• Classic camera miniature replica series
  • Classic Camera Leica If
  • Classic Camera Leica IIIf
  • Classic Camera Leica M3
  • Classic Camera Hasselblad SWC
  • Classic Camera Contax I

35mm

• Minox EL 35
• Minox GL 35
• Minox GT 35
• Minox GT-E 35
• Minox ML 35
• Minox GT-E (1998)
• Minox GT-S (1998)
• modern automatic compacts
  • Minox CD 140
  • and others

Links

• The Minox Historical Society
• [http://www.orphancameras.com Listing of many Minox instruction manuals, 600dpi scans some pages in color.