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The '''Pax''' is a simple camera for 6×6 cm exposures on [[120 film]], made by [[Braun]] in Nuremberg in about 1950.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p152.</ref> It is the predecessor of the [[Paxina]] series of cameras, and very similar indeed to the first of that series. It has an f/7.7 Paxanar [[achromat]] lens, mounted in a pull-out lens panel, at the front of a lens tube square in section. It has three aperture settings (f/7.7, f/11 and f/22), and shutter speeds 1/100 and 1/30 second, plus 'B'. There is no focus control. The camera has a reverse-Galilean [[viewfinder]] built into the camera body. | The '''Pax''' is a simple camera for 6×6 cm exposures on [[120 film]], made by [[Braun]] in Nuremberg in about 1950.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p152.</ref> It is the predecessor of the [[Paxina]] series of cameras, and very similar indeed to the first of that series. It has an f/7.7 Paxanar [[achromat]] lens, mounted in a pull-out lens panel, at the front of a lens tube square in section. It has three aperture settings (f/7.7, f/11 and f/22), and shutter speeds 1/100 and 1/30 second, plus 'B'. There is no focus control. The camera has a reverse-Galilean [[viewfinder]] built into the camera body. | ||
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There is also the Pax 35 and other Pax rangefinder cameras made by Yamato.
The Pax is a simple camera for 6×6 cm exposures on 120 film, made by Braun in Nuremberg in about 1950.[1] It is the predecessor of the Paxina series of cameras, and very similar indeed to the first of that series. It has an f/7.7 Paxanar achromat lens, mounted in a pull-out lens panel, at the front of a lens tube square in section. It has three aperture settings (f/7.7, f/11 and f/22), and shutter speeds 1/100 and 1/30 second, plus 'B'. There is no focus control. The camera has a reverse-Galilean viewfinder built into the camera body.
Notes
- ↑ 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). p152.
