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The Pax M2 was the second in the Pax series of compact 35 mm rangefinder cameras made by [[Yamato]] in the 1950s. | The Pax M2 was the second in the Pax series of compact 35 mm rangefinder cameras made by [[Yamato]] in the 1950s. | ||
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| + | ===Specifications=== | ||
| + | *Type: 35 mm fixed-lens coupled rangefinder camera. | ||
| + | *Format: 24x36mm on 135 cassette film. | ||
| + | *Manufacturer: [[Yamato]] Kōki Kōgyō | ||
| + | *Years of production: c1956<ref>[[McKeown's]]</ref> | ||
| + | *Lens:Luminor Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=45 mm; a coated triplet. | ||
| + | *Shutter: Rim-set leaf shutter. 1/10 - 1/300 sec plus B. Cocked by film advance. Synchronised for flash with a PC socket and switch for F or X synchronisation. | ||
| + | *Viewfinder: Reverse-galilean viewfinder. | ||
| + | *Focusing: | ||
| + | **Coupled rangefinder in superstructure on the top plate, giving double-image focusing ''in the viewfinder'' (cf the [[Pax 35]] which had separate VF and RF). Rangefinder baseline approx. 40 mm. | ||
| + | **Knurled thumb-knob on lens. Scale in feet, from 3 ft to infinity. | ||
| + | *Film advance: Knob-wind, with frame counter around base of knob. Film-type reminder dial in hub of advance knob. | ||
| + | *Film rewind: Rewind knob. Button to release the film for rewind is behind the shutter release. | ||
| + | *Other features: | ||
| + | **Accepts slip-on hood. Has a filter thread. | ||
| + | **'Cold' accessory shoe on top of the RF superstructure. | ||
| + | **Cable release socket in the release button (its predecessor, the [[Pax 35]] did not have this). | ||
| + | **Back does not hinge, but comes off altogether for loading (latch on the base). | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
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The Pax M2 was the second in the Pax series of compact 35 mm rangefinder cameras made by Yamato in the 1950s.
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Specifications
- Type: 35 mm fixed-lens coupled rangefinder camera.
- Format: 24x36mm on 135 cassette film.
- Manufacturer: Yamato Kōki Kōgyō
- Years of production: c1956[1]
- Lens:Luminor Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=45 mm; a coated triplet.
- Shutter: Rim-set leaf shutter. 1/10 - 1/300 sec plus B. Cocked by film advance. Synchronised for flash with a PC socket and switch for F or X synchronisation.
- Viewfinder: Reverse-galilean viewfinder.
- Focusing:
- Coupled rangefinder in superstructure on the top plate, giving double-image focusing in the viewfinder (cf the Pax 35 which had separate VF and RF). Rangefinder baseline approx. 40 mm.
- Knurled thumb-knob on lens. Scale in feet, from 3 ft to infinity.
- Film advance: Knob-wind, with frame counter around base of knob. Film-type reminder dial in hub of advance knob.
- Film rewind: Rewind knob. Button to release the film for rewind is behind the shutter release.
- Other features:
- Accepts slip-on hood. Has a filter thread.
- 'Cold' accessory shoe on top of the RF superstructure.
- Cable release socket in the release button (its predecessor, the Pax 35 did not have this).
- Back does not hinge, but comes off altogether for loading (latch on the base).
