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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 and knurled focus ring (cf plain ring on the Pax 35). 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 and has a 30 mm filter thread (some cameras have 'Pax' branded hood and/or UV filter)
- '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).
