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The '''Pax''' are 35mm [[viewfinder camera|viewfinder]] viewfinder and [[rangefinder cameras]] made by [[Yamato|Yamato Kōki Kōgyō]] in the 1950s and 1960s.
 
The main lenses seem to all be labelled "Luminor"; these could be supplemented by wide- tele-convertors.
 
  
=== Pax Models ===
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The '''Pax M4''' from about 1958 is a revision to the [[Pax M3]] which added a frosted central window to illuminate a bright-line viewfinder frame. The change required [[Yamato]] to add a taller top housing. Unlike other Pax models this does not have a dropped shoulder around the rewind, which is a folding crank, replacing the rewind knob of earlier models. The film speed reminder dial also differs from that of the M3, and the name ''Pax'' is not impressed in the leatherette of the back, as on all the previous Pax cameras. The lens is a Luminor Anastigmat f/2.8 45mm.
* [[Pax 35]]
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* [[Pax Junior]] (Pax Jr), also Tower 55B, viewfinder camera
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The rangefinder adjustment screws are also differently placed. The screw to adjust for distance (at infinity focus) is inside the camera; it is accessed through a hole at the top of the internal panelling behind the lens. The screw for vertical alignment is accessed by removing the front screw of the three that secure the flash shoe; the adjustment screw is beneath that screw hole.
* [[Pax M2]]
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*   Pax M3
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The camera was also sold as the '''Pal M4''', '''Rex''', '''Rex M4''' and the '''Tac Deluxe''' .
Pax M4
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*  Pax Ruby  (also Tower 55, no rangefinder) also known as Konair Ruby
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==Links==
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*[https://www.cameramanuals.org/pdf_files/pax-m4.pdf Pax M4 user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
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* [http://aya3photo.sakura.ne.jp/aya-2/pax-m4_ca.html Pax M4] at [http://aya3photo.sakura.ne.jp/ Aya's Camera] (in Japanese)
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== Links ==
 
 
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In English:
 
* [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/yamato/paxm3.htm Pax M3] in the [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/rindex.htm Pacific Rim Photographica Pages]
 
* [http://www3.flickr.com/photos/54337958@N00/300559282/in/set-72157594396848311/ Pax 35] and [http://www3.flickr.com/photos/54337958@N00/300559283/ Pax M3] in [http://www3.flickr.com/photos/54337958@N00/ Century_graphic's Flickr page]
 
* [http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=006DB7 Post with a Tower 55] at [http://photo.net/ photo.net]
 
* [http://ptthome.club.fr/sld071.htm Pax M3] and [http://ptthome.club.fr/m3-manual.htm user manual] at [http://ptthome.club.fr/main.htm Peter's Homepage]
 
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/pax-35/pax-35.htm Pax 35 user manual] at [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ butkus.org's Orphan Cameras]
 
* [http://photographic.co.nz/cameraworks/cameras/pax/ Gold Pax repair] at [http://photographic.co.nz/cameraworks/Default.htm Robert Ian Axford's Camera Works]
 
In Japanese:
 
* [http://clacamera.exblog.jp/i2 Pax series] at [http://clacamera.exblog.jp/ doraDD's clacamera blog]
 
* [http://bal4u.dip.jp/mt/came/archives/2004/08/pax_m3a.html Pax M3] in [http://bal4u.dip.jp/mt/came/ Bal4u's camera blog]
 
* [http://aya-2.hp.infoseek.co.jp/pax-m4_ca.html Pax M4] at [http://aya-2.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ Aya's Camera]
 
* [http://canon-a.fantastic-camera.com/dasoku/paxm4.htm Pax M4] at the [http://canon-a.fantastic-camera.com/index.html Canon A-series site]
 
In Chinese:
 
* [http://www.ccc2000.net/Camera/Details.aspx?ID=3888 Pax], [http://www.ccc2000.net/Camera/Details.aspx?ID=3856 Pax M2], [http://www.ccc2000.net/Camera/Details.aspx?ID=3857 Pax M3] and [http://www.ccc2000.net/Camera/Details.aspx?ID=3858 Pax M4] at [http://www.ccc2000.net/camera/ www.ccc2000.net]
 
  
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Latest revision as of 06:52, 21 October 2021

The Pax M4 from about 1958 is a revision to the Pax M3 which added a frosted central window to illuminate a bright-line viewfinder frame. The change required Yamato to add a taller top housing. Unlike other Pax models this does not have a dropped shoulder around the rewind, which is a folding crank, replacing the rewind knob of earlier models. The film speed reminder dial also differs from that of the M3, and the name Pax is not impressed in the leatherette of the back, as on all the previous Pax cameras. The lens is a Luminor Anastigmat f/2.8 45mm.

The rangefinder adjustment screws are also differently placed. The screw to adjust for distance (at infinity focus) is inside the camera; it is accessed through a hole at the top of the internal panelling behind the lens. The screw for vertical alignment is accessed by removing the front screw of the three that secure the flash shoe; the adjustment screw is beneath that screw hole.

The camera was also sold as the Pal M4, Rex, Rex M4 and the Tac Deluxe .

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