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{{Japanese medium format SLR}}

The '''Rittreck 6×6''' was a Japanese 6×6cm SLR, made by [[Musashino and Wista|Musashino Kōki]] and distributed by the associated trading company [[Musashino and Wista|Rittreck Shōji]] from 1968. The camera was also sold as the '''Warner 66''' on export markets. In 1969, the manufacturer closed its doors and the production was handed over to [[Norita|Norita Kōgaku]]. The camera was slightly modified and renamed '''Norita 66'''. It was released in 1971 for export, and in 1972 on the Japanese market. It was also sold by [[Graflex]] in the U.S. market as the '''Graflex Norita'''.

The camera's standard lens was the Rittron 80mm f/2, renamed Noritar in 1972, made by [[Norita|Norita Kōgaku]] from the start. It was the fastest medium-format camera lens of its time.<REF name="Norita Club 1"> [http://www.topgabacho.jp/Topconclub/Norita1.htm  Norita Club page 1], at the Topcon Club. </REF> Many other lenses were available, from 40mm to 400mm.<REF name="Norita Club 1" />

The camera's design and robustness have been praised;<REF> [http://web.archive.org/web/20021120023311/http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/norita.html Rittreck 6×6, Norita 66 and Warner 66] at Robert Monaghan's Medium Format website. </REF> its main competitors were the [[Pentacon Six]], [[Kiev 60]] and [[Pentax 6×7]], each having its pros and cons.

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== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
* {{Lewis}} P.125.
* {{McKeown12}} Pp.309, 370–1 and 705.
* {{Zukan}} Item 3072.
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== Links ==
In English:
* [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/norita_66/norita_66.htm Norita 66 user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
* Pages at [http://www.pentaconsix.com/ www.pentaconsix.com]:
** [http://www.pentaconsix.com/norita.htm Norita system]
** [http://www.pentaconsix.com/noritap6.htm Lens adapter to mount Pentacon Six lenses on the Norita 66]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20021120023311/http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/norita.html Rittreck 6×6, Norita 66 and Warner 66] at [http://web.archive.org/web/20021120023311/http://medfmt.8k.com/mf Robert Monaghan's Medium Format website]
In German:
* [http://www.leozuhause.de/norita.htm Rittreck 6×6, Norita 66 and Warner 66] at [http://www.leozuhause.de/ leo37]
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/revue/revue_rittreck_six/revue_rittreck_six.htm Revue Rittreck 6X6 220 film instruction manual in PDF format (German)] from [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]
In Japanese with some English:
* [http://www.topgabacho.jp/Topconclub/Norita1.htm Norita Club page 1] and [http://www.topgabacho.jp/Topconclub/Norita2.htm page 2], in the [http://www.topgabacho.jp/Topconclub/index.htm Topcon Club website]
In Japanese:
* [http://nikomat.org/priv/camera/norita/index.html Norita 66] at [http://nikomat.org/priv/camera/cameras.html Hiura Shinsaku's camera site]
* [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hsp120slrall/slr120nor.htm Norita 66] and [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hsp120slrall/slr120war.htm Warner 66] at [http://asacame.fc2web.com/ Asacame]

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