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* Quantaray Auto Macro 55mm f3 - for Canon FD | * Quantaray Auto Macro 55mm f3 - for Canon FD | ||
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* MC Quantaray Auto Zoom 75 to 200mm f4.5 Macro - for Canon FD | * MC Quantaray Auto Zoom 75 to 200mm f4.5 Macro - for Canon FD | ||
* MC Quantaray Auto Zoom 85 to 210mm f3.8 Macro - for Canon FD, Olympus OM | * MC Quantaray Auto Zoom 85 to 210mm f3.8 Macro - for Canon FD, Olympus OM | ||
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| + | *Zooms for Minolta, Canon, Nikon, and Pentax AF mounts, sometimes under "Tech-10" branding | ||
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Revision as of 12:37, 21 August 2021
Ritz Camera is a chain of camera stores based in the United States. They acquired the companies Wolf Camera, Kits Camera, Inkley’s and The Camera Shop. They use the private label brands Quantaray and Dakota. Ray Enterprises Inc. is also a name used by the company. In the 1990's they worked with various camera manufactures like Minolta and provided exclusive distribution of cameras with more features like panorama and date backs, that were not available to other distributors in the US. Cameras rebadged using the Quantaray name appeared in 1984.[1]
They filed for bankruptcy in February 2009. This caused major issues with creditors as after reorganizing and closing half the stores. David Ritz with other investors under the name RCI (Ritz Camera Image) acquired the company. This made it so the previous company owed the creditors and not the newer company.
Cameras
Film
- Dakota Dazzle
- Dakota RZ-4 Motordrive
- Dakota RZ-6 Motordrive
- Dakota RZ-8 Motordrive
- Dakota RZ-12
- Dakota RZ-2000 SLR
- Dakota RZ-3000 SLR
- Dakota MY-1
- Quantaray Clamshell 35
- Quantaray AFEL
- Quantaray R 400 SLR (Cosina CT-20)
- Quantaray Delta D2-RZ
- Quantaray RZ 800 SLR (Cosina CT-7)
Exclusive distribution
- Minolta SR-T 201 (black body w rubber waffle leatherette)
- Minolta RZ 300si
- Minolta RZ 330si
- Minolta RZ 400si
- Minolta RZ 430si
- Minolta RZ 530si
Digital
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| Dakota Digital Single-Use Camera image by Steve Harwood (Image rights) |
- Dakota DCC 9500
- Dakota Digital Single-use Camera
Lenses
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| Quantaray Tech 10 50mm Macro image by Jim Harvey (Image rights) |
Manual focus (very incomplete)
- Quantaray Auto Macro 55mm f3 - for Canon FD
- Quantaray MC 28mm f2.8 - for Canon FD
- MC Quantaray Auto Zoom 28 to 80mm f3.5-4.5 Macro - for Canon FD
- MC Quantaray Auto Zoom 75 to 200mm f4.5 Macro - for Canon FD
- MC Quantaray Auto Zoom 85 to 210mm f3.8 Macro - for Canon FD, Olympus OM
Autofocus
- Zooms for Minolta, Canon, Nikon, and Pentax AF mounts, sometimes under "Tech-10" branding
Notes
- ↑ See the Ritz Camera ad on page 130 of the Sept. 1984 Popular Photography, via Google Books.
