Anscomark M
(Redirected from Ansco Anscomark M)
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Introduced by Ansco circa 1960, this 35mm rangefinder camera was actually manufactured by Ricoh and also sold in Japan as the Ricoh 999. An internal leaf shutter is mated to a special lens mount accepting optional 35mm or 100mm lenses, for which viewfinder framelines are included. The camera's nameplate flips up to reveal a selenium meter coupled to each lens's aperture, for match-needle exposure determination. The body has a bottom-mounted film advance, and an odd triangular shutter release. The angular styling seems aimed at the tastes of the American market.
Links
- Anscomark M and Ricoh 999 compared at cameraguild.jp (archived)
- 1960 advertisement courtesy Nesster on Flickr
- 1961 advertisement courtesy Rick Zolla on Flickr
- More views of Anscomark M & lenses; sample photos by Dan Iggers on Flickr
- Anscomark M instruction manual in PDF format (English) from OrphanCameras.com website.
- Anscomark M lenses booklet from OrphanCameras.com website.
With standard Xyton 50mm f/1.9 lens; (f/2.8 version was also offered) image by Inspiredphotos (Image rights) |