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Revision as of 22:34, 15 February 2011
The Pax 35 was the first in the Pax series of compact fixed-lens 35 mm rangefinders made by Yamato from 1952-55 [1]. The styling recalls a Leica II or III, but it was a much smaller and simpler camera.
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| Pax 35 image by Rick Soloway (Image rights) |
Specifications
- Type: 35 mm fixed-lens coupled rangefinder camera.
- Format: 24x36mm on 135 cassette film.
- Manufacturer: Yamato Kōki Kōgyō
- Years of production: 1952-55
- Lens:Luminor Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=45 mm; a coated triplet.
- Shutter: YKK 'D' rim-set leaf shutter. 1/10 - 1/300 sec plus B. Manually cocked. No delayed action. Synchronised for flash with a PC socket.
- Viewfinder: Reverse-galilean viewfinder, with separate eyepiece from rangefinder.
- Focusing:
- Coupled rangefinder in superstructure on the top plate, giving double-image focusing in a separate window from the viewfinder. Rangefinder baseline approx. 40 mm.
- Knurled thumb-knob on lens. Scale in feet, from 3 ft to infinity.
- Film advance: Knob-wind, with frame counter around base of knob.
- Film rewind: Rewind knob. Button to release the film for rewind is behind the shutter release.
- Other features:
- Accepts 30 mm slip-on hood or filters; there is no filter thread.
- 'Cold' accessory shoe on top of the RF superstructure.
- Back does not hinge, but comes off altogether for loading (latch on the base).
- Dimensions (width x depth x height): 110 x 60 x 64 mm
- Weight: 450 g
