Japan 1953 – Compact – 35 mm – Rare. The Asahiflex was an innovative 35 mm SLR camera built by the Asahi Optical Corporation in 1952. It is widely regarded as the first SLR camera built in Japan and brought up quite a few innovations Unlike the majority of Japanese camera manufacturers of the time, … Read more90 Asahi
Asahiflex Ia
First Japanese SLR
Japan 1957 – Compact – 35 mm – Rare. The Pentax AP, introduced in 1957, is considered as the “original” Pentax and the direct descendent of the Asahi Asahiflex, the first Japanese SLR using 35 mm film (launched in 1952). The Pentax AP was designed to be mass produced at a reasonable cost while still … Read more67 Asahi
Pentax AP
Japan 1978 – Subminiature – 110 film – Infrequent. Launched in 1978, the Pentax Auto 110 was a very exciting camera, causing quite a stir among photography fans. It was indeed a (super cute) miniature version of a 35 mm interchangeable lens reflex. Pentax engineers were the first to release a 110 reflex, equipping it with … Read more46 Pentax
Auto 110
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