Martin Tai 
, Jul 27, 2003; 08:55 a.m.
Influence of Minox on camera design --- Legacy of Walter Zapp
Walter Zapp's Minox camera has lasting influence on camera design, the following is an imcomplete list:
Camera style: bar shape camera body Riga Minox(1938) --- -- Minox II, IIIs, B,BL, C, LX, TLX, CLX..EC, ECX. -- Minolta 16, Edixa 16 (1962) Edixa 16M/16MB, Rollei 16(1963) Kodak 110( 1972) Rollei A110 (1974), Rollei E110(1976)...
Telescopic film advance Riga Minox---- -- Minox II, IIIs, B,BL, C, LX, TLX, CLX..EC, ECX. -- Rollei A26(1962), Rollei 16, Rollei A110, Rollei E110,
Twin cassette Riga Minox ---> -- Minox II, IIIs, B,BL, C, LX, TLX, CLX..EC, ECX. --Minolta 16, Kodak 126 cartridge cameras, Kodak 110 cartridge cameras Rollei A26, Rollei 16, Rollei A110, Rollei E110..
Parallax corrected viewfinder Riga Minox ---> -- Minox II, IIIs, B,BL, C, LX, TLX, CLX..EC, ECX. -- Leica M3(1954),M2,M4,M5,M4-2,M6,M6TTL,M7; -- Rollei 16(1963), Minox 110,
Infront of lens UV filter Minox ---> -- Minox II, IIIs, B,BL, C, LX, TLX, CLX..EC, ECX. -- Edixa 16, Minox GT-E
Infront of lens shutter Minox --> -- Minox II, IIIs, B,BL, C, LX, TLX, CLX -- Edixa 16
Frame line in viewfinder Riga Minox -- Minox II, IIIs, B,BL, C, LX, TLX, CLX..EC, ECX. -- Leica M3(1954),M2,M4,M5,M4-2,M6,M6TTL,M7; -- Rollei 16(1963), Minox 110, --- Zeiss Ikon Contessa, Zeiss Ikon Contina;
Camera metal chain Minox --> Edixa 16/16M/16MB, Rollei A110, E110
Close focusing lens (non macro) Minox Minostigmat--> COMPLAN, Edixa Xenar/Travegar/Trinar, Rollei 16 Tessar.
8x11 roll film Riga Minox --> All 8x11 film cameras.
Minox not only has lasting influence on subminature camera design and style, but also has lasting influence on 35mm camera.
Leica screwmount cameras model I to IIIf from 1925 to 1957 has no frame line nor parallax correction.
A lasting influence of Riga Minox on 35mm camera is the parallax corrected frameline viewfinder of Leica M cameras: M3 (1954) through M2,M4,M5,M6,M7 and IIIg(1957)
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