What are the models of Minox ultraminature cameras, what is the weight dimension and year of each model ?

-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), December 19, 1998

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MINOX 8 x 11 models

YEAR	MODEL	serial	LENS	DIMENSION	dimension	weight	oz	shutter	battery	finish
1938-1943	Riga	1000- 18,000	3 element 3 group 15mm/3.5 Minostigmat	80 x 27 x 16 mm	3-1/8 x 1-1/8 x 5/8"	130g	4.6 oz	1/1000 - 1/2 B,T	none	steel
1948-1949	II	20379- 31500	5 element lens with field flatterner Pentar	82 x 28 x 16 mm	3-1/4 x 1-1/8 x 5/8"	70g	2.5 oz	1/1000 - 1/2 B,T	none	aluminium chrome anodized
1950-1969	III/IIIS	31275- 147494	4 element 3 group 15mm/f3.5 COMPAN	82 x 28 x 16 mm	3-1/4 x 1-1/8 x 5/8	70g	2.5 oz	1/1000 - 1/2 B,T	none	aluminium black/chrome anodized
1958-1972	B	600001- 984328	4 element 3 group 15mm/f3.5 COMPAN	97 x 28 x 16 mm	3-7/8 x 1-1/8 x 5/8"	92g	3.2 oz	1/1000 - 1/2 B,T	none	aluminium black/chrome anodized
1969-1978	C	230101- 2473694	4 element 3 group 15mm/f3.5 COMPAN 15mm/f3.5 MINOX	120 x 28 x 16 mm	4-3/4 x 1-1/8 x 5/8"	102g	3.6 oz	1/1000 - 10s	5.6V PX27 OR four 386 +ADAPTER	aluminium black/chrome anodized
1972-1977	BL	1200001- 1217880	4 element 3 group 15mm/f3.5 MINOX	100 x 28 x 16 mm	4.000 x 1-1/8 x 5/8"	80g	2.8 oz	1/1000 - 1/2 B	PX675	aluminium chrome anodized
1978-1996	LX	2500001-	4 element 3 group MINOX 15mm/f3.5	108 X 28 x 16 mm	4-1/4 x 1-1/8 x 5/8"	88g	3.1 oz	1/2000- 15s	5.6V PX27 OR four 386 +ADAPTER	aluminium black/chrome anodized
1981-1997	EC	2700001-	4 element 3 group MINOX 15mm/f5.6	80 x 30 x 18 mm	3-1/8 x 1-3/16 x 3/4"	45g	1.6 oz	1/500 - 8s	5.6V PX27 OR four 386 +ADAPTER	black macrolon
1995-1996	AX	AX001- AX500	4 element 3 group MINOX 15mm/f3.5	80 x 28 x 16 mm	3-1/8 x 1-1/8 x 5/8"	71g	2.5 oz	1/1000- 1/2 B	none	aluminium chrome anodized
1996-now	TLX		4 element 3 group MINOX 15mm/f3.5	108 x 28 x 16 mm	4-1/4 x 1-1/8 x 5/8	98g	3.1 oz	1/2000- 15	5.6V PX27 OR four 386 +ADAPTER	aluminium +titanal eloxat
1994- 1995	AX Gold II	I001- I250	4 element 3 group MINOX 15mm/f3.5	80 x 28 x 16 mm	3-1/8 x 1-1/8 x 5/8"	127g	4.4 oz	1/1000- 1/2 B	none	brass gold plated
1987- 1988	LX Gold I	001-999	4 element 3 group MINOX 15mm/f3.5	108 x 28 x 16 mm	4-1/4 x 1-1/8 x 5/8"	160g	5.6 oz	1/2000- 15	5.6V PX27 OR four 386 +ADAPTER	brass gold plated
1990-1991	LX platinium	pt0001- pt1000	4 element 3 group MINOX 15mm/f3.5	108 x 28 x 16 mm	4-1/4 x 1-1/8 x 5/8"	160g	5.6 oz	1/2000- 15	5.6V PX27 OR four 386 +ADAPTER	brass + gold plated+ platinium plated
1991-1994	LX sterling silver	1-100	4 element 3 group MINOX 15mm/f3.5	108 x 28 x 16 mm	4-1/4 x 1-1/8 x 5/8"	175g	6.2 oz	1/2000- 15	5.6V PX27 OR four 386 +ADAPTER	solid 925 sterling silver
1998-	ECX		4 element 3 group MINAR 15mm/f5.6	80 x 30 x 18 mm	3-1/8 x 1-3/16 x 3/4"	45g	160 g	1/500-8s	5.6V PX27 OR four 386 +ADAPTER	black macrolon
1998-	CLX		4 element 3 group MINOX 15mm/f3.5	108 x 28 x 16 mm	4-1/4 x 1-1/8 x 5/8"	1.6 oz	5.6 oz	1/2000- 15	5.6V PX27 OR four 386 +ADAPTER	chrome plated brass
1998-	MX		3 element 2 group lens 15mm/f4.8	80 x 36 x 23 mm	3-1/8 x 1-3/8 x 3/4"			1/100	none

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-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), December 19, 1998.

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Features of Minox LX/TLX

Lens : 15mm F3.5 MINOX flat field lens, build in lens hood;

Scale focusing from 8" to infinity;

hyperfocal distance: 12';

Viewfinder: bright frame parallax corrected

Shutter: electronics, from 15 sec to 1/2000; manul- from 1/30 sec to 1/2000 sec;

Built in filters: UV, ND (4X );

Counter: 36-15-0 count down.

Battery: Four silver oxide 386 button cells in special holder or PX27 5.6v mercury battery

Body: Aluminium, coated with scratch resistant titanium.

Tripod bush: 1/4"

Flash : PC connector

-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), December 20, 1998.

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Minox EC

Lens : 15mm F5.6 MINOX flat field lens, built in lens hood.

Depth of field from 3 feet to infinity,

Shutter: electronics, from 8 sec to 1/500

Battery: Four silver oxide 386 button cells in special holder or PX27 5.6V mercury battery

Flash: connect to Minox flash or bulb flash/ cube flash. counter: 36 to 0. manual resetable.

Body: black macrolon

-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), December 20, 1998.

Response to Minox cameras, model, dimensions and weight

I began photography hobby with 5x7 format, with glass plate, sheet film film holders, Zeiss Tessar lens. I cannot recall the name of the camera. It was big box, with look down leather hood, a single lens reflex with focal plane shutter. Latter I downsized to a Rolleicord TLR, then to Leica SM, then SLR. I was keep on downsizing, but my SLR cameras were upsizing, growing bigger and bigger. Then I found Rollei 35, Minox 35ML. I was interested in Minox ultraminiature camera for quite some time, for not other reason then curiosity, it looked cute, I told myself I must get one just as a display piece. Never thought of it can take any real picture. I was till downsizing to a Rollei E110; the camera is cute but I was never quite happy with the prints. A Minox IIIs is about 1/3 the size of Rollei E110, if E110 did not produce good pictures for me, how can a Minox IIIs ? I bought a Minox Daylight development tank and developed my first roll of Agfapan APX 25 taken with my Minox IIIs. When I examined my first strip of tiny Minox negatives with a 20x loup, I couldd not believe my eyes, I neve seen any sharper negatives ! I have found my ULTIMATE POCKET PHOTOGRAPY MACHINE !

-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), December 22, 1998.

Response to Minox cameras, model, dimensions and weight

CROSS SECTION OF MINOX CAMERAS.

As evident from the dimensions of various Minox models, the cross section dimension of Minox remains the same 28m x 16mm from Minox II to Minox TLX; for good reason: may Minox accesories such as binocular clamp, Minox copy stand, tripod clamp etc can more or less be used, this is only possible if the cross section of these models are the same. One exception of Minox EC/ECX, it has a larger cross section of 30 x 18mm, 2 mm over that of other Minoxes in width and height. Non of Minox tripod clamp, binocular adapter nor Minox copy stand can be used on EC/ECX. The greater width and height of Minox EC/ecx vs A/B/C/LX/TLX is due to the thicker camera shell.

-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), December 22, 1998.

Response to Minox cameras, model, dimensions and weight

Replacement battery

Films

Minox cassettes

Lens

Depth of Field

Repair

-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), February 09, 1999.

The table on the site

http://www.ebug.se/info_cameras.html#camera_spec

is copied from Minox Photography forum without permission

-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), November 03, 2001.