Books on 16mm Subminiature Photography

For general books on Subminiature, including others that include sections on Kiev, Mamiya, Minolta, Minox, Rollei, Yashica and other 16mm subminiature cameras see books under General.

• Alois Bures, Fotografujeme pristrojem Mikroma "We are taking pictures with Mikroma"
• Joseph D. Cooper, Mamiya-16 Camera Guide the only guide on Mamiya 16 cameras.
• H Coles, Ricoh Guide includes details on the 16, 35, 500 and SuperRicohflex. The Golden Ricoh has only two pages dedicated to it.
• Joseph D. Cooper, The Minolta Guide, 1959, 160 pages. This was Cooper's first book on Minolta cameras and covered all of available Minolta camera models:- TLR's, SLR's, 35mm rangefinders and the Minolta 16 I.  It is a general book on photography and covers general subminiature technique.  The last chapter is dedicated to the Minolta 16 I.
• Joseph D. Cooper, Minolta-16 Camera Guide dealt only with 16mm models which means only the 16 I and 16 II models
• Art Evans, Collector's Guide to Rollei Cameras, 1986, 270 pages,  covers a brief history of the company, models from medium format to subminiature such as the Rollie 16 and 110 cameras including extensive photographs, serial numbers
• History of Meopta Products with photographs and short text for each camera and many accessories.
• Richard Lowell, Yashica Guide, 1958,1959, 136 pages is a general book on photography, and the Yashica cameras of the period including one chapter to the Yashica Y16.
• Mario Malavolti le Fotocamere delle Officine Galileo
• Ted Rosenberg, Minolta 16 Guide covers all of the Minolta 16 models including prototypes and was available from the author on CD-ROM after his book became out of print.
• Kenneth Tydings, Minolta Camera Guide,  959, 128 pages.  The book is a general book on photography with reference to the Minolta models at that time, TLR's, SLR's, 35mm rangefinders and the Minolta 16 I.
• Kenneth Tydings, Ricoh Guide, 1960, 128 pages.  The Ricoh equivalent of the 1959 book on Minolta cameras, it covered all of Ricoh's camera models; TLR's, 35mm rangefinders and the Golden Ricoh 16.    
• Kenneth Tydings, Advanced Yashica Guide, 1958,1959, 96 pages  Similar in format to the Minolta and Ricoh Guides this one covered all of Yashica's camera models available in 1958;  TLR's, 35mm rangefinders and the Yashica Y16.

Last updated 7th February 2006