The first Japanese cameras to use the Bolta film where the Boltax I, II and II manufactured by Miyagawa Seisakusho in Tokyo, Japan from 1938. These cameras have small barrel shaped viewfinders and fitted with a Picner Anastigmat f4.5 40mm lens.
Model II & III have accessory shoe and had a removable waist level finder.
The aperture is f4.5 to f16. The shutter is
marked speeds B, 25, 50, 100. The shutter is operated by two levers, one to cock
the shutter and the other to release it. Bright metal parts are nickel-plated.
Shutter has Boltax II engraved on the face.
Ebay 2006/10/17 100USD, 2007/05/09 92USD, 2007/10/29 299USD, 2008/10/14 20.50USD (leather off)
Last updated 18th April 2023