Variations in 8x11

Riga

 11 (?) variations

AII

• The yellow and green filters do not automatically return to their storage positions when the camera is closed
• Steel locking pin
• Visible rivets in the camera body.
• Smooth finish body
• Inside the sliding cover lacquered black (as in the Riga-Minox)
• Teeth of the film take up "claw" are flat on top
• Auxiliary hole in the film chamber covered by two-hole-screw
• Blades in black, front with a bright dot
• Engraved "Wetzlar"
• some gold versions

4 variations chrome/gold & metric/imperial not counting modifications to AIII and AIIIs.

AIII

• Orange and green filters automatically retract when the camera is closed
• Rivets in the housing are less noticeable
• Engraved "Wetzlar"
• A gold variant was produced

6 variations chrome/black, metric/imperial [III/ no III] not counting modifications to AIIIs

AIIIs

• Red dot hyper focal point introduced after 63713 and before 85387
• Orange and green filters with later models having neutral density and green filters (from about #140000)
• Housing rivets almost unnoticeable
• Early production had "Wetzlar" engraving and sometimes "III"
• After 1962 no "Wetzlar", some cameras have a "III" engraving
• Black variant for US market
• Gold variant produced

 24 variations chrome/black/gold, metric/imperial [III/no III], orange & green/ green & ND

Finish	Lens	Filters	Focus		Engraving
chrome, black, gold	Complan lens	orange and green	Metric,  Imperial (Feet. inch)	no red dot	Logo, Wetzlar / no Wetzlar	III on USA version
				red dot
		green and neutral density		red dot hyper focal point

 B

 

year	1958-1972
serial	600001- 984328
lens	4 element 3 group 15mm / f/3.5 COMPLAN
dimensions	97 x 28 x 16 mm 3-7/8 x 1-1/8 x 5/8"
weight	92g 3.2 oz
shutter	1/1000 - 1/2 B,T
battery	none
finish	aluminium black/chrome anodized

36 variations chrome/black/gold, lattice cell[Wetzlar/no Wetzlar], /honeycomb [Complan/Minox lens], metric/imperial [B/no B]. Add in 3 (or 6 for black) for Minox lens labelled but really a complan lens inside.

Finish	Lens	Meter	Focus	Engraving
chrome, black, gold	Complan lens	Lattice cell	Metric/DIN,  Imperial (Feet. inch)/ASA	Logo, Wetzlar	B USA FI
				Logo, no Wetzlar
		Honeycomb cell		Logo	B USA FI
	Minox Lens	Honeycomb cell

 C

40 variations chrome/black/gold, Complan/Minox [white bulb [raised rim, flat rim]/red LED], metric/imperial [C/no C [FI/no FI]]. Any FI C engravings?

 BL

     
5 (6?) variations chrome/black, metric/imperial, FI for metric (chrome only?)

EC

5 variations black, square (light meter) grey (lens cover)/ circle (light meter) [grey/black lens cover] - Minox state than no non-black versions were sold by them, until the Minox Club special edition..

LX

12 variations chrome/black/platin/gold [selection/II], metric/imperial [MINOX/no MINOX]

AX

8 variations chrome/black/gold [I/II], metric/imperial

TLX

2 variations metric/imperial

LX 2000

2 variations metric/imperial

CLX

2 variations metric/imperial [tape PAL/NTSC, English/German] Serial Numbers > 1000 are in standard TLX presentation cases

Aviator

1 variations metric

100th Anniversary of the birth of Walter Zapp

1 variations metric

ECX

1 variation

MX

1 variation

Classic

6 'models'

Last updated 9th October 2005