22 Facts About Minox

Minox is a manufacturer of cameras, known especially for its subminiature camera.

Walter Zapp originally envisioned the Minox to be a camera for everyone requiring only little photographic knowledge.

Minox branched out into 35 mm film format and 110 film format cameras in 1974 and 1976, respectively.

Minox continues to operate today, producing or branding optical and photographic equipment.

From 1936 to 1975, the history of the Minox brand is essentially that of the Minox subminiature camera.

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Minox was acquired by Leica in 1996, but a management buyout on 25 August 2001 left Minox an independent company again.

Minox became friends with Nikolai 'Nixi' Nylander and Richard Jurgens, and it was through discussions with these friends that the idea of a camera that could always be carried came to him.

Shortly after its introduction, the Minox was widely advertised in The European and American markets.

Ironically during World War II production of the Minox was put in jeopardy several times as Latvia fell victim to invasion by the Soviet Union, then Germany, and then by the Soviets again.

The Minox B became the most popular and widely produced model of the line.

Minox is part of the Blazer Group GmBH, with its facilities in Isny im Allgau in the south of Germany, with a service facility remaining in Wetzlar.

The Minox was used by both Axis and Allied intelligence agents during World War II.

The espionage use of the Minox has been portrayed in Hollywood movies and TV shows, and some 1980s Minox advertising has played up the "spy camera" story.

Minox B, operated by remote trigger and protected in a special housing, was used to inspect the interior of the United States Army's SL-1 experimental nuclear reactor after it experienced an internal steam explosion in 1961.

Original Riga-made Minox had a brass chassis covered in a stainless steel shell, which telescopes to reveal or cover the lens and viewfinder windows, as well as to advance the film.

Performance could be improved, so the short-lived Minox II had a new 5 element lens whose final element would rest against the film itself when the pressure plate pushed the film onto the lens.

Complan lens and Minox lens are unit focusing lens, focusing from 8 inches to infinity through precision gear linked to a focusing dial on top of the camera.

Minox BL uses a PX625 button cell to power the CdS exposure meter; Minox C, LX, EC, used a 5.

Accessories for Minox 35 include: UV filter, ND filter, lens hood, eveready leather case, and dedicated electronic flash.

Minox briefly expanded its range of 8×11 models by offering Minox-badged cameras styled as miniatures of famous classic film cameras of the past, manufactured by Sharan Megahouse of Japan, including:.

At photokina in 2008, Minox announced a new subminiature digital camera called the DSC, with a 3 megapixel sensor that outputs 5 megapixel interpolated images.

Minox currently produces optics for nature and wildlife observation, for marine and water sports purposes, and for hunting.