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Top: Arts: Photography: Equipment_and_Services: Cameras: Subminiature
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Please don't confuse "subminiature cameras" and "toy cameras". The Open Directory has a separate category for the latter -- Arts/Photography/Alternative/Toy_Camera . While subminiature cameras may be toys (i.e. a Barbie 110 format plastic camera), one is not necessarily the other.
The size of the camera is not relevant to placement in this category either. Some of the new point-and-shoot cameras are significantly smaller than some of the early half frame cameras. 35mm, APS, motion picture cameras, multiple format and stereo cameras are specifically excluded. The format of the negative is the defining characteristic of subminiature cameras as used here. |
Subminiature cameras are usually defined as any still camera that exclusively uses a single film format smaller than 16.7mm x 30.2mm, which is the size of the Advanced Photo System's (APS) IX240 film. The size of the camera is not the determining factor, though in most cases these cameras are some of the smallest ever produced.There are a variety of contemporary and historical subminiature formats, including (but not limited to) Minox, 16mm, disc, and half-frame cameras.
The majority of these cameras are not toys. In fact, many of them have some of the more advanced optics of their time, as well as being mechanical marvels. Many older models rival the better lenses produced today. Cameras produced fifty years ago are carried daily in the pockets of many professional photographers.
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Pages submitted should be primarily devoted to the Minolta 16 cameras. Sites devoted to Minolta cameras in general should be submitted to http://dmoz.org/Arts/Photography/Cameras/ . |
Minolta marketed the Minolta 16 line of cameras from 1957 to 1972. Although production has ceased for both the cameras and their 16mm cartridge films, some Minolta 16 enthusiasts continue to take pictures using recycled cartridges.
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Sites submitted for this category must be primarily dedicated to Minox 8x11 format cameras, their use, and accessories. Sites that have significant references or material relating to other makes or models of subminiature cameras should be submitted to http://dmoz.org/Arts/Photography/Cameras/Subminiature/ .
If you have questions about your site's relevance, most likely it should go up a level. |
Developed by Walter Zapp in 1938 (but not mass-produced until 1948), Minox miniature cameras are the most well-known examples of subminiature "spy cameras". While the original Minox cameras used film 8.75 mm wide (with an image size of 6.5x9mm), newer models use 9.2mm film with an 8x11mm image area.
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