Minox Miniature Spy Cameras, Digitally Modern or Film Collectible?
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Minox Cameras
Minox Cameras, the archetypal sub-miniature camera, was invented by engineer Walter Zapp, in 1936. Production first started in Riga, Latvia at VEF ran from 1937/1938 until 1943. After WWII, production was re-started in Germany from 1948.
Although primarily marketed as a luxury item, the Minox was also used as an espionage camera. Its close-focusing lens and small size made it perfect for covert uses such as surveillance or document copying. The Minox was used by both Axis and Allied intelligence agents during World War II. Later versions were used well into the 1980s. The Soviet spy John A. Walker Jr., whose actions against the US Navy cryptography programs represent some of the most compromising intelligence actions against the United States during the Cold War era, used a Minox C to photograph documents and ciphers. The espionage use of the Minox has been memorialized by Hollywood movies, and some Minox marketing efforts have played up the "spy camera" story.
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MINOX DCC Leica M3 Plus
The digital Classic Camera from MINOX comes in a really stylish format! On the outside it features the miniaturized shell of the legendary Leica M3, designed in great detail, and inside it is packed with innovative technology in the form of a powerful digital camera.
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Minox DSC - the new Digital Spy Camera
DSC is the name of the new mini MINOX model: Digital SpyCam. Still maintaining the outstanding masterpiece in minimalist design of Minox's past yet with current advanced photo technology packs, The Minox DSC is a 5MP digital camera packed into a 86 x 29 x 20 mm frame.With a resolution of five million pixels, the DSC can compete with traditional digital cameras with ease. A bright viewfinder allows spontaneous, fast shots, even in critical light conditions. In twilight the integrated flash switches on automatically. In total these features make the new DSC a very sound optical notebook.
The system has an additional external flash that can be connected to the side of the DSC. And to provide the user with the accustomed convenience of a display for viewing film and image results the flash has an integrated 1.5 inch TFT LCD monitor. The image data can be saved on micro SD memory cards of up to 16 GB, in addition to the internal memory.
Resource links
- MINOX Germany
- Minox Official Website.
- Minox Processing Laboratories
- Support for all Minox Camera Owners.
- Minox Historical Society
- Features news, camera history, product profiles, and more.
- Minox Historical Society: Minox Memo
- The Journal of the Minox Hsitorical Society. Download your copy today!
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MINOX DCC Leica M3 5MP Digital Camera
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MINOX 5.0 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL SPYCAM
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Minox Digital Classic Camera Leica M3 Gold Edition
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Minox DCC Leica M3 Plus Classic Digital Camera, 5 Megapixel, 4x Digital Zoom, 1.5" LCD Monitor and SD Memory Card with the Minox Flash for the Classic Series Minature Cameras, Guide Number 8, ISO 100.
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Rolleiflex 24611 Mini Digi AF 5.0 Camera (Black)
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Minox Classic Cameras
The MINOX Classic Camera Collection includes legendary cameras, faithfully recreated in a scale of 1:3. All Classic Cameras are fully-functional and both, digital or analogue, achieve excellent photographic results. Models introduced includes the: Click here to shop all Minox Camera & Optics at Amazon.com. Minox Digital Classics
Minox Digital Classic Camera Leica M3 Gold Edition
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Minox Leather Case for the Minox DCC Leica M3 Plus Classic Digital Camera
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Minox DCC Leica M3 Plus Classic Digital Camera, 5 Megapixel, 4x Digital Zoom, 1.5" LCD Monitor and SD Memory Card with the Minox Flash for the Classic Series Minature Cameras, Guide Number 8, ISO 100.
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Minox Classic Camera Flash
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Minox DCC Leica M3 Plus Classic Digital Camera Kit, with 4 GB SD Memory Card, Camera Case , Table Top Tripod
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Minox Digital Cameras
Minox DCC Leica M3 Plus Classic Digital Camera, 5 Megapixel, 4x Digital Zoom, 1.5" LCD Monitor and SD Memory Card with the Minox Flash for the Classic Series Minature Cameras, Guide Number 8, ISO 100.
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Minox DCM 5.0 Digital Camera Module for Digiscoping with Minox & Kowa Spotting Scopes, with Mount, Eyepiece & Camera with 2.0" TFT Monitor.
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Minox DCC Leica M3 Plus Classic Digital Camera Kit, with 4 GB SD Memory Card, Camera Case , Table Top Tripod
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Minox DC 6033 WP All Weather Digital Camera, 6 Megapixel, with Minoctar 6.95mm f/3.3 Lens & 4x Digital Zoom, 2" TFT Screen, Waterproof to 33 ft.
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Minox DC1011 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
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Minox 35mm Compact Cameras
Current Minox 35 mm Compact Cameras includes the: Minox 8x11
Minox BD 8x24 BR Binocular
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Minox LX Gold Limited Edition 8x11 mm Film Spy Camera (24k Gold Plated)
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Minox MX Subminiature 8 x 11mm Camera Set
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MINOX Classic Camera Leica M3 - Point & Shoot camera - 8x11mm - lens: 15 mm
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Minox MX Subminature 8 x 11mm Camera
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Minox 8x11 Film
Minox Minocolor 100 Speed 36 Exposure Film
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Minox Minocolor 100 Speed 30 Exposure Pro Film
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Minox Minocolor 400 Speed 36 Exposure Film
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Books & Reference
Spycamera: The Minox Story: Second Edition
This new edition brings the Minox story up to date and includes many new color and black-and-white pictures. The new edition continues the Minox story up to the present day.
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Minox: Marvel in Minature
One of the more pleasant surprises contained in its pages is an interview by the author with the late Walter Zapp, inventor of the Minox camera. Authoritative and imminently useful, if you only have one Minox book this should be the one.
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Minox camera user on the Blogs
- Minox 8x24 Porro Prism Binocular (Black) 62001B | Reviews Camera ...
- Only binoculars fitted with Porro prisms are able to provide the user with an enhanced three-dimensional shape or 3D-effect of the object in view, this being based on the increased objective lens spacing. ...
- Minox Arctic Hunter Binoculars - LongRangeHunting.com
- Minox Arctic Hunter Binoculars We just received a shipment of these very unique binoculars from Minox. They are unique not only for the camo design but because of the construction.
- Minox Arctic Hunter Binoculars - Alaska Outdoors Forums
- Thanks to the roof prisms with a phase correction coating the user can rely on excellent detail rendition and high contrast ? even in poor light. The new BV binoculars are optionally available with an 8x or 10x magnification and are the perfect companion for the next hunting session. Specs: Magnification: 10x ... If there is anything I can answer for you or assist you with please let me know. Thanks and have a great day, Doug Camera Land 1-866-9-optics gr8fuldoug@aol.com ...
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Minox Cameras in the News
- Results tagged “stereoscopic society” from Coventry Telegraph - CV5
- ... and spy cameras such as the delightfully minute Tessina (made by Concava in Lugano, Switzerland) which James Bond ought to use instead of his Minox. ...
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