Maramures, Romania – yet another place of legends
Local meaning of traditional, unique popular art, honed by centuries of ingenuity and hard work – all these are what I believe …
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Acmel film cutter for Minox
Minox 8×11 Film Cutter, as sold by Minox GmbH Germany. Manufactured by Asanuma Camera Mechanical, Laboratory LTD, Tokyo, Japan. This is a tool to slit conventional 35mm films to 9,2mm. …
Zipslit film cutter
Perhaps the newer members of the Minox community do not know the name John Birkby, of FilmTech company in the UK. He invented (and produced) the smallest Minox film cutter, …
Minox in Bukovina
This province is the historical seat of the medieval principality of Moldavia, now part of Romania. It came under Moldavian rule in the XIV century, and it was a part …
Minox in Würzburg
Me and my Minox cameras visited Würzburg in 2018, and as with all German old towns, I was taken by the scenery and old town architecture. Visitation of the Würzburg’s …
Minox binocular attachment
I was always an admirer of the ingenious solutions developed by Minox for their cameras and accessories. To be honest, what surprises me is the skill and mechanical solutions researched …
Minox in Balchik
The town of Balchik is a Black Sea coastal town and seaside resort in the Southern Dobruja area of N-E Bulgaria. It is in Dobrich Province, 35 km southeast of Dobrich and 42 km northeast of Varna. It sprawls scenically along hilly …
My old Minox meter
I remember how glad I was when I got my first Minox IIIs and Minox meter set. After playing with my first Minox camera, a model B, for about a …
Minox at Red Lake Romania
The Red Lake mountain resort is not very far away from the place I live, perhaps 100 kms or so. The resort is famous for its lake, which gets its …
Minox in Graz
This major city is the capital of the Styria province in Austria. As usual, traveling on business, but I made certain I set aside two das for wondering around, to …