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thumb|right|300px| Gemflex twin lens reflex camera
'''Gemflex''' is a subminiature twin lens reflex camera made by Showa Optica Works (昭和光学精機) in occupied Japan in the 1950s.<ref>William White Subminiature Photography p108, Focal Press 1990</ref>
Gemflex resembles the well known Rolleiflex 6x6cm twin lens reflex, but much smaller in size. The body of Gemflex is die-cast from shatter proof metal.<ref>Popular Science - Apr 1954 - Page 196</ref>
A tripod socket at bottom of the Gemflex allows attachment to tripod. ==Characteristics== Gemflex belongs to HIT camera class, using 17.5mm paper backed roll film (known as HIT film). Frame format is 14x14mm square image, ten frames per roll.
Dimension – 72x40x42mm.
Fixed focus GEM lens, focal length = 25mm, F3.5.
Viewfinder with pop up hood, 14x14mm ground glass screen, viewfinder lens 25mm.
Swallow mechanical shutter: B, 1/25,1/50 and 1/100.<ref>The Photographic Journal - Volume 96 - Page 129</ref>
Accessory: genuine leather case.
==Depth of Field== thumb|center|1000px|
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Hit film.jpg|17.5mm HIT camera roll film File:Gemflex with case.jpg|Gemflex with brown leather case File:Gemflex on tripod.jpg|Gemflex on mini tripod </gallery>
==References== <references/>
Category:Subminiature cameras