Ami (camera)
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The Ami is a viewfinder camera made of plastic, produced during the communist era of Poland era by the Polish firm Warsaw Photo-Optical Works or WZFO. It was the successor to their Bakelite-cased Druh camera, which was popular with youth due to its simplicity. The Ami was also quite popular, although its availability was sometimes restricted due to production limits in the economy imposed by the government. The word ami does not have any particular meaning in Polish, but French was a widely known language in Poland at the time and it is thus possible that the name refers to the French word ami ("friend").
The Ami is a viewfinder camera made of plastic, produced during the communist era of Poland era by the Polish firm Warsaw Photo-Optical Works or WZFO. It was the successor to their Bakelite-cased Druh camera, which was popular with youth due to its simplicity. The Ami was also quite popular, although its availability was sometimes restricted due to production limits in the economy imposed by the government. The word ami does not have any particular meaning in Polish, but French was a widely known language in Poland at the time and it is thus possible that the name refers to the French word ami ("friend"). ==Technical data== Ami Film: 120 Lens: meniscus lens 1:8/75mm, achromatic Aperture: f/8 (cloudy) and f/16 (sunny) Shutter: sector shutter ca. 1/50 only Focus: fixed Flash: mountable, synchronized for flash bulbs only Body: high-impact polystyrene Ami 2 Film: 6×6 cm Lens: meniscus lens 1:8/75mm, achromatic Aperture: f/8 (cloudy) and f/16 (sunny) Shutter: central at 1/30, 1/60, 1/125 and B Focus: adjustable from 2.5 meters to hyper focal infinity Flash: mountable, synchronized for flashbulbs and electronic flashes Body: high-impact polystyrene Ami 66 Film: 6×6 cm Lens: meniscus lens 1:8/75mm, achromatic Aperture: f/8 (cloudy) and f/16 (sunny) Shutter: 1/50 (labelled as 'M') and B (Bulb) Focus: fixed, from the hyperfocal distance of 2.5 meters to infinity Flash: mountable, synchronized for flashbulbs and electronic flashes Body: high-impact polystyrene ==References==
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