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Tanack 35 to IV-S

1952·Camera

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The Tanack are Japanese Leica copies, made from late 1952 by Tanaka Kōgaku and supplied with Tanar lenses. This article treats the main series of Tanack cameras, from the original Tanack 35 to the Tanack IV-S, whose design is very close to that of the Leica. The company made later attempts at producing more advanced rangefinder cameras: the Tanack SD, inspired by the Nikon S2, and the Tanack V3 and VP, closer to contemporary Canon models.

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