This quaint little rangefinder is the Pax M3. Sometimes referred to as the Japanese Leica due to the red dot on the front. It was $12 at a local flea market which I couldn’t say no to. Unfortunately the shutter and focus lever is seized up so it’s out of service at the moment but it had a little surprise inside it. (See pic 4)
The curious side of me wants to see what’s on it, if anything. The pictures have to be at least 50 years old. I’ve heard there are labs that can pull black and white images out of old Kodachrome since K-12 development is long gone.
In any case it’s a very cool piece of history.
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