31/08/08: Updated links on "Polish" page

June 2008: This month, I've been gradually updating various pages with better information received from many email correspondents - if you sent something, keep an eye out - I will correct any errors and add selected extra information where it adds to the story!

10/12/07: Added the super-rare Lauterflex to the "Other Japanese" page

09/12/07: Added first-model Fodorflex to "Tougodo" page in "Japanese" and added further details of Fodor to the "Fodorflex II" page in "Japanese/Tokyo Optical"

21/10/07: Substantially revamped the Ikoflex section in the "German" pages to include a lot of excellent photographs from the photoshoot Amateur Photographer did on my cameras for an Ivoe Matanle article

29/09/07: Updated the "Polish" index page with new and better information received

06/09/07: Added Dorimaflex B to the "Other Japanese" page

04/09/07: Added Primoflex Automat L to "Tokyo Optical/ Sanwa/ Musashi" page and several new and better comparison photos of the two Automat models on the linked details page

26/07/07: Added two Malcaflex models to "Tokyo Optical/ Sanwa/ Musashi" page

20/07/07: Added a page of Japanese camera pictures - ones I don't own

24/12/06: Added Elegaflex IB to "Other Japanese"

23/12/06: Added late model Pearl River (with Bay 1 mounts) to the Chinese page.

16/12/06: Removed the alphabetic camera list, which was becoming out of date and a nuisance to maintain - may add a site search facility later.

12/12/06: Added two new Primoflex models to Tokyo Optical pages.

21/11/06: Just completed a major revamp of the Firstflex/Tokiwa/Kuribayashi series. These now have their own page within "Japanese" and a lot more historical analysis (and guesswork!).

25/10/06: Added new Isokawa Isocaflex to "Other Japanese"

14/10/06: Moved Crystar models from "Other Japanese" to their own page in the Japanese section

02/10/06: Updated the German/Montanus page for new information available

30/09/06: Added new Koniflex to "Japanese-Other" pages and inserted major new section on Konica (Konishiroku) TLR range from 1950s and '60s. Koni-Omegaflex now in this section, with a related history of the Koni-Omega and Simmon Omega range from which it was developed

25/09/06: Added OMS/Osiro Osiroflex to "Japanese-Other" pages

17/09/06: Added newly purchased Mamiyaflex C (the first model) to Mamiya page and updated the Mamiya story

01/09/06: Added a new item to the "Bits and Pieces" page - a new US handmade TLR

30/08/06: Added Dorisflex and tidied up Elbowflex page

15/07/06: Added double-Bay III Beautyflex 2.8 model to complete the set of three of these rare cameras on the Taiyodo Koki page

07/05/06: Added Minoltaflex 3 to Minolta page

06/05/06: Added new first-version Ikoflex coffee-can model (wth ribbed lid) to German/Ikoflex page.

03/05/06: Added two new French cameras - a very early Semflex Oto II and my first Celtaflex - rare camera from the late 'forties.

16/02/06: Major revision to the "Tougodo" page in Japanese. Now includes the "Mystery TLRs" section of several unusual cameras I hadn't been able before to tie firmly to Tougodo. Also added in a new Daflex into this page.

14/02/06: Major update to the American page to separate out and expand the section on Sears "Tower" models, adding my new Tower 64 model

04/02/06: Added new Olympus Gastro camera to "Bits and Pieces of TLR History

14/01/06: Added new Beauty model and updated/tidied the Taiyodo page with it

07/01/06: Added new Yashica A2 and substantially revised the section on early Yashicaflexes (Japanese/Yashica page)

20/12/05: Added new Lustre Echoflex to Other Japanese page

06/12/05: Changes and improvements to the American pages

02/12/05: Added Primoflex and some changes to the Musashi/Tokyo Optical/Sanwa page

18/11/05: Added Yashicaflex A to Japanese/Yashica page

03/11/05: Added Minoltacord details to Japanese/Minolta page

30/10/05: Added comprehensive details of the Rolleicopi kit I recently acquired to Miscellaneous and German/Rollei pages

30/10/05: Added comprehensive details of the Rolleicopi kit I recently acquired to Miscellaneous and German/Rollei pages

29/10/05: Added a copy of Ivor Matanle's article on Ikoflexes in Amateur Photographer to the German/Ikoflex page. This was publshed on 29 October and all the featured cameras are from my collection.

27/10/05: Added Elegaflex to Japanese/Other page.

24/10/05: Added Prince Junior to Japanese/Other page.

12/10/05: Added Mananflex to Tokyo/Optical/Musashi page in Japanese, and substantially revised the page to add Sanwa Photographic details.

12/10/05: Added OGA-Reflex (Bolta-Photavit) to the German (Other) page, corrected an error on Rolleicord Art-Deco lens, added a mew Beautycord to Taiyodo page, an early Atoflex and Lumiere Reflex to the French page, several other detail updates.

20/09/05: Added original Dia model to Ricoh page

12/09/05: Added Yashica Beacon prototype to "Bits and Pieces of TLR History" page, and details of a namesake movie camera to the Russian "Nyeva" TLR page.

11/09/05: Added late-model Gnoflex, very rare Yashica Auto, Yashica Rookie, Elmoflex, Elbowflex and Pigeonflex (early Yashicaflex predecessor) to various Japanese pages.

03/09/05: Revamped the title page to speed loading and cut out some unneeded web-ring links.

23/08/05: Added new Osiro Marioflex to "Other Japanese" page.

06/08/05: Updated the "Minolta" page, inspired by a conversation with Ivor Matanle, who has borrowed most of these cameras (and my Ikoflexes) for a photoshoot ahead of two articles planned for Amateur Photographer mag in October '05 and January '06. Also added new Pigeonflex (sourced from Japan) to my "Yashica" page.

03/07/05: Updated "Other Japanese" and "Musashi/Tokyo Optical" pages with various changes, including linking Soligor Semi-Auto with Tokyo Optical ( it was a rebadged model for US and Europe).

29/06/05: Added new Skymatic to "Other Japanese" page and added substantial write-up on the suspected derivation of this oddball camera and its relationship to the Kiyabashi Autoflex.

26/06/05: Added new Royflex III (crank-wind - rare) to French pages.

19/06/05: Split out "Tokyo Optical Co / Musashi" page for Topcoflex, Gnoflex, Fodorflex, Sunflex et al.

15/06/05: Split out "Walz" page in Japanese to cover Walz and Wagoflex cameras made by Walz Camera Co. Added very rare Metered Walzflex (same as Sears Tower Reflex 65).

14/06/05: Added a copy of Ivor Matanle's article on Yashica TLRs from Amateur Photographer to the Japanese/Yashica page. This features several of my cameras and appeared on 28 May 2005.

14/06/05: Added new Nikkenflex to "Other Japanese".

29/05/05: Added new large-lens Foth-Flex to "Other German" page.

16/05/05: Added Start II to Polish page, and created new separate page for the "Mystery TLRs" under the Japanese heading, with the new Deitzflex acquisition added to this.

10/05/05: Added Plascaflex 45 to "Montanus" page "German)

01/05/05: Added Kolaflex (rare item) to the Czech page.

27/03/05: Added a picture of the Bolseyflex variant to the Ising Pucky 1 page (Other German).

27/03/05: Added Prinz 44 127 TLR as special information in the Walz section of "Other Japanese".

22/03/05: Added Rolleiflex Standard 621 (3.8) to the Rollei page.

18/03/05: Added new Eho-Altissa Altiflex 2 to the Other German page.

16/03/05: Added new Tokiwa Firstflex and rare Fuji Lyraflex to Other Japanese page.

10/03/05: Added Fotor Reflex (Atoflex derivative) to the French page.

25/02/05: Added new Beautyflex V to Taiyodo pages, and Lionflex (VERY RARE ITEM) to the Tougodo pages.

23/02/05: Added Beautyflex IV (early model) to Taiyodo pages.

18/02/05: Made some corrections to the French page based upon advice from Sylvain Halgand, and added a picture of his Royflex III to the Royflex 20 page for better information.

07/02/05: Added Ricaflex (RARE ITEM) to German/Richter page. Added grey Yashica-A and Rollekonter (RARE PREWAR JAPANESE TLR) to Japanese pages

28/01/05: Added Acquired Atoflex and Lumireflex models to the French page.

23/01/05: Added Airesflex U(S) to Aires page.

21/01/05: Added Fujita AB to Other Japanese page and rewrote the Fujita history/provenance details.

19/01/05: Added new acquisitions - black Yashica-B, Beautyflex D (Copal version) and Ricohflex Dia M. (nb. not updated Alpha list yet). Also added new manufacturer info on Halma and Prinz models (see Other Japanese).

17/01/05: Added picture of a grey Yashica-D to that page for comparison (standard model is black).

15/01/05: Updated "Japanese-Other" page for new acquisition - Walzflex II.

13/01/05: updated the "American TLRs" page for new information received from Rick Oleson on the Royce Reflex, and to link directly to his site.

03/01/05: modified the Yashica lead page for information received from Bob Letsche about the origins of Yashica TLRs (Pigeonflex history).

01/01/05: updated and simplified the alphabetical list of cameras for new items in the collection (mainly obscure Japanese models recently acquired - more work to do on this).