Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Another YASUHARA camera ?
From: Lucien <lucien@ubi.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 22:24:40 +0100

Mikiro M wrote:

> Hi, Lucien.
> 
> You've finally found an encrypted secret ! ;-).

At last my quest come to its end.
:-)

> It is a Chinese camera.  Yasuhara-san probably has some connection with this
> manufacturer, Kosei Kougaku (in Japanese pronounciation).  He says, "205 is
> the only compact rangefinder camera in production (80.000/year) in the
> world".  205A (without meter) and 205B (with meter) are imported and
> available for 13800 yen (120 USD) and 15800 yen, respectively in Japan.

Mikiro,

Thank you.

It's true that there are some similarities with the Yashura:
(like with many other cameras I guess)
viewfinder and rangefinder windows, location of the folding rewind
handle,
advance lever and shutter release.

;-)

Lucien