Halina 35X
The Halina 35X is a viewfinder camera made by Haking in Hong Kong (China). It is a copy of the Ranger 35 made by Nihon Seiki. It's quite compact but heavy. The camera's back and its bottom are one part which has to be removed for loading a film. The shutter has to be wound up before each exposure with a lever on the lens tube. On the bottom the camera has the imprinting "Empire made"
It is a viewfinder camera, not a rangefinder and was first manufactured in 1959 and has a Halina Anastigmat 45mm f/3.5
A local market buy, a bit rough around the edges, lens was dirty and sticking, so it all got a good clean. Another one where the leatherette had been peeled off so this got the 'red' treatment.
The Halina 35X is a viewfinder camera made by Haking in Hong Kong (China). It is a copy of the Ranger 35 made by Nihon Seiki. It's quite compact but heavy. The camera's back and its bottom are one part which has to be removed for loading a film. The shutter has to be wound up before each exposure with a lever on the lens tube. On the bottom the camera has the imprinting "Empire made"
It is a viewfinder camera, not a rangefinder and was first manufactured in 1959 and has a Halina Anastigmat 45mm f/3.5
A local market buy, a bit rough around the edges, lens was dirty and sticking, so it all got a good clean. Another one where the leatherette had been peeled off so this got the 'red' treatment.