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Sears TLS (1967)

Sears TLS (1967)

This is a Sears TLS, a 35mm SLR camera sold by the US department store chain Sears, Roebuck, & Company starting in 1967 through at least 1971.  The TLS was made by, and is a name variant of the Ricoh Singlex TLS which is how the camera was sold in…

February 29, 2024 February 29, 2024 Photography / Reviews  35mm / 9.0 / Japan / Ricoh / Sears
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Tower 41 (1962)

Tower 41 (1962)

This is the Tower 41, a 35mm rangefinder camera built in Japan by Mamiya Optical Co., Ltd. for the Sears Roebuck and Company starting in 1961.  The Tower 41 is similar to the earlier Tower 39, also built by Mamiya, but adding a combined coincident image rangefinder and a faster…

April 20, 2021 January 26, 2024 Photography / Reviews  35mm / 8.0 / Japan / Mamiya / Sears
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Tower 45 (1957)

Tower 45 (1957)

This is a Tower 45, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Nicca Camera Co. Ltd. of Japan for sale by the American department store chain, Sears, Roebuck, & Co.  The Tower 45 first appeared in the 1957 Sears Camera Catalog and featured a redesigned top plate with a film advance…

August 11, 2020 January 26, 2024 Photography / Reviews  13.0 / 35mm / Japan / Nicca / Sears
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