Omega (camera)
Encyclopedia
Omega is the name of various medium-format camera
s and enlarger
s. The Simmon Brothers, known for their line of enlargers, built the original Simmon Omega cameras in the United States
. These rangefinder cameras took 6x7cm photographs on 120 roll film
. Later, Konica
manufactured the Koni Omega line. The last models, including the Rapid Omega 200, came from Mamiya
. This line had interchangeable lens
es, including a 58 (or 60) mm wide-angle
, a 90 mm normal lens, a 135 mm portrait
lens, and a 180 mm telephoto
. A close-up adapter was popular with wedding
photographers.
Another line, the Omegaflex, was a twin-lens reflex camera. Its lenses and accessories were not interchangeable with those from the Omega line. The Omegaflex took 6x7 rectangular pictures on 120 roll film.
Backs: The Omegaflex film holder interchanges with the Omega M, 100 (Press 2 in Japan) and 200, and permits mid-roll changes on the Omegaflex, M, and 200. The earlier Koni Omega Rapid (Press in Japan) film holder is not compatible with the above, and does not permit mid-roll changes.
Camera
A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism for projecting images...
s and enlarger
Enlarger
An enlarger is a specialized transparency projector used to produce photographic prints from film or glass negatives using the gelatin silver process, or from transparencies.-Construction:...
s. The Simmon Brothers, known for their line of enlargers, built the original Simmon Omega cameras in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. These rangefinder cameras took 6x7cm photographs on 120 roll film
Roll film
Rollfilm or roll film is any type of spool-wound photographic film protected from white light exposure by a paper backing, as opposed to film which is protected from exposure and wound forward in a cartridge. Confusingly, roll film was originally often referred to as "cartridge" film because of its...
. Later, Konica
Konica
was a Japanese manufacturer of, among other products, film, film cameras, camera accessories, photographic and photo-processing equipment, photocopiers, fax machines and laser printers.- History :...
manufactured the Koni Omega line. The last models, including the Rapid Omega 200, came from Mamiya
Mamiya
is a Japanese company that today manufactures high-end cameras and other related photographic and optical equipment. With headquarters in Tokyo, it has two manufacturing plants and a workforce of over 200 people...
. This line had interchangeable lens
Lens (optics)
A lens is an optical device with perfect or approximate axial symmetry which transmits and refracts light, converging or diverging the beam. A simple lens consists of a single optical element...
es, including a 58 (or 60) mm wide-angle
Wide-angle lens
From a design perspective, a wide angle lens is one that projects a substantially larger image circle than would be typical for a standard design lens of the same focal length; this enables either large tilt & shift movements with a view camera, or lenses with wide fields of view.More informally,...
, a 90 mm normal lens, a 135 mm portrait
Portrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
lens, and a 180 mm telephoto
Telephoto lens
In photography and cinematography, a telephoto lens is a specific type of a long-focus lens in which the physical length of the lens is shorter than the focal length. This is achieved by incorporating a special lens group known as a telephoto group that extends the light path to create a long-focus...
. A close-up adapter was popular with wedding
Wedding
A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage or a similar institution. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes...
photographers.
Another line, the Omegaflex, was a twin-lens reflex camera. Its lenses and accessories were not interchangeable with those from the Omega line. The Omegaflex took 6x7 rectangular pictures on 120 roll film.
Backs: The Omegaflex film holder interchanges with the Omega M, 100 (Press 2 in Japan) and 200, and permits mid-roll changes on the Omegaflex, M, and 200. The earlier Koni Omega Rapid (Press in Japan) film holder is not compatible with the above, and does not permit mid-roll changes.
External links
- Koni-omega M instruction manual English - PDF
- Omegaflex instruction manual English - PDF
- Omega Rapid instruction manual English - PDF
- Omega System booklet English - PDF
- Omega View 45D instruction manual English - PDF
- Omega 100 - 200 instruction manual English - PDF