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Chapter 9 - Taiyodo Koki Beauty Flex TLRs

Please refer to book for type number descriptions

​​​0 型 - 75mm lenses, no flash sync/shoe, flat name plate​

Beauty Flex type 0 advert
75mm Beauty Flex Type 0

​​​II 型 - 85mm lenses, front of body flash sync post. All of these cameras either claim to be, or have the features of a type II (described in text).​

Beauty Flex type II

​​​IIA 型 - The box says Beauty Flex IIA, but the camera looks like an early Beauty Flex IV.​

Box for a Beauty FLex type IIA

​​​Early IV 型 - The flash sync moved to left side of the body and changed to a socket, plus new moulded name plate.​

Early Beauty Flex IV instruction manual cover
Early Beauty Flex IV

​​​Late IV 型 - The obvious change is a decorative plate.​

Late Beauty Flex IV with box
Late Beauty Flex IV
Late Beauty Flex IV advert

​​​V 型 - Lots of changes.​

Beauty Flex pop-up magnifier
Beauty Flex V
Beauty Flex back opening catches

​​​Veriflex - (left) Early IV rebadge & SCL Photoflex (right) V rebadge.​

The very rare Veri Flex
SCL Photoflex

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