Kalimar Inc. was an American distributor founded by Bob Lipsitz in 1952. It started importing Aires 35 cameras from Japan to the U.S.A. . It distributed a number of rebadged cameras from Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Germany and the Soviet Union. It was acquired by Tiffen in 1999.
Kalimar distributed the Barbie camera in 1993.
Distributed cameras
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| Kalimar A by fedglass |
roll film
- Kalimar 44 (Japanese, same as Anny 44)
- Kalimar TLR100 (Soviet Union; a rebadged Lubitel 2)
- Kalimar Reflex (made by Seagull in China)
pocket film
- Kalimar AW-10 All Weather Camera
- Kalimar FF-10
- Kalimar Mini 110
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| Kalimar K-90 by Valdormar |
35mm film
- Kalimar 3D (3-dimensional 3-lens camera)
- Kalimar A
Kalimar A
- Kalimar DK-3
- Kalimar C-64 (Made by Haking in Hong Kong)
- Kalimar Paulette Electric (a rebadged Halina Paulette Electric)
- Kalimar Sport AF
- Kalimar SR 100 (a rebadged Zenit B)
- Kalimar SR 200 (a rebadged Zenit E)
- Kalimar SR 300 (a rebadged Zenit EM)
Links
- Press release detailing acquisition by Tiffen. Includes historical notes.
- source at ozcameras [1]
- Kalimar Cameras at www.collection-appareils.fr
- Kalimar cameras at www.orphancameras.com Kalimar Reflex, SQ, Six Sixty, C-64, 44, K-90, KX-7000, SR-200