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The history of Wray • The early cameras • Rare prototypes • Unusual variations • Forgotten lenses • Inside the Wrayflex |
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Home | Meet the author | Order the book | See more Wrayflex pictures and details | Read new research |
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The Wrayflex, built at Wray (Optical Works) Ltd at Bromley in Kent, was England's only serious attempt at making a 35mm single lens reflex. But who designed it, what led up to it, why did a company better known for making lenses take it on and why did it develop in such an eccentric fashion?
This new, profusely-illustrated book sets out to answer those questions, detailing and illustrating undocumented information, ranging from lost prototypes to the way Wrayflexes were used in the American space programme.
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