#graphic 35

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Cee-Ay 35, Ciro 35, Graphic 35  By Thomas Evans

The Camera Corp of America, of Chicago, started in 1938 as the Candid Camera Corp. of America. From 1949 to 1950, they made the Cee-Ay 35, a 35mm camera equipped with an f4.5 or f3.5 Wollensak Anastigmat. 

They sold their design and tools to Ciro Cameras Inc. sometime in 1949. Ciro Cameras made minor changes to the Cee-Ay 35 and rebranded it the Ciro 35. The Ciro 35R was fitted with an f4.5 Anastigmat, and the Ciro 35S was fitted with an f3.5 lens.

Graflex continued the production of the Ciro 35 after purchasing its design and tools in 1950. The Ciro 35T, with an f2.8 Anastigmat, appears to have been added to production after the move to Rochester, NY. The Ciro 35 camera would continue to be made by Graflex until September 1954. It was then substantially redesigned to become the Graphic 35 camera.

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Graphic 35 Jet

Graphic 35 Jet, made for Graflex by Kowa. 1961 - 1962. It was designed to use the pressure in a CO2 cartridge to advance the film and cock the shutter. One CO2 charger was said to last through 6 to 8 rolls of 20-exposure film. The lever beside the lens released the shutter, and pulling it farther advanced the film. Focus was achieved by pressing the buttons above the lens. Rather than moving the lens, the focusing action moved the film plane forward and back. It had a built-in light meter, and a system for calculating flash-exposure f-stop based on distance of camera from subject, utilizing a color-code to match the two. The 50mm f2 Optar lens is fixed. Rangefinder operated by split image in a central bright spot.