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Been spending a lot of time on here!
Found this Tower 22 at an estate sale last weekend. Cosmetics are 99%
mint. Shutter needs work (typical). Included the original case, also near
mint. Lens is the 58mm f/2.4 Takumar.
The Tower 22 was the American name (as sold by Sears) for the Asahiflex
IIa. It's an early SLR (mid '50s) from Asahi Kogaku (later known as Pentax).
It has both a folding waist level finder and an eye level viewfinder for
normal lenses. Lenses use a 37mm screw mount. The camera's appearance
is very Leica-esque (odd for an SLR).
mint. Shutter needs work (typical). Included the original case, also near
mint. Lens is the 58mm f/2.4 Takumar.
The Tower 22 was the American name (as sold by Sears) for the Asahiflex
IIa. It's an early SLR (mid '50s) from Asahi Kogaku (later known as Pentax).
It has both a folding waist level finder and an eye level viewfinder for
normal lenses. Lenses use a 37mm screw mount. The camera's appearance
is very Leica-esque (odd for an SLR).