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1977 Red Flag 20 - Michaels Camera Museum, Melbourne

Red Flag 20, Changhai No.2 Camea Factory China 1997.

 

The 1977 Red Flag 20 (Hong Qi 20 红旗20) is a Chinese copy of the Leica M4. Reportedly only 182 were made in a period from 1971 to 1976 when production officially ended. The cameras were made on the orders of Chiang Ching, the last wife of Mao Tzeo Dong. With the camera are a f=50mm 1:1.4, a f=35mm 1:1.4 and a f=90mm 1:2.0, all copies of Leitz lenses.

 

Michaels Camera Museum, Melbourne

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Uploaded on November 10, 2006
Taken on November 10, 2006