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Ouyama - New Taiwan Photographic Corporation Odette X3000 |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in Taïwan from (Circa) 1984 to (After) 1984.
Index of rarity in France: Infrequent (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 8341
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Chronology of cameras Ouyama - New Taiwan Photographic Corporation
Ouyama is also known as New Taiwan Photographic Corporation (NTPC). Like those of Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC), NTPC's products are plastic, of poor quality (from a photographic perspective), and are found under multiple names, often used as promotional gifts. The Canomatic is representative of this manufacturer. It appears that FPC manufactured for NTPC.
The other products can be grouped into several types:
| Markings on lens | #on lens | |||
 SLR appearance Off-center viewfinder Finger rest on the right hand |
Odette X3000 |  |
New Optical Lens 1:5.6 f=50mm Series 626326 |
626326 |
| Derlai (Nestlé) | |
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 SLR appearanceOff-center viewfinder Finger rest on the right hand Exposure table |
2000 |  |
New Color Optical Lens 1:6.3 f=50mm series 624181 |
624181 |
| Halimax WX-500 |
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| Komax 2000 |  |
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 SLR appearanceOff-center viewfinder Finger rest on both ends Exposure table Gold lettering on models bearing the number 198761 |
(La Maison de Valérie) |  |
New Color Optical Lens 1:6.3 f=50mm series 198761 |
198761 |
| Neikai AW-4392 |
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| QLS-99 2000N |
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| Henrycon A-8000S |
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624181 | ||
| Skina SK-7000F |
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Lens Made in Japan 1:6.3 f=50mm series 198761 |
198761 | |
| Henrycon A-8000 |
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Lens Made in Japan 1:6.3 f=50mm series 624181 |
624181 | |
| Starflex |  |
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 SLR appearance Dual viewfinders Gold lettering |
Asaflex EF-300 |  |
Lens Made in Japan 1:6.3 f=50mm series 198761 |
198761 |
 SLR appearance Off-center viewfinder Red trim on the shutter release Motorized |
Okaido |  |
Lens Made in Japan 1:6.3 f=50mm series 198761 |
198761 |
| Meikai AR-4367 |  |
New Color Optical Lens 1:6.3 f=50mm series 198761 |
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| Novai 7000 |  |
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 SLR appearance Built-in flash on the (fake) prism cover Off-center viewfinder Red trim on the shutter release Motorized Flash shoe |
Fukaï WR-2 |  |
New Color Optical Lens 1:6.3 f=50mm series 198761 |
198761 |
| Yoshita MF-A7000F |  |
Lens Made in Japan 1:6.3 f=50mm series 198761 |
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 Built-in flash Off-center viewfinder Motorized |
Ocean |  |
New Color Optical Lens 1:6.3 f=50mm series 198761 |
198761 |
 Built-in flash Off-center viewfinder Motorized |
S-1000 |  |
New Color Optical Lens 1:6.3 f=50mm series |
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 SLR appearance Red trim on the shutter release Off-center viewfinder Motorized |
Meikai AW-4366 |  |
New Color Optical Lens 1:6.3 f=50mm series 198761 |
198761 |
 SLR appearance Off-center viewfinder Motorized |
Nikayo |  |
50mm 6.3 Focus Free Optical Lens Made in Japan |
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 SLR form. Side viewfinder. Flash in line with the lens. |
Asaflex EF 50 |  |
Lens Made in Japan Auto Fix Focus 50 mm Lens 1:6 |
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 SLR shape. Side viewfinder. Flash on the fake prism. |
Asaflex EF-80 |  |
New Optical Lens Auto Fix Focus 50 mm Lens 1:6 |
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Nikaï |  |
Color Optical Lens f=1:6.3 50mm |
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The Odette X3000 has only one shutter speed and one aperture. On the positive side the aperture is small (about F11), circular and centred on the middle of the lens. The photo might not be perfectly exposed, but at least it will be the best the meniscus lens can produce. Kodak made millions of cameras on the same principle.
Cameras of this type do not generally claim that the lens was made in Japan, and since it does not claim to be glass either, it is probably plastic. In 1985 the use of plastic lenses was relatively new. There is no evidence of any ballast being added in the base.
The Odette X3000 has another peculiarity. We have seen a camera with an aperture ring that doesn’t do anything (GMTEX GT-304); this camera has a 'focus ring' that doesn’t move the lens. The closest distance on this non functioning ring is 1.2 m, which is probably the closest limit of the fixed aperture (F11) lens.
The integral sun hood is an unusual feature but probably a good idea with a simple lens subject to flare. There is some evidence that the names "Odette " and "Quickshot" were brands of NTPC, whose best known but much later brand was "Ouyama". Later more extravagant cameras sold by NTPC were often supplied with a flexible plastic lens hood.
The (false) prism serves the useful purpose of raising a flash well above the lens barrel, and reducing the possibility of the lens hood casting a shadow in the photograph.
The design of this camera is original, even stylish, when compared with contemporary cameras of similar specification. It's closest rival in the USA would have been the Kodak Instamatic X-15/15X (1970-1988) which sold for about $15. Similar cameras to this one sold for about $10. The Instamatic had a square format (less vignetting behind a similar lens), a restricted choice of films, and could not take electronic flash.
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