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There is a picture of a small black reflector at

http://cosmonet.org/camera/min_ac_e.htm

Surfing the net, I found an interesting Minox gallery

at

http://freespace.virgin.net/gary.davis/minox.htm

The prices of a new Minox slitter is now $421, up from $369, an increase

of 14%.

<p> Probably because of this slitter is made in Japan as Martin posted, the rise in Yen may be the cause of the price hike.

<p> Or may be the price hike is an indicator that the supply of Minox slitter is dwindling, as it is hard to believe any factory would keep such a low volume product line running. The slitter may be old stocks in ware house. Once these stocks are sold, the only place to get Minox slitter will be eBay.

Hmm.

I use Kiwi shoe shine to polish my Minox cases with good result.

My Minox case came with strap loose; for which I used crazy glue to glue it back in place.

I read somewhere that famous photographer Henri Cartier Bresson uses Leica with a standard 50mm lens most of the times.

I am not HCB, I like to use all kinds of cameras, but somehow I find that Minox with its one lens does help me to take better pictures. Instead of changing lens or zooming, I walk closer or further, and compose more carefully. Walking around the subject also help me to look at the subject from different perspectives and angles.

I remember reading somewhere that Minox once was also making

Microfiche reader.

Martin, is the Fisher bulb absolutely necessary? What is the down side of using

other lamp ?

I got my Minox GT used, without case. I found a small soft leather zipper

case at leather goods store, it fits the camera nicely.