KOWA 16mm SUBMINIATURES

Kowa made a radio-camera and sold it under a couple of names. They decided to use the readily available Minolta 16mm cassette for the film:

Bell Kamra

(1959) -- A fixed-focus 23mm (f3.5-11) lens. Speeds of B, L (1/50), 1/100, H (1/200). This was a camera with a built-in six transistor radio -- or a radio with a built-in camera, if you prefer. It was made by Kowa, not Minolta, but used the Minolta cassette, and was similar to the Minolta Sonocon radio/camera. It was available in black, blue, red and white. Typically sold in a kit which was comprised of the radio-camera, carrying case, ear plug (of course!), camera strap, 9V battery, instruction book and box. It's the same as the Kowa Ramera -- below -- but not to be confused with the Ellison Kamra that used half-frame 35mm film.
Kowa Ramera

It's the same as the Bell Kamra (above), and like the Kamra, the Ramera might have appeared in slightly different models.

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