FILM STARS Rittreck IIa one camera, four formats
When it was launched in1956, the Rittreck IIa was advertised as ‘the world's most versatile single lens reflex (SLR).' Although the Trade Descriptions Act, which prevented advertisers from publishing misleading information, didn't come into force until1968, it would be hard to disagree with that claim. Compare its specification to any other SLR of the time.
The Rittreck was made by the Japanese Musashino Koki Company, and is one of the very few 6x9cm SLRs to come out of Japan. It offers interchangeable lenses, interchangeable film backs, a choice of using roll film or cut film, close-up accessories, waist- and eye-level viewfinders and the ability to shoot four different formats on the same roll of film.
The basic
