Nikkoh Ind.Co., Ltd. Japan Minimax / Minimax-lite

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• Nikkoh Minimax Lite sold in 1980, the Minimax Lite is a Minimax with a built in cigarette lighter.  Lens 14.3mm (f8) lens.. Fixed-focus 0.75m to infinity,   Single 1/60 second shutter. Viewer is 84% of image. 113x27x21mm. Weight 64g. Available in twelve different finishes (according to the original brochure) including all black, black with gold trim, tortoiseshell and silver with lines.
• Nikkoh Minimax  At the time, 1982, the Minimax was the smallest Minox film camera and in shedding dimensions has limited features. It has a 14.3mm f8 fixed-focus lens with a range of 0.75m to infinity and a single speed of 1/60. UV and ND filters where sold separately. View finder is Galilean type with 0.42x magnification and gives 84% of the image. 64x26.5x20.3mm. Weight 32g.
• Nikkoh Supra Photolite --re-badged Minimax Lite 
• Nikkoh Slimax-lite --re-badged Minimax Lite 
• Nikkoh Nova Micron -- re-badged Minimax Lite made for Nova Cameras Ltd, England

• Enica S - similar to the Acmel M or the Enica SX without flash; a restyled Minimax but has the same film advance as the Acmel M and Slimax-Lite.  Fixed-focus 1m to infinity,  13.5mm (f3.5 - f11) lens. Single speed of 1/120. Lens is a Suzunon 1:3.8 14.3 mm. fixed-focus.
• Nikkoh Enica SX sold in 1983, Nikoh added a built-in electronic flash to a slightly restyled Minimax Lite camera changing the film advance lever to a thumb wheel and providing a dial to adjust the aperture f3.8 to f11. Lens changed to a Suzunon 1:3.8 14.3 mm lens. Still fixed-focus. Single speed of 1/120. 127x26x14mm 61.5g

Last updated 27th November 2004