The Miranda Camera Company, originally named the Orion Camera Company, manufactured cameras in Japan between 1955 and 1978. Many of their products were single-lens reflex cameras for 135 film (35 mm).Apparently they didn't make their own lenses, and had to rely on other manufacturers to supply them. All their SLR cameras had interchangeable pentaprims (released by twisting the base of the film rewind knob), and a unique dual external bayonet/M44 lens mount. Unable to keep up with the increasing manufacturing automation of the larger manufacturers, and the increasingly sophisticated electronics of competing cameras, Miranda ceased producing cameras.
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miranda camera In list of lens mounts: all Mirandas had the same lens mount. The ms-1, 2 and 3 series sold in the uk that had either m42 or pentax K mounts. Most appeared similar to the sensomat One model did not and looked like a typical mid-60's slr It was a miranda only in name. it had a fixed prism. Miranda used a shallow 4 claw male bayonet mount on the camera body there was also a internal M44 thread for mounting some bellows, microscopes and lens accessories as well as many preset and manual lenses. an auto - dia[phram lens would use the bayonet mount. There is a button on the camera body to release the prism I know of NO model that used a twist ring to effect a release. Prisms and accessory viewfinders for early models with letter designations and the sensomat were of one style Prisms to fit automex and sensorex were of a different style and not intechangable, Meaning a prism from a a c d f g s would not fot a automex / sensorex
