Book on Wrayflex and WRAY by John Wade

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There is a new book by Jon Wade about the Wrayflex camera and company Wray.
Book can be had through www.wrayflex.co.uk

The Wray company was established in 1850, primarily as a lens manufacturer. They made their first camera in 1930 and, in 1946,
attempted - but failed - to produce Britain’s first 35mm camera. The company rose to fame in the 1950s with the Wrayflex, Britain’s
only real attempt at producing a single lens reflex. Later, they made a few different cameras, and occasionally supplied lenses for
other well-known camera manufacturers. These are the cameras they produced, the lenses they used and some of those other
manufacturers who used Wray lenses.





More pictures are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/98806699@N04/sets/72157634704097073/

all images + quoted text (c) John Wade

[iangreenhalgh1]

Interesting. I own a good number of Wray lenses and find them to be mostly excellent. The Wrayflex and lenses for it can't have sold well as they are almost impossible to find for sale today, the camera appears from time to time but the lenses are like hen's teeth.