1956 - 57 Diax Ib

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1956 - 57 Diax Ib, has interchangeable lens capability, but no rangefinder. Instead, it has 3 seperate viewfinders for different focal lengths similar to the Ia, (The Ia has 45-50mm, 35mm and 90mm viewfinders whereas the Ib has 50mm, 35mm, and 85-90mm).  Differences from the Ia are the rapid wind lever and cosmetic changes to the top plate of the camera body.  This version has an Isco-Gottingen Isconar f4.5 85mm lens in a Synchro - Compur shutter. The lenses for the a and b series cameras are intechangeable but turned 90 degrees.