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Search the archive →The Minox Historical Society · Est. 2001A small camera.
A small camera.
An extraordinary story.
Preserving the cameras, photographs, publications, and people behind the world of Minox and subminiature photography.
Minox photography by Lance Borden
Welcome
Precision in miniature.
From Walter Zapp’s groundbreaking Riga to the classic 8×11 and 35mm models, Minox represents an uncommon marriage of ingenuity and compact design.
Here you can explore original publications, search decades of conversation, and see the pictures made by the people who keep this history alive. Whether you’ve just discovered Minox or have carried one for years, come in and look around.
The reading room
The Minox Memo, ready to read.
Browse the Classic Minox Memo Collections, The New Minox Memo, and the Don Krehbiel Collection in one place.
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Made with Minox
Small format. Wide world.
Explore photographs made by Minox Historical Society members over the years in our subminiature photography gallery.
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Research & discovery
A living archive of subminiature photography.
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Look inside the Minox Memo, published by Minox Processing Laboratories from 1956 to 1972. Search currently works on desktop.
Search the Memo →Collect the issues
Download individual issues or explore the classic volumes and the New Minox Memo collection.
Since 1996
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Submini-L is the Minox Historical Society’s mailing list and a gathering place for photographers, collectors, historians, and technicians. Discussions range from Minox to other cameras smaller than 35mm, darkroom craft, repairs, and collecting.
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Remembering Don Krehbiel
A legacy worth preserving.
Read the Society’s tribute to Don Krehbiel and explore the faithfully reproduced Minox, Metal & Macintosh website, preserved as a resource for the community.
