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236:Vitessa
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141:Shutter
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1603:Septon
1600:Nokton
1581:Skopar
1568:Tessar
1556:Vaskar
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1491:Lenses
1436:VSL 3E
1423:Icarex
1413:Rollei
1366:Perkeo
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1255:4 May
1227:(PDF)
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