A pack of playing cards reminds me of Minox

When I see the Ace I am reminded that there is only one Minox Ur
When I see the deuce I remember the post war model was call the Minox A II
When I look upon the trey I recall the next model was the III and then the
IIIs - three variations in the Model A.
A four calls for the four versions of Minox B - Wetzlar, lattice, honeycomb
and Minox lens
A five, for the five variations of Minox C (no UV filter, complan, raised
rim, flat rim, red LED)
A six because there are six Minox Classics (Leica IIIf, Leica IIIf black,
Leica 1f, Leica M3, Contax I and Hasselblad).
A seven for the seventh camera the BL (after Riga, AII, AIII, AIIIs, B, C)
An eight because of the 8x11 format and the eight models (Riga,A,B,C,BL,LX,
EC,AX).
A nine because of the nine accessories (right angle finder, reflex finder,
tripod, copy stand, filters, binocular attachment, flash bulb and cube units
and electronic flash) and for the nine models of Compact 35mm cameras (CD25,
CD29, CD70, CD112, CD128, CD140, CD150, CD155, M*142)
A ten of the ten models of LX (LX chrome, LX black, TLX, CLX, LX 2000, LX
selection, LX Gold, LX Platin, LX sterling, Aviator).

The Knave reminds me of the 110s and CD25, only one of each format
The Queen reminds me of all the special edition version in precious metals
and in particular the gold B given to HRH Prince Phillip, husband of Queen
Elizabeth II
The King because the Minox is the king of all subminiature cameras with a
reign of over 65 years

the joker for the 110L and Notebook cameras - ideas that never happened.

Four suits because of the ranges 8x11, 35mm, CD and DC.
Thirteen cards in a pack remind me of the 13 35mm models (AL, EL, PL, PE,
GL, GT, ML, MB, MDC, GSE, GT-E, GT-X, GT-S).

I leave off matching the dots on the card because they don't add up to 365
"If the cards were double-ended the total would be:
4 * (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 +10 + 2 + 2 + 2) = 244
If the cards were double-ended and had 2 index signs on each card, the total
would be:
244 + (4 * ( 2 * 13)) = 348" and this was a delibrate mistake as all
Almanack have errors!

Happy New Year

Gerald McMullon, January 2006



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