<s>
The	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
Alpa-Reflex	O
has	O
its	O
origins	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
1930s	O
when	O
a	O
Swiss	O
precision	O
mechanical	O
manufacturer	O
decided	O
to	O
diversify	O
their	O
product	O
range	O
,	O
having	O
mainly	O
relied	O
on	O
manufacturing	O
parts	O
for	O
the	O
watch	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Alpa-Reflex	O
is	O
only	O
predated	O
by	O
the	O
Kine	B-Algorithm
Exakta	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
Sport	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
the	O
Praktiflex	O
35mm	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manufacturer	O
was	O
Pignons	O
S.A	O
,	O
Ballaigues	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
designer	O
was	O
Jacques	O
Bolsky	O
born	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
1895	O
,	O
in	O
Kiev	B-Algorithm
as	O
Yakob	O
Bogopolsky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
few	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
were	O
produced	O
,	O
the	O
Standard	O
,	O
that	O
lacks	O
the	O
reflex	O
finder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1949	O
,	O
the	O
Alpa	O
Prisma-Reflex	O
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
sporting	O
a	O
pentaprism	B-Algorithm
finder	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
about	O
this	O
time	O
;	O
also	O
seen	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
on	O
the	O
Rectaflex	B-Algorithm
from	O
Rome	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Contax	O
S	O
from	O
Zeiss	O
Ikon	O
in	O
Dresden	O
.	O
</s>
