Semi Lucky
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The Semi Lucky is a series of Japanese 4.5×6 folders, made by Fujimoto between 1937 and 1939.[1]
Semi Lucky and Semi Lucky II
The original model is a copy of the Nettar, with a folding optical finder and no body release. It has a key for film advance. The front leather is embossed SEMI LUCKY and the name is probably engraved on the folding struts too.
It is advertised in August 1937[2] with a front-cell focusing Radionar f:4.5 lens and a Perfekt shutter by Neumann & Heilemann, giving 5–250, B, T speeds, for ¥48 — case ¥3 extra.
This model was very soon replaced by the Semi Lucky II, a similar camera with an added body release. The Semi Lucky II is advertised in October 1937[3] with the same lens and shutter equipment, for ¥65.
Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 343, says that the Semi Lucky is similar to the Semi Prince.
One example has been observed at a Yahoo Japan auction with a Neumann & Heilemann Radionar 7.5cm f/4.5 lens and a Neumann & Heilemann Perfekt 5–250, B, T shutter.
Notes
- ↑ Dates: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 343.
- ↑ Advertisement published in Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 102.
- ↑ Advertisement published in Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 102.
Bibliography
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10–40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7. Items 305–7.
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). P. 572.
