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| + | Around 1942, Riken sold a 6x6 folding camera, called the '''Adler Six''', essentially a copy of the [[Zeiss Ikon]] [[Nettar]] 6x6. It had a horizontal folding bed, a folding optical finder and a body release. Like the other [[Adler]] cameras, it was not made by Riken. The shutter was T-B-5-200 according to a 1942 ad (shown [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki.htm here], from 15/7/1942 issue of Asahi Graph), Ricoh's corporate site says Roico II B-10-200 shutter. This ad showed two variants: | ||
| + | * the '''Adler Six I''' with a Ricoh Anastigmat 75/4.5 lens (93 yen) | ||
| + | * the '''Adler Six II''' with a Ricoh Anastigmat 75/3.5 lens (111 yen) (Ricoh's corporate site only gives this one and says the lens was four element) | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
| + | Ricoh's corporate site: | ||
| + | * [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/camera/cameralist/index.html Ricoh camera list], with the Adler Six II at [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/camera/cameralist/adler6.html this page] | ||
| + | * [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/camera_lib/column/war-camera.html Riken wartime camera names: featured article] | ||
| + | Other: | ||
| + | * [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki.htm Old Japanese ads, including the Adler Six] | ||
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| + | {{riken prewar}} | ||
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| + | [[Category: 6x6 folding]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Ricoh]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Japan]] | ||
| + | [[Category: A]] | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 29 April 2006
Template:120 folder Japan Around 1942, Riken sold a 6x6 folding camera, called the Adler Six, essentially a copy of the Zeiss Ikon Nettar 6x6. It had a horizontal folding bed, a folding optical finder and a body release. Like the other Adler cameras, it was not made by Riken. The shutter was T-B-5-200 according to a 1942 ad (shown here, from 15/7/1942 issue of Asahi Graph), Ricoh's corporate site says Roico II B-10-200 shutter. This ad showed two variants:
- the Adler Six I with a Ricoh Anastigmat 75/4.5 lens (93 yen)
- the Adler Six II with a Ricoh Anastigmat 75/3.5 lens (111 yen) (Ricoh's corporate site only gives this one and says the lens was four element)
Links
Ricoh's corporate site:
- Ricoh camera list, with the Adler Six II at this page
- Riken wartime camera names: featured article
Other:
| Asahi Bussan and Riken prewar and wartime cameras () | ||
|---|---|---|
| rigid or collapsible | ||
| Vest Adler | Gokoku | Semi Kinsi | Letix | Olympic | New Olympic | Regal Olympic | Semi Olympic | Super Olympic | Vest Olympic | Riken No.1 | Ricohl | Roico | Seica | Zessan | ||
| folders | pseudo TLR | TLR |
| Semi Adler | Adler III | Adler A | Adler B | Adler C | Adler Four | Adler Six | Gaica | Heil | Kinsi | Chukon Ref | Ricohflex | Ricohflex B |
