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− | The '''Angel Six''' (エンゼルシックス) is a Japanese 6×6 folding camera, attributed to [[Tōkai Shashin-yōhin]], probably a distributor only.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 348. Lewis, p. 83, says "Takai Photo Products", probably by mistake. </REF> It was briefly announced in a column of the November 1953 issue of ''[[Ars Camera]]''.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 348. </REF> It is said to take both 6×6cm and 4.5×6cm exposures, to have manual film advance via red | + | The '''Angel Six''' (エンゼルシックス) is a Japanese 6×6 [[folding camera]], attributed to [[Tōkai Shashin-yōhin]], probably a distributor only.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 348. Lewis, p. 83, says "Takai Photo Products", probably by mistake. </REF> It was briefly announced in a column of the November 1953 issue of ''[[Ars Camera]]''.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 348. </REF> It is said to take both 6×6cm and 4.5×6cm exposures, to have manual film advance via [[red window]]s, a front-cell focusing Angel 75/3.5 lens and a [[flash sync|synchronized]] [[NKS]] shutter (B, 1–200, [[self-timer]]).<REF> All features: {{Kokusan}}, p. 348. </REF> No picture of the camera has been observed so far, and no surviving example is known yet. |
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Revision as of 22:53, 29 April 2008
The Angel Six (エンゼルシックス) is a Japanese 6×6 folding camera, attributed to Tōkai Shashin-yōhin, probably a distributor only.[1] It was briefly announced in a column of the November 1953 issue of Ars Camera.[2] It is said to take both 6×6cm and 4.5×6cm exposures, to have manual film advance via red windows, a front-cell focusing Angel 75/3.5 lens and a synchronized NKS shutter (B, 1–200, self-timer).[3] No picture of the camera has been observed so far, and no surviving example is known yet.
Notes
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 348. Lewis, p. 83, says "Takai Photo Products", probably by mistake.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 348.
- ↑ All features: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 348.
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. Item 426.
- Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard). P. 83 (brief mention only).
The Angel Six is not listed in Sugiyama.