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| − | The '''Auto Keef''' was a Japanese coupled rangefinder camera taking 4x4cm pictures on 127 film. It was made around 1941 by a | + | The '''Auto Keef''' was a Japanese coupled rangefinder camera taking 4x4cm pictures on 127 film. It was made around 1941 by [[Kokusaku]]. The range and viewfinder were combined in the top plate, with a square window at the center and a small round window at the right. The top plate was marked ''Auto Keef''. There was an accessory shoe, offset to the left. The rangefinder coupling mechanism was hidden by a cover with a tortuous shape, with a ''Keef'' logo on two places. The cover was also marked ''PAT. P.'' The shutter release was mounted on that cover, at the bottom right. |
| − | * K.O.L. Keef 6cm f/3.5 lens (same handwritten style K.O.L. marking as a lens observed on a [[Semi Gaica]]) & T-B-1-300 shutter marked ''Kokusaku'' | + | |
| + | A 1942 ad (shown [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki.htm here], from Asahi Graph, 23/9/1942 issue) listed two models: | ||
| + | * '''Auto Keef I''', K.O.L. Keef 60/3.5 lens, 1-200 shutter (223 yen) | ||
| + | * '''Auto Keef II''', K.O.L. Keef 60/2.8 lens, 1-500 shutter (264 yen) | ||
| + | On the ad's picture, the shutter plate is marked ''KOKU SAKU'' on top and ''KEEF'' at the bottom. | ||
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| + | Observed lens/shutter combinations: | ||
| + | * K.O.L. Keef 6cm f/3.5 lens (same handwritten style K.O.L. marking as a lens observed on a [[Semi Gaica]]) & T-B-1-300 shutter marked ''Kokusaku'' (for sale by a Japanese dealer) | ||
* body s/n 2961, lens reported as a [[Tokyo Kogaku]] Toko 50/3.5 s/n 52679 (focal length seems dubious) & T-B-1-250 shutter reported as a Keef II (Leski auction #191) | * body s/n 2961, lens reported as a [[Tokyo Kogaku]] Toko 50/3.5 s/n 52679 (focal length seems dubious) & T-B-1-250 shutter reported as a Keef II (Leski auction #191) | ||
* body s/n 2234, lens reported as [[Tokyo Kogaku]] Toko 60/3.5 s/n 51828 & shutter reported as Keef Koku-Saku (Leski auction #223, #249 & #270) | * body s/n 2234, lens reported as [[Tokyo Kogaku]] Toko 60/3.5 s/n 51828 & shutter reported as Keef Koku-Saku (Leski auction #223, #249 & #270) | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?id=1033&key=103310371080&APage=8 The Auto Keef at the Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology] | * [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?id=1033&key=103310371080&APage=8 The Auto Keef at the Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology] | ||
| + | * [http://www.leski.com.au/catalogues/a191/2.htm Leski auction catalogue #191] | ||
* [http://www.cameraguild.jp/nekosan/9909.htm Japanese prewar 127 cameras at asacame] | * [http://www.cameraguild.jp/nekosan/9909.htm Japanese prewar 127 cameras at asacame] | ||
| + | * [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki.htm Old Japanese ads, including the Auto Keef] | ||
[[Category: 4x4 rangefinder]] | [[Category: 4x4 rangefinder]] | ||
Revision as of 20:17, 25 April 2006
Template:127 Japan The Auto Keef was a Japanese coupled rangefinder camera taking 4x4cm pictures on 127 film. It was made around 1941 by Kokusaku. The range and viewfinder were combined in the top plate, with a square window at the center and a small round window at the right. The top plate was marked Auto Keef. There was an accessory shoe, offset to the left. The rangefinder coupling mechanism was hidden by a cover with a tortuous shape, with a Keef logo on two places. The cover was also marked PAT. P. The shutter release was mounted on that cover, at the bottom right.
A 1942 ad (shown here, from Asahi Graph, 23/9/1942 issue) listed two models:
- Auto Keef I, K.O.L. Keef 60/3.5 lens, 1-200 shutter (223 yen)
- Auto Keef II, K.O.L. Keef 60/2.8 lens, 1-500 shutter (264 yen)
On the ad's picture, the shutter plate is marked KOKU SAKU on top and KEEF at the bottom.
Observed lens/shutter combinations:
- K.O.L. Keef 6cm f/3.5 lens (same handwritten style K.O.L. marking as a lens observed on a Semi Gaica) & T-B-1-300 shutter marked Kokusaku (for sale by a Japanese dealer)
- body s/n 2961, lens reported as a Tokyo Kogaku Toko 50/3.5 s/n 52679 (focal length seems dubious) & T-B-1-250 shutter reported as a Keef II (Leski auction #191)
- body s/n 2234, lens reported as Tokyo Kogaku Toko 60/3.5 s/n 51828 & shutter reported as Keef Koku-Saku (Leski auction #223, #249 & #270)
