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+ | This uncommon Japanese [[TLR]] was sold circa 1957, apparently in three versions differing in their film-advance mechanisms. The top version offered automatic crank film advance which also cocked the shutter.<REF>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/5278960341/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Listing in July 1957 "Twin-Lens Reflex Roundup"], ''Popular Photography'' (Vol. 41 No. 1), page 65. Scan courtesy [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/ Nesster] on Flickr.</REF>. | ||
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+ | No manufacturer's markings are present on the camera itself. McKeown's attributes an Autoflex camera to "Kiyabashi Kogaku"<REF>{{McKeown12}} Page 467.</REF> a name which is otherwise unknown. The attribution of this model to Tokiwa Seiki follows Barry Toogood's TLR-cameras.com<REF>[http://www.tlr-cameras.com/Japanese/Tokiwa.html Discussion] and [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/Japanese/slides/Autoflex.html illustration] at Barry Toogood's [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/ TLR-Cameras.com].</REF>. | ||
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This uncommon Japanese TLR was sold circa 1957, apparently in three versions differing in their film-advance mechanisms. The top version offered automatic crank film advance which also cocked the shutter.[1].
No manufacturer's markings are present on the camera itself. McKeown's attributes an Autoflex camera to "Kiyabashi Kogaku"[2] a name which is otherwise unknown. The attribution of this model to Tokiwa Seiki follows Barry Toogood's TLR-cameras.com[3].
Notes
- ↑ Listing in July 1957 "Twin-Lens Reflex Roundup", Popular Photography (Vol. 41 No. 1), page 65. Scan courtesy Nesster on Flickr.
- ↑ 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). Page 467.
- ↑ Discussion and illustration at Barry Toogood's TLR-Cameras.com.
Links
In Japanese:
- Autoflex specifications at Japan Family Camera (at web.archive.org)
Bottom detail image by Just Plain Curt (Image rights) |