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The '''Baby Lyra''' (ベビーライラ) was a 3×4 folding Japanese camera, made by [[Fuji Kōgaku]]. It was a vertical style folding camera, with a folding frame finder, inspired by the [[Baby Ikonta]].
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The '''Baby Lyra''' (ベビーライラ) is a Japanese 3&times;4 folder that was made by [[Fuji Kōgaku]] between 1936 and 1938<REF> Dates of the advertisements mentioned by {{Kokusan}}. It is a vertical folding camera, with a folding frame finder, inspired by the [[Baby Ikonta]]. It is simply embossed ''LYRA'' in the front leather.
  
An advertisement in the Sep. 1938 issue of ''Asahi Camera'', showed all the Lyra range and announced the Baby Lyra in three versions:
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The shutter is a Picco T, B, 25, 50, 100, probably everset, and there is no body release. The Baby Lyra exists in three versions<REF> {{Showa10ad|[[Semi Lyra]] and Baby Lyra|291|September 1937|Asahi Camera}} </REF>:
* f/6.3 lens for &yen;28 (bad scan, prices hard to read)
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* Pionar f:6.3 lens (&yen;25 in 1937);
* f/4.5 lens for &yen36
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* Terionar f:4.5 lens (&yen;32);
* f/3.5 lens for &yen46
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* Terionar f:3.5 lens (&yen;42).
The case was not included.
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The focal length is certainly 50mm, at least it is the case for the Anastigmat Pionar f:6.3 lens mounted on the Baby Lyra presented in [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbestaz/bestb.htm this page at Asacame].
  
In the Baby Lyra presented [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbestaz/bestb.htm here at Asacame], the shutter is a Picco T-B-25-50-100, probably everset, with no body release, and the lens is a 50/6.3 marked Anastigmat Pionar (barely readable).
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== Notes ==
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== Printed bibliography ==
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* {{Showa10}} Item 291.
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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In Japanese:
 
* [http://asacame.fc2web.com/htmds/dbnbestaz.htm A-Z 127 film cameras] at [http://asacame.fc2web.com/ Asacame], with the Baby Lyra [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbestaz/bestb.htm on this page]
 
* [http://asacame.fc2web.com/htmds/dbnbestaz.htm A-Z 127 film cameras] at [http://asacame.fc2web.com/ Asacame], with the Baby Lyra [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbestaz/bestb.htm on this page]
 
* [http://www3.kcn.ne.jp/~ken/camera/camera.3.htm Baby Lyra], small picture at [http://www3.kcn.ne.jp/~ken/ Ken's website]
 
* [http://www3.kcn.ne.jp/~ken/camera/camera.3.htm Baby Lyra], small picture at [http://www3.kcn.ne.jp/~ken/ Ken's website]

Revision as of 14:46, 20 July 2006

Template:127 Japan The Baby Lyra (ベビーライラ) is a Japanese 3×4 folder that was made by Fuji Kōgaku between 1936 and 1938[1]:

  • Pionar f:6.3 lens (¥25 in 1937);
  • Terionar f:4.5 lens (¥32);
  • Terionar f:3.5 lens (¥42).

The focal length is certainly 50mm, at least it is the case for the Anastigmat Pionar f:6.3 lens mounted on the Baby Lyra presented in this page at Asacame.

Notes

  1. Dates of the advertisements mentioned by Kokusan kamera no rekishi. It is a vertical folding camera, with a folding frame finder, inspired by the Baby Ikonta. It is simply embossed LYRA in the front leather. The shutter is a Picco T, B, 25, 50, 100, probably everset, and there is no body release. The Baby Lyra exists in three versions<REF> Advertisement for the Semi Lyra and Baby Lyra, published in the September 1937 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 291.

Printed bibliography

Links

In Japanese: