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− | 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<REF> Dates of the advertisements mentioned by {{Kokusan}}, p. 342. </REF> | + | |image=[http://www.flickr.com/photos/99204584@N00/351837912/in/pool-camerapedia/ http://farm1.static.flickr.com/142/351837912_34359e4ff7_m_d.jpg]<br>''Picture courtesy of Ed Barton. {{with permission}}'' |
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+ | 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.<REF> Dates of the advertisements mentioned by {{Kokusan}}, p. 342. </REF> | ||
− | The | + | == Description == |
+ | The Baby Lyra is a vertical folding camera inspired by the [[Baby Ikonta]]. It has a folding frame finder. The advance knob is at the bottom right as seen by a photographer holding the camera horizontally. The back is hinged to the left and contains two uncovered red windows to control film advance. The front leather is simply embossed ''LYRA'' and the back leather has the ''FUJI KOGAKU'' logo. | ||
+ | The shutter is an everset Picco giving T, B, 25, 50, 100 speeds. The aperture scale is at the bottom of the shutter plate and the ''Picco'' name is at the top. There is no body release and the lens is front-cell focusing. | ||
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+ | <br>''Baby Lyra, Terionar f/4.5 lens, Picco shutter.'' | ||
+ | <br>''Pictures courtesy of Ed Barton. {{with permission}}'' | ||
+ | </div> | ||
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+ | == Evolution == | ||
Advertisements dated December 1936<REF> [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/L1.jpg Advertisement] by the distributor [[Yamamoto Shashinki-ten]] published in the December 13, 1936 issue of ''Sunday Mainichi'', reproduced in the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]. </REF>, September 1937<REF> Advertisement published in ''Asahi Camera'', reproduced in {{Kokusan}} in two parts, p. 100. </REF> and September 1938<REF> Advertisement published in ''Asahi Camera''. </REF> list three variants of the Baby Lyra: | Advertisements dated December 1936<REF> [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/L1.jpg Advertisement] by the distributor [[Yamamoto Shashinki-ten]] published in the December 13, 1936 issue of ''Sunday Mainichi'', reproduced in the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]. </REF>, September 1937<REF> Advertisement published in ''Asahi Camera'', reproduced in {{Kokusan}} in two parts, p. 100. </REF> and September 1938<REF> Advertisement published in ''Asahi Camera''. </REF> list three variants of the Baby Lyra: | ||
* Pionar or Pioner<REF> Inferred from the ''katakana'' パイオナー. An example with 50mm f/6.3 lens is presented in [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbestaz/bestb.htm this page at Asacame] but the name is not legible enough. The lens names are only mentioned in the September 1937 advertisement cited above, not in the ones dated December 1936 and September 1938, but we can probably assume that they were unchanged. </REF> f/6.3 lens ({{yen|25|1936}} in 1936 and 1937, {{yen|28|1938}} in 1938); | * Pionar or Pioner<REF> Inferred from the ''katakana'' パイオナー. An example with 50mm f/6.3 lens is presented in [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbestaz/bestb.htm this page at Asacame] but the name is not legible enough. The lens names are only mentioned in the September 1937 advertisement cited above, not in the ones dated December 1936 and September 1938, but we can probably assume that they were unchanged. </REF> f/6.3 lens ({{yen|25|1936}} in 1936 and 1937, {{yen|28|1938}} in 1938); | ||
− | * Terionar f | + | * Terionar f/4.5 lens ({{yen|32|1936}} in 1936 and 1937, {{yen|36|1938}} in 1938); |
− | * Terionar f | + | * Terionar f/3.5 lens ({{yen|42|1936}} in 1936 and 1937, {{yen|46|1938}} in 1938). |
− | The focal length is certainly 50mm in all | + | The focal length is certainly 50mm in all cases. |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* {{Showa10}} Item 291. (See also the advertisement for item 164.) | * {{Showa10}} Item 291. (See also the advertisement for item 164.) | ||
− | * ''Omoide no supuringu-kamera-ten'' (思い出のスプリングカメラ展, Exhibition of beloved self-erecting cameras). Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 1992. (Exhibition catalogue, no ISBN number.) P.& | + | * ''Omoide no supuringu-kamera-ten'' (思い出のスプリングカメラ展, Exhibition of beloved self-erecting cameras). Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 1992. (Exhibition catalogue, no ISBN number.) P. 15. |
== Links == | == Links == |
Revision as of 17:42, 9 January 2007
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]
Contents
Description
The Baby Lyra is a vertical folding camera inspired by the Baby Ikonta. It has a folding frame finder. The advance knob is at the bottom right as seen by a photographer holding the camera horizontally. The back is hinged to the left and contains two uncovered red windows to control film advance. The front leather is simply embossed LYRA and the back leather has the FUJI KOGAKU logo.
The shutter is an everset Picco giving T, B, 25, 50, 100 speeds. The aperture scale is at the bottom of the shutter plate and the Picco name is at the top. There is no body release and the lens is front-cell focusing.
Baby Lyra, Terionar f/4.5 lens, Picco shutter.
Pictures courtesy of Ed Barton. (Image rights)
Evolution
Advertisements dated December 1936[2], September 1937[3] and September 1938[4] list three variants of the Baby Lyra:
- Pionar or Pioner[5] f/6.3 lens (¥25 in 1936 and 1937, ¥28 in 1938);
- Terionar f/4.5 lens (¥32 in 1936 and 1937, ¥36 in 1938);
- Terionar f/3.5 lens (¥42 in 1936 and 1937, ¥46 in 1938).
The focal length is certainly 50mm in all cases.
Notes
- ↑ Dates of the advertisements mentioned by Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 342.
- ↑ Advertisement by the distributor Yamamoto Shashinki-ten published in the December 13, 1936 issue of Sunday Mainichi, reproduced in the Gochamaze website.
- ↑ Advertisement published in Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi in two parts, p. 100.
- ↑ Advertisement published in Asahi Camera.
- ↑ Inferred from the katakana パイオナー. An example with 50mm f/6.3 lens is presented in this page at Asacame but the name is not legible enough. The lens names are only mentioned in the September 1937 advertisement cited above, not in the ones dated December 1936 and September 1938, but we can probably assume that they were unchanged.
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 291. (See also the advertisement for item 164.)
- Omoide no supuringu-kamera-ten (思い出のスプリングカメラ展, Exhibition of beloved self-erecting cameras). Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 1992. (Exhibition catalogue, no ISBN number.) P. 15.
Links
In Japanese:
- Page with the Baby Lyra in the A-Z 127 film cameras at Asacame
- Baby Lyra, small picture at Ken's website
- Advertisement for the Baby Lyra and Semi Lyra published in the December 13, 1936 issue of Sunday Mainichi, reproduced in the camera company page of the Gochamaze website