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| − | The '''Baby Pearl''' was a 3x4 folding Japanese camera, made by [[Konishiroku]] | + | The '''Baby Pearl''' was a 3x4 folding Japanese camera, made from 1934 by [[Rokuoh-sha]] and later by [[Konishiroku]] (that would become Konica). It was inspired by the [[Zeiss Ikon]] [[Baby Ikonta]]. |
| − | It was a vertical style folding camera, with curved struts. It was embossed ''BABY PEARL'' in the leather covering. It had a | + | It was a vertical style folding camera, with curved struts and a folding optical finder. The film advance was controlled by two red windows in the back. There was sometimes a metal part between the two red windows, that could suggest a sliding cover, but it might have something to see with the pressure plate. It was embossed ''BABY PEARL'' in the leather covering, and has been observed with black or metal trimming. |
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| + | The shutter was an everset Rox with B-25-50-100 speeds, set by a small lever on top. It has not been observed with a body release. The shutter plate was marked ''ROX'' on the top and ''Rokuoh-sha'' or ''Konishiroku'' at the bottom. It usually had a 50/4.5 lens. Lens markings observed: | ||
| + | * ''Rokuoh-sha NoXXXXX Optor 1:4.5 f=50mm'', black face | ||
| + | * ''Rokuoh-sha NoXXXXX Optor 1:4.5 f=50mm'', chrome face | ||
| + | * ''Rokuoh-sha NoXXXXX Hexar Ser.1 1:4.5 f=50mm'', chrome face | ||
| + | * ''Konishiroku NoXXXXX Hexar 1:4.5 f=50mm'', chrome face | ||
| + | There is a possibility that the Optor was a triplet lens and the Hexar a Tessar-type four element lens, but it is unsure. | ||
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Revision as of 21:39, 16 May 2006
Template:127 Japan The Baby Pearl was a 3x4 folding Japanese camera, made from 1934 by Rokuoh-sha and later by Konishiroku (that would become Konica). It was inspired by the Zeiss Ikon Baby Ikonta.
It was a vertical style folding camera, with curved struts and a folding optical finder. The film advance was controlled by two red windows in the back. There was sometimes a metal part between the two red windows, that could suggest a sliding cover, but it might have something to see with the pressure plate. It was embossed BABY PEARL in the leather covering, and has been observed with black or metal trimming.
The shutter was an everset Rox with B-25-50-100 speeds, set by a small lever on top. It has not been observed with a body release. The shutter plate was marked ROX on the top and Rokuoh-sha or Konishiroku at the bottom. It usually had a 50/4.5 lens. Lens markings observed:
- Rokuoh-sha NoXXXXX Optor 1:4.5 f=50mm, black face
- Rokuoh-sha NoXXXXX Optor 1:4.5 f=50mm, chrome face
- Rokuoh-sha NoXXXXX Hexar Ser.1 1:4.5 f=50mm, chrome face
- Konishiroku NoXXXXX Hexar 1:4.5 f=50mm, chrome face
There is a possibility that the Optor was a triplet lens and the Hexar a Tessar-type four element lens, but it is unsure.
Links
- A-Z 127 film cameras at Asacame, with the Baby Pearl on this page
- The Baby Pearl in the Camera database of the Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology
