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The '''Beauty Lightomatic''' is a series of [[35mm]] [[rangefinder camera]]s made by [[Taiyōdō|Beauty Camera]] from 1959 to 1963. | The '''Beauty Lightomatic''' is a series of [[35mm]] [[rangefinder camera]]s made by [[Taiyōdō|Beauty Camera]] from 1959 to 1963. | ||
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* Beauty Lightomatic III or Beauty Lite III | * Beauty Lightomatic III or Beauty Lite III | ||
* Beauty Lightmatic SP | * Beauty Lightmatic SP | ||
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| + | "Beauty LM" was the branding used for the Lightomatic in some markets. (It is sometimes said that the "Lightomatic LM" is a name variant of the Lightomatic II, but available photos don't support this. A Beauty LM2 is also reported.)<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p.397. </REF> | ||
== The Beauty Lightomatic or LM == | == The Beauty Lightomatic or LM == | ||
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The Beauty Lightomatic is a series of 35mm rangefinder cameras made by Beauty Camera from 1959 to 1963.
List of versions:
- Beauty Lightomatic or Beauty LM
- Beauty Lightomatic II
- Beauty Lightomatic III or Beauty Lite III
- Beauty Lightmatic SP
"Beauty LM" was the branding used for the Lightomatic in some markets. (It is sometimes said that the "Lightomatic LM" is a name variant of the Lightomatic II, but available photos don't support this. A Beauty LM2 is also reported.)[1]
Contents
The Beauty Lightomatic or LM
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| Electronic Meter | Advance lever must be pulled out to unlock camera |
- Selenium meter with match-needle meter window on top. Lens barrel aperture and shutter speed settings electro-mechanically coupled to meter, and film speed indexed ASA 6-800 as well from lens barrel scale. Note that symbols that rotate right of meter window are only film reminders.
- brightline etched at eyepiece lens
- Copal-SV shutter.
- Shutter speeds: B, 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250 & 500. Shutter speeds can be interlocked with aperture.
- Beauty-S or Canter-S lens: f1.9-16 / 45mm with 6 elements in 4 groups.
- Brightline finder with horizontal and vertical parallax correction
The Beauty Lightomatic II
- 1960 cosmetic revamp on Lightomatic / LM chassis
- addition of brightline finder window
- Selenium meter with needle indicator on top
- Copal-SV shutter.
- Shutter speeds: B, 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250 & 300.
- Biokor-S lens: f1,9 / 45 mm.
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| Pictures by Goodimages. (Image rights) |
The Beauty Lightomatic III
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| Top engraving "Beauty Light O matic III" image by Hans Jan Dürr (Image rights) |
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| Lightomatic III with meter cells around lens image by David Broglin (Image rights) |
- Selenium meter in lens barrel front around lens
- Copal-SV shutter.
- Shutter speeds: B, 1 to 1/500 sec
- Biokor-S lens: f1,9 / 45 mm.
Notes
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.397.
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. Items 1476–7 and 1479–81.
- 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). Pp.113–4.
- Sugiyama, Kōichi (杉山浩一); Naoi, Hiroaki (直井浩明); Bullock, John R. The Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras. 国産カメラ図鑑 (Kokusan kamera zukan). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1985. ISBN 4-257-03187-5. Items 3129–30 and 3132–3.
Links
In English:
- Beauty Lightomatic in Mediajoy's Guide to Classic Cameras (follow the "Next" links at the bottom of the page to have illustrated instructions of use)
In Japanese:
In French:
