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The '''Bolex''' (ボレックス) is a Japanese camera taking 25×25mm pictures on [[Bolta film]].<REF> The film format is mentioned as 25×25mm in the February 1940 advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.93. </REF> | The '''Bolex''' (ボレックス) is a Japanese camera taking 25×25mm pictures on [[Bolta film]].<REF> The film format is mentioned as 25×25mm in the February 1940 advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.93. </REF> | ||
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| + | The Bolex is a copy of the German [[Sida]] camera.<REF> The French [[Sidax]] camera presented in Ōjima is a later evolution of the Sida, made in France after 1945. </REF> Unlike the original German camera, the Bolex takes 12 exposures on [[Bolta film]], which was made popular in Japan by the [[Boltax]]. The body is made of [[bakelite]]; it has the shape of a brick with large cylinders protruding at both ends and containing the film spools. There is an optical finder in the middle and the advance knob is at the top left, as seen by the photographer. The shutter is tripped by a lever on the side of the front plate, and is said to have B and 1/25 settings.<REF> B and 1/25 settings: advertisement dated February 1940 reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.93. </REF> The back is hinged to the right and contains a single red window in the middle, to control the film advance. The camera name is molded as ''BOLEX'' in the front plate above the lens, and as ''Bolex'' at the rear above the red window. Other words are inscribed below the red window, perhaps "Reg. Trademark in Japan". | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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* {{Kakaku0141}} Type 5, section 5. | * {{Kakaku0141}} Type 5, section 5. | ||
* Ōjima<!-- Tsuyoshi or Takeshi --> (大島毅). "Shidakkusu (futsu-sei) to Borekkusu (nihon-sei)" (シダックス[仏製]とボレックス[日本製], Sidax [made in France] and Bolex [made in Japan]). In {{CCN}} no.172 (October 1991). Nishinomiya: Camera Collectors News-sha. | * Ōjima<!-- Tsuyoshi or Takeshi --> (大島毅). "Shidakkusu (futsu-sei) to Borekkusu (nihon-sei)" (シダックス[仏製]とボレックス[日本製], Sidax [made in France] and Bolex [made in Japan]). In {{CCN}} no.172 (October 1991). Nishinomiya: Camera Collectors News-sha. | ||
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Revision as of 14:49, 18 March 2008
This page is about the Bolex still camera, which has nothing to see with the Bolex cine camera series made by Paillard.
The Bolex (ボレックス) is a Japanese camera taking 25×25mm pictures on Bolta film.[1]
Description
The Bolex is a copy of the German Sida camera.[2] Unlike the original German camera, the Bolex takes 12 exposures on Bolta film, which was made popular in Japan by the Boltax. The body is made of bakelite; it has the shape of a brick with large cylinders protruding at both ends and containing the film spools. There is an optical finder in the middle and the advance knob is at the top left, as seen by the photographer. The shutter is tripped by a lever on the side of the front plate, and is said to have B and 1/25 settings.[3] The back is hinged to the right and contains a single red window in the middle, to control the film advance. The camera name is molded as BOLEX in the front plate above the lens, and as Bolex at the rear above the red window. Other words are inscribed below the red window, perhaps "Reg. Trademark in Japan".
Notes
- ↑ The film format is mentioned as 25×25mm in the February 1940 advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.93.
- ↑ The French Sidax camera presented in Ōjima is a later evolution of the Sida, made in France after 1945.
- ↑ B and 1/25 settings: advertisement dated February 1940 reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.93.
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 247. (See also the advertisement for item 217.)
- "Kokusan shashinki no kōtei kakaku" (国産写真機の公定価格, Set prices of the Japanese cameras), listing Japanese camera production as of October 25, 1940 and setting the retail prices from December 10, 1940. Published in Asahi Camera January 1941 and reproduced in 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. Pp.108—9. Type 5, section 5.
- Ōjima (大島毅). "Shidakkusu (futsu-sei) to Borekkusu (nihon-sei)" (シダックス[仏製]とボレックス[日本製], Sidax [made in France] and Bolex [made in Japan]). In Camera Collectors' News no.172 (October 1991). Nishinomiya: Camera Collectors News-sha.
- Takezaki (竹崎春智). "Sonota no boruta-han katarogu" (その他のボルタ判カタログ, Catalogue of other Bolta-size cameras). Kamera Rebyū: Kurashikku Kamera Senka (カメラレビュー クラシックカメラ専科) / Camera Review: All about Historical Cameras no.51, June 1999. ISBN 4-257-13024-5. Kurashikku kamera supesharu (クラシックカメラスペシャル, issue about miscellaneous classic cameras). Pp.90–3.
The Bolex is not listed in Sugiyama.
