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The '''Bonny Six''' (ボニー・シックス) is a Japanese 6&times;6 folding camera. It was advertised by [[Ōmiya|Ōmiya Shashin-yōhin]] in 1941&ndash;2.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;341, mentions advertisements dated 1942. The [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera page] by Toshio Inamura shows a [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/pigeon_41_l.jpg reproduction of an advertisement] dated 1941. </REF> It is said that it was made by a company called Yamato, but that is certainly not the same company as [[Yamato|Yamato Kōki Kōgyō]] that made the [[Pax]] after the war.<REF> McKeown, p.&nbsp;1021, attributes it to the same "Yamato Koki Kogyo Co., Ltd." but this company only took this name in 1944 according to its [http://www.yamato-web.co.jp/kaisya.htm official chronology]. Before that it was called Kikuchi Seisakusho. [http://taka-platz.s40.xrea.com/taka_bbs/c-board.cgi?cmd=ntr;tree=99;id= This thread of the Shashinki no Mori forum] says that the Bonny Six was made by a "Yamato Camera Co." founded around 1938, about which nothing else is known. </REF>
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The '''Bonny Six''' (ボニー・シックス) is a Japanese 6&times;6 folding camera. It was made by [[Yamasaki Seiki]] and distributed by [[Ōmiya|Ōmiya Shashin-yōhin]] in the first half of the 1940s.<REF> Made by Yamasaki Seiki: {{Inquiry1943_short}}, items 195&ndash;6. McKeown, p.&nbsp;1021, attributes the Bonny Six to [[Yamato|Yamato Kōki Kōgyō]] but this is a mistake. [http://taka-platz.s40.xrea.com/taka_bbs/c-board.cgi?cmd=ntr;tree=99;id= This thread of the Shashinki no Mori forum] says that the Bonny Six was made by a "Yamato Camera Co." founded around 1938 but this is certainly a mistake too. </REF>
  
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== Description of the body ==
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== Sources ==
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The Bonny Six is a horizontal folder, copy of the [[Ikonta]] 6&times;6. It has a folding optical finder in the middle of the top plate, a body release, an advance key at the top left and strap lugs at both ends. The back is hinged to the right. The front leather is embossed ''BONNY SIX''.
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The Bonny Four was mentioned in the {{Kakaku1940_short}} compiled in October 1940, in two versions called "Bonny Six I" (&yen;79) and simply "Bonny Six" (&yen;89, perhaps a typo for "Bonny Six II), with no further details.<REF> {{Kakaku1940_short}}, type 4, sections 3 and 5A. </REF> It was advertised in 1941 by [[Ōmiya|Ōmiya Shashin-yōhin]] together with the [[Bonny Four]], again with no detail.<REF> [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/pigeon_41_l.jpg Advertisement] dated 1941 reproduced in the [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera page] by Toshio Inamura. </REF> An advertisement published in the October 1942 issue of ''Shashin Bunka'' lists the Bonny Six I and II but shows no picture.<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;92. Other advertisements dated 1942 are listed in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;341. </REF> The Bonny Six I and II were still mentioned in the {{Inquiry1943_short}}, listing the Japanese camera production as of April 1943.<REF> {{Inquiry1943_short}}, items 195&ndash;6. </REF>
  
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== Lens and shutter equipment ==
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The only surviving example observed so far is the Bonny Six I pictured in {{McKeown}}.<REF> McKeown, p.&nbsp;1021. </REF>
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An advertisement dated October 1942<REF> Published in ''Shashin Bunka'', reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;92. </REF> lists two versions of the Bonny Six, both with a Bonny Anastigmat 75mm f/4.5 lens:
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* '''Bonny Six I''': T, B, 5&ndash;200 speeds;
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== Description ==
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* '''Bonny Six II''': T, B, 1&ndash;200 speeds.
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The Bonny Six is a horizontal folder, copy of the [[Ikonta]] 6&times;6. It has a folding optical finder in the middle of the top plate, a body release, an advance key at the top left and strap lugs at both ends. The back is hinged to the right. The name ''BONNY SIX'' is embossed in the front leather.
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The lens is a three-element Bonny Anastigmat 75/4.5 made by a company called [[Suzuki]].<REF> {{Inquiry1943_short}}, lens item Lc23. The name and aperture are confirmed by the October 1942 advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;92. </REF> It is front-cell focusing.
  
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The only surviving example observed so far is the Bonny Six I pictured in {{McKeown}}.<REF> McKeown, p.&nbsp;1021. </REF>
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The '''Bonny Six I''' has a shutter made by [[Hasegawa]] and giving T, B, 5&ndash;200 speeds.<REF> {{Inquiry1943_short}}, shutter item 18-U-7. The speed range confirmed by the October 1942 advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;92. </REF> The shutter of the '''Bonny Six II''' is said to give T, B, 1&ndash;200 speeds in the October 1942 advertisement and T, B, 1&ndash;250 speeds in the 1943 inquiry, and its maker is unknown.<REF> T, B, 1&ndash;200: advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;92. T, B, 1&ndash;250: {{Inquiry1943_short}}, shutter item 18-P-10. </REF>
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
 
* {{Showa10}} Item 241.
 
* {{Showa10}} Item 241.
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* {{Inquiry1943}} Items 195&ndash;6.
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* {{Kakaku1940}}
 
* {{McKeown12}} P.&nbsp;1021.
 
* {{McKeown12}} P.&nbsp;1021.
 
This camera is not listed in {{Sugiyama}}.
 
This camera is not listed in {{Sugiyama}}.
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
In Japanese:
 
In Japanese:
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* [http://taka-platz.s40.xrea.com/taka_bbs/c-board.cgi?cmd=ntr;tree=99;id= Thread about the Bonny Six] in the forum of the [http://taka-platz.s40.xrea.com/ Shashinki no Mori website]
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* [http://taka-platz.s40.xrea.com/taka_bbs/c-board.cgi?cmd=ntr;tree=99;id= Thread about the Bonny Six] in the forum of the [http://taka-platz.s40.xrea.com/ Shashinki no Mori website] (the attribution to Yamato is certainly a mistake)
 
* [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/pigeon_41_l.jpg Advertisement] dated 1941 for the Bonny Four and Six (bottom part), reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera], a page by Toshio Inamura
 
* [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/pigeon_41_l.jpg Advertisement] dated 1941 for the Bonny Four and Six (bottom part), reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera], a page by Toshio Inamura

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The Bonny Six (ボニー・シックス) is a Japanese 6×6 folding camera. It was made by Yamasaki Seiki and distributed by Ōmiya Shashin-yōhin in the first half of the 1940s.[1]

Sources

The Bonny Four was mentioned in the Template:Kakaku1940 short compiled in October 1940, in two versions called "Bonny Six I" (¥79) and simply "Bonny Six" (¥89, perhaps a typo for "Bonny Six II), with no further details.[2] It was advertised in 1941 by Ōmiya Shashin-yōhin together with the Bonny Four, again with no detail.[3] An advertisement published in the October 1942 issue of Shashin Bunka lists the Bonny Six I and II but shows no picture.[4] The Bonny Six I and II were still mentioned in the "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), listing the Japanese camera production as of April 1943.[5]

The only surviving example observed so far is the Bonny Six I pictured in McKeown.[6]

Description

The Bonny Six is a horizontal folder, copy of the Ikonta 6×6. It has a folding optical finder in the middle of the top plate, a body release, an advance key at the top left and strap lugs at both ends. The back is hinged to the right. The name BONNY SIX is embossed in the front leather.

The lens is a three-element Bonny Anastigmat 75/4.5 made by a company called Suzuki.[7] It is front-cell focusing.

The Bonny Six I has a shutter made by Hasegawa and giving T, B, 5–200 speeds.[8] The shutter of the Bonny Six II is said to give T, B, 1–200 speeds in the October 1942 advertisement and T, B, 1–250 speeds in the 1943 inquiry, and its maker is unknown.[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Made by Yamasaki Seiki: "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), items 195–6. McKeown, p. 1021, attributes the Bonny Six to Yamato Kōki Kōgyō but this is a mistake. This thread of the Shashinki no Mori forum says that the Bonny Six was made by a "Yamato Camera Co." founded around 1938 but this is certainly a mistake too.
  2. ↑ Template:Kakaku1940 short, type 4, sections 3 and 5A.
  3. ↑ Advertisement dated 1941 reproduced in the Nostalgic Camera page by Toshio Inamura.
  4. ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 92. Other advertisements dated 1942 are listed in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 341.
  5. ↑ "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), items 195–6.
  6. ↑ McKeown, p. 1021.
  7. ↑ "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), lens item Lc23. The name and aperture are confirmed by the October 1942 advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 92.
  8. ↑ "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), shutter item 18-U-7. The speed range confirmed by the October 1942 advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 92.
  9. ↑ T, B, 1–200: advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 92. T, B, 1–250: "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), shutter item 18-P-10.

Bibliography

This camera is not listed in Sugiyama.

Links

In Japanese:

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