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The Cine Vero is a Japanese camera using 35mm film, only known from examples pictured in Sugiyama and in McKeown.[1] These sources say that the camera was made in 1947 by "Kyoto Precision Manufacturing", a company which is perhaps the same as Kyōto Seiki. However the "Vero" name and the Rapid-Presto shutter might indicate that the camera was made by Kinshō, alias "K.S. Fabrik", which made the Rapid-Presto and the Vero Four camera. In all cases, the lens and shutter equipment is typical of a prewar camera, and the date of 1947 is very dubious.
Description
The Cine Vero has a metal body with rounded ends and chrome top and bottom plates. The top plate is covered by a long housing, containing the viewfinder in the middle. The advance knob is to the right end and is surrounded by an exposure counter. The rewind knob protrudes from the top housing at the left end. The name VERO (or perhaps CINE VERO) is engraved at the top, together with the serial number. Next to the advance knob are two buttons: the front one is the body release and the rear one probably disengages the sprocket wheel to rewind the film.
There is a telescopic tube supporting the lens and shutter assembly and mounted on a focusing helical with a focusing tab. A rectangular plate is screwed to the front of the body, on both sides of the lens. The body release is linked to the shutter release lever by external rods. There are strap lugs at both ends of the body.
The lens is a Lausar 5cm f/4.5 by Tomioka and the shutter is a Rapid-Presto (T, B, 1–500) by Kinshō. The shutter plate is inscribed PRESTO at the top and K.S. FABRIK at the bottom, and the name RAPID–PRESTO is engraved at the bottom of the rim.
Notes
Bibliography
- Camera Collectors' News no. 54 (December 1981).
- 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). P. 592.
- 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. Item 3221.
