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| − | The '''Comet''' (コメット) is a Japanese camera taking | + | The '''Comet''' (コメット) is a Japanese camera taking 3×4cm exposures on [[127 film]]. It was distributed by [[Ueda|Ueda Shashinki-ten]] in 1940 and 1941. |
== Description of the body == | == Description of the body == | ||
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== Advertising, lens and shutter equipment == | == Advertising, lens and shutter equipment == | ||
| − | An advertisement dated August 1940<REF> Advertisement published in ''[[Asahi Camera]],'' reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. | + | An advertisement dated August 1940<REF> Advertisement published in ''[[Asahi Camera]],'' reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.76. </REF> listed the Comet for {{yen|55|1940}} with a front-cell focusing Lucomar Anastigmat f/4.5 lens and a Comet shutter giving 25, 50, 100, B, T speeds. The shutter plate is written ''COMET'' in the advertising picture. |
| − | In advertisements dated December 1940 and January 1941,<REF> Advertisements published in ''[[Asahi Camera]],'' reproduced by {{Kokusan}}, pp. | + | In advertisements dated December 1940 and January 1941,<REF> Advertisements published in ''[[Asahi Camera]],'' reproduced by {{Kokusan}}, pp.72 and 77. </REF> the lens name was no more given but the rest of the features was similar. The price was {{yen|65|1940}} in December 1940. |
| − | The Comet was listed for | + | The Comet was listed for ¥77 in the list of set prices compiled in October 1940, with no further detail.<REF> {{Kakaku0141_short}}, type 1, section 7. </REF> |
| − | The only known surviving example is pictured in {{Sugiyama}}. It has a front-cell focusing 5cm f/4.5 lens reportedly called Helios Anastigmat (certainly made by [[Tōkyō Shashin|Tōkyō Shashin Kōgaku]]) and an unmarked shutter giving T, B, | + | The only known surviving example is pictured in {{Sugiyama}}. It has a front-cell focusing 5cm f/4.5 lens reportedly called Helios Anastigmat (certainly made by [[Tōkyō Shashin|Tōkyō Shashin Kōgaku]]) and an unmarked shutter giving T, B, 5–200 speeds. |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* {{Showa10}} Item 108. (See also the advertisements for items 129 and 136.) | * {{Showa10}} Item 108. (See also the advertisements for items 129 and 136.) | ||
| − | * {{ | + | * {{Kakaku0141}} Type 1, section 7. |
* {{Zukan}} Item 3015. | * {{Zukan}} Item 3015. | ||
[[Category: Japanese 3x4 viewfinder]] | [[Category: Japanese 3x4 viewfinder]] | ||
[[Category: C]] | [[Category: C]] | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 15 March 2008
The Comet (コメット) is a Japanese camera taking 3×4cm exposures on 127 film. It was distributed by Ueda Shashinki-ten in 1940 and 1941.
Description of the body
The Comet has a rounded metal body. There is a telescopic tube supporting the lens and shutter assembly. The top plate is removed for film loading, in a style made popular by the Picny and Gelto. It supports the advance knob at the right end, a knob used to open and close the camera, the tubular finder in the middle, a nameplate that is certainly engraved COMET and the accessory shoe at the left end.
Advertising, lens and shutter equipment
An advertisement dated August 1940[1] listed the Comet for ¥55 with a front-cell focusing Lucomar Anastigmat f/4.5 lens and a Comet shutter giving 25, 50, 100, B, T speeds. The shutter plate is written COMET in the advertising picture.
In advertisements dated December 1940 and January 1941,[2] the lens name was no more given but the rest of the features was similar. The price was ¥65 in December 1940.
The Comet was listed for ¥77 in the list of set prices compiled in October 1940, with no further detail.[3]
The only known surviving example is pictured in Sugiyama. It has a front-cell focusing 5cm f/4.5 lens reportedly called Helios Anastigmat (certainly made by Tōkyō Shashin Kōgaku) and an unmarked shutter giving T, B, 5–200 speeds.
Notes
- ↑ Advertisement published in Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.76.
- ↑ Advertisements published in Asahi Camera, reproduced by Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.72 and 77.
- ↑ "Kokusan shashinki no kōtei kakaku", type 1, section 7.
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 108. (See also the advertisements for items 129 and 136.)
- "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 1, section 7.
- 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 3015.
