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| + | The '''Daido Semi''' is a Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera made by Daidō Seikō, the predecessor of [[Takane]]. It is said that the body is based on that for the [[Semi Mihama]], the same way as the [[Daido Six]] was developed from the [[Mihama Six]].<REF> Based on the Semi Mihama: Hagiya, p.116 of {{KKS}} no.27. </REF> The only original document mentioning the Daido Semi known so far is a special issue of ''[[Photo Art]]'' dated November 1953.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p.354. For some reason, this source attributes the Daido Semi to [[Kantō Kōgaku]], the maker of the [[Amiflex]]. The mistake perhaps originates in the article in ''[[Photo Art]]''. </REF> The lens is reported as a Daido 75/3.5 and the shutter as a synchronized [[NKS]] (B, 1–200, self-timer), the same equipment as on the [[Daido Six]].<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p.354. </REF> No picture has yet been found of the camera, and it is not clear if it was actually marketed. | ||
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| + | == Bibliography == | ||
| + | * {{Showa10}} Item 582. | ||
| + | * Hagiya Takeshi (萩谷剛). "Mine Shikkusu: Gunma-ken Takasaki-shi no kameramēkā" (ミネシックス：群馬県高崎市のカメラメーカー, Mine Six: A camera-maker in Takasaki, Gunma). {{KKS027}} Pp. 116–20. The article was reprinted as chapter 7 of {{Zunow10}} This history of Takane is based on Hagiya's interviews with four people who had been key figures in the company. | ||
| + | * {{Lewis}} P. 83 (brief mention only). | ||
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Revision as of 17:53, 1 October 2007
The Daido Semi is a Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera made by Daidō Seikō, the predecessor of Takane. It is said that the body is based on that for the Semi Mihama, the same way as the Daido Six was developed from the Mihama Six.[1] The only original document mentioning the Daido Semi known so far is a special issue of Photo Art dated November 1953.[2] The lens is reported as a Daido 75/3.5 and the shutter as a synchronized NKS (B, 1–200, self-timer), the same equipment as on the Daido Six.[3] No picture has yet been found of the camera, and it is not clear if it was actually marketed.
Notes
- ↑ Based on the Semi Mihama: Hagiya, p.116 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.27.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.354. For some reason, this source attributes the Daido Semi to Kantō Kōgaku, the maker of the Amiflex. The mistake perhaps originates in the article in Photo Art.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.354.
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 582.
- Hagiya Takeshi (萩谷剛). "Mine Shikkusu: Gunma-ken Takasaki-shi no kameramēkā" (ミネシックス：群馬県高崎市のカメラメーカー, Mine Six: A camera-maker in Takasaki, Gunma). 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.27, December 1993. No ISBN number. Stereo World (ステレオワールド). Pp. 116–20. The article was reprinted as chapter 7 of Zunō kamera tanjō: Sengo kokusan kamera jū monogatari (ズノーカメラ誕生：戦後国産カメラ10物語, The birth of the Zunow camera: Ten stories of postwar Japanese camera makers). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1999. ISBN 4-257-12023-1. This history of Takane is based on Hagiya's interviews with four people who had been key figures in the company.
- Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard). P. 83 (brief mention only).
