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− | Daidō Seikō (大同精工), the predecessor of [[Takane]], brought out the '''Daido Six''' in December 1953. | + | Daidō Seikō (大同精工), the predecessor of [[Takane]], brought out the '''Daido Six''' in December 1953. It is a rangefinderless folder whose body was based on that for the [[Mihama Six]]. It has two finders, for 6×6 and 4.5×6; and two windows for film numbers.<!-- There seems to be some kind of selector; I don't know how it worked. --> Like all its successors, the Daido comes with a 75mm f3.5 lens; this one is named "Daido" and has front-cell focusing; it was from a dealer in Ikebukuro (Tokyo). The [[NKS]] shutter provides for speeds of 1–200 and B. |
Two variants have been observed: | Two variants have been observed: | ||
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* top plate with a squarer shape, engraved ''Daido Six Model II''<REF> Seen for sale at a dealer. </REF>, no other difference visible | * top plate with a squarer shape, engraved ''Daido Six Model II''<REF> Seen for sale at a dealer. </REF>, no other difference visible | ||
− | The Daido Six (Model I) | + | The Daido Six (Model I) is advertised in the December 1953 issue of ''Asahi Camera''<REF> {{Showa10ad|[[Amiflex]] and Daido Six|581|December 1953|Asahi Camera}} </REF> for ¥9,000. |
− | Daidō brought out the '''Daido Semi''' at the same time as the Daido Six. This | + | Daidō brought out the '''Daido Semi''' at the same time as the Daido Six. This is a simplified and cheaper version, for 4.5×6 only. |
The successor of these two cameras would be the [[Sisley 55]]. | The successor of these two cameras would be the [[Sisley 55]]. |
Revision as of 12:14, 19 July 2006
Daidō Seikō (大同精工), the predecessor of Takane, brought out the Daido Six in December 1953. It is a rangefinderless folder whose body was based on that for the Mihama Six. It has two finders, for 6×6 and 4.5×6; and two windows for film numbers. Like all its successors, the Daido comes with a 75mm f3.5 lens; this one is named "Daido" and has front-cell focusing; it was from a dealer in Ikebukuro (Tokyo). The NKS shutter provides for speeds of 1–200 and B.
Two variants have been observed:
- top plate somewhat rounded, engraved Daido Model I[1]
- top plate with a squarer shape, engraved Daido Six Model II[2], no other difference visible
The Daido Six (Model I) is advertised in the December 1953 issue of Asahi Camera[3] for ¥9,000.
Daidō brought out the Daido Semi at the same time as the Daido Six. This is a simplified and cheaper version, for 4.5×6 only.
The successor of these two cameras would be the Sisley 55.
Notes
- ↑ Pictured in McKeown, p. 239, and in this page at Japan Family Camera.
- ↑ Seen for sale at a dealer.
- ↑ Advertisement for the Amiflex and Daido Six, published in the December 1953 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 581.
Sources / further reading
- 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. Items 581–2.
- 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). 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 In Japanese only. First published in issue 27 (December 1993) of Kamera rebyū: Kurashikku kamera senka (カメラレビュー・クラシックカメラ専科), this history of Takane is based on Hagiya's interviews with four people who had been key figures in the company.
- 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. 239.
External links
In Japanese:
- Daido Six: a terse page about the Daido Six, with photographs, at the Japan Family Camera website