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+ | |image_by= John Bosko | ||
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+ | The '''Echo 8''' is a combination of camera and cigarette lighter, made by [[Suzuki]] from 1951. The '''Camera Lite''' is a simplified version, made around 1955. | ||
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+ | | ''Suzuki Optical Co. Camera Lite Model II.<br>Pictures by {{image author|Andrys Stienstra}}. {{non-commercial}}'' | ||
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+ | |image_align= center | ||
+ | |image_text= Eddie Albert using one in the 1953 motion picture "Roman Holiday" | ||
+ | |image_by= Kenneth Dwain Harrelson | ||
+ | |image_rights= with permission | ||
+ | }} | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
− | * {{Showa10}} Items 977–8. | + | * {{Showa10}} Items 977–8 and 1131 (see also the pictures on pp.17 and 438). |
+ | * {{Lewis}} P.76. | ||
* {{McKeown12}} Pp.909–10. | * {{McKeown12}} Pp.909–10. | ||
− | * {{Zukan}} Items 5020–1. | + | * {{Zukan}} Items 5020–1 and 5031–2. |
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+ | == Links == | ||
+ | In English: | ||
+ | * [http://www.submin.com/8mm/collection/echo8/index.htm Camera-lite and Echo 8 cameras] at [http://www.submin.com submin.com] | ||
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+ | * Past auctions by Westlicht Photographica Auction (now [https://www.leitz-auction.com/auction/en/home Leitz Photographica Auction]): | ||
+ | ** [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/SUZUKI-OPTICAL-ECHO-8/AI-1-21076 Echo 8]; lot no.456 of the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-1/ first auction] (November 15, 2002) | ||
+ | ** [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Suzuki-Optical-Co.-Echo-8-CBS/AI-12-20704 Echo 8] with three film cassettes; lot no.559 of the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-12/ twelfth auction] (November 17, 2007) | ||
+ | ** [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Suzuki-Optical-Co.-Camera-Lite/AI-6-24062 Camera Lite], lot no.610 of the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-6/ sixth auction] (November 6, 2004) | ||
+ | ** [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Suzuki-Optical-Co.-Camera-Lite/AI-8-25517 Camera Lite] with several rolls of film; lot no.610 of the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-8/ eighth auction] (November 27, 2005) | ||
+ | ** [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Suzuki-Optical-Co.-Camera-Lite-various/AI-8-25518 Camera Lite], two examples in gold and in silver finish; lot no.611 of the eighth auction | ||
+ | ** [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Suzuki-Optical-Co.-Camera-Lite/AI-9-27029 Camera Lite]; lot no.744 of the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-9/ ninth auction] (May 20, 2006) | ||
+ | ** [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Suzuki-Optical-Co.-Camera-Lite/AI-9-27030 Camera Lite]; lot no.745 of the ninth auction | ||
+ | ** [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Suzuki-Optical-Co.-Camera-Lite-Mod.A/AI-10-15591 Camera Lite]; lot no.603 of the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-10/ tenth auction] (November 18, 2006) | ||
+ | ** [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Suzuki-Optical-Co.-Camera-Lite-Mod.B/AI-10-15592 Camera Lite]; lot no.604 of the tenth auction | ||
+ | ** [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Suzuki-Optical-Co.-Camera-Lite-B-Gold/AI-12-20705 Camera Lite (gold)], with plastic case and two boxed film cassettes; lot no.560 of the twelfth auction | ||
+ | ** [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Japanische-Miniaturkameras-Lot/AI-17-11527 Camera Lite] among other Japanese subminiature cameras; lot no.505 of the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-17/ seventeenth auction] (May 29, 2010) | ||
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+ | In English and Japanese: | ||
+ | * Camera Lite among [http://archive.is/www.cameraguild.jp/nekosan/mame.htm subminiature cameras] in [http://archive.is/www.cameraguild.jp/nekosan/ Nekosan's website] (archived) | ||
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+ | In Swedish: | ||
+ | * [http://www.lpfoto.se/auk/w.object?inC=LP&inA=08-11-02&inO=431&inSiteLang=ENGLISH Camera Lite], lot no.431, and [http://www.lpfoto.se/auk/w.object?inC=LP&inA=08-11-02&inO=432&inSiteLang=ENGLISH Sterling silver model], lot no.432 of [http://www.lpfoto.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=ENGLISH&inC=LP&inA=08-11-02 auction no.31 (2 November 2008)] by [http://www.lpfoto.se/auk/w.auctionList?inC=LP LP Foto] | ||
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[[Category: Japanese 8mm film]] | [[Category: Japanese 8mm film]] | ||
[[Category: Lighter shape]] | [[Category: Lighter shape]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category: E]] |
Latest revision as of 17:05, 1 April 2024
The Echo 8 is a combination of camera and cigarette lighter, made by Suzuki from 1951. The Camera Lite is a simplified version, made around 1955.
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Suzuki Optical Co. Camera Lite Model II. Pictures by Andrys Stienstra. (Image rights) |
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Eddie Albert using one in the 1953 motion picture "Roman Holiday" image by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson (Image rights) |
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. Items 977–8 and 1131 (see also the pictures on pp.17 and 438).
- 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.76.
- 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). Pp.909–10.
- 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. Items 5020–1 and 5031–2.
Links
In English:
- Past auctions by Westlicht Photographica Auction (now Leitz Photographica Auction):
- Echo 8; lot no.456 of the first auction (November 15, 2002)
- Echo 8 with three film cassettes; lot no.559 of the twelfth auction (November 17, 2007)
- Camera Lite, lot no.610 of the sixth auction (November 6, 2004)
- Camera Lite with several rolls of film; lot no.610 of the eighth auction (November 27, 2005)
- Camera Lite, two examples in gold and in silver finish; lot no.611 of the eighth auction
- Camera Lite; lot no.744 of the ninth auction (May 20, 2006)
- Camera Lite; lot no.745 of the ninth auction
- Camera Lite; lot no.603 of the tenth auction (November 18, 2006)
- Camera Lite; lot no.604 of the tenth auction
- Camera Lite (gold), with plastic case and two boxed film cassettes; lot no.560 of the twelfth auction
- Camera Lite among other Japanese subminiature cameras; lot no.505 of the seventeenth auction (May 29, 2010)
In English and Japanese:
- Camera Lite among subminiature cameras in Nekosan's website (archived)
In Swedish:
- Camera Lite, lot no.431, and Sterling silver model, lot no.432 of auction no.31 (2 November 2008) by LP Foto