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| + | It is said that the Idea No.1 was released in August 1923.<REF> Chronology of the official company history ''Shashin to tomo ni hyaku-nen'', reproduced in Tanaka, p.94 of {{KKS}} no.10, and Kikuoka, pp.29 and 31 of the same magazine. </REF> | ||
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| + | Surviving examples of the larger {{tefuda}} model are known with the following combinations: | ||
| + | * [[Wollensak]] Deltas Aplanat 13.5cm f/6.3 lens, Gammax No.1 shutter (T, B, 100–10);<REF> Example pictured in {{SUG}}, item 1093, lens type reported only. </REF> | ||
| + | * Trinar Anastigmat f/6.3 lens, shutter by [[Gauthier]] (T, B, 100, 50, 25), inscribed ''Rodenstock'' on the speed dial.<REF> Example pictured in {{SUG}}, item 1094, and in Kikuoka, p.30 of {{KKS}} no.10, lens type reported only. </REF> | ||
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| + | Surviving examples of the smaller {{meishi}} or {{daimeishi}} model are known with the following combinations: | ||
| + | * unknown lens, Gammax No.0 shutter (T, B, 100–10);<REF> Example pictured in Kikuoka, p.30 of {{KKS}} no.10, and example pictured in [http://asacame.fc2web.com/htmfolding/idea.htm this page at Asacame]. </REF> | ||
| + | * [[Wollensak]] Velostigmat Ser.III f/6.3 lens, Betax No.0 shutter (T, B, 100–2);<REF> Example pictured in {{SUG}}, item 1092, lens type reported only. </REF> | ||
| + | * Trinar Anastigmat 10.5cm f/6.3 lens, [[Pronto]] shutter (T, B, 100, 50, 25).<REF> Example pictured in {{SUG}}, item 1095 (lens type reported only), and example pictured in [http://www.jmcy.co.jp/goto/yamada/Y061021/P001_099.html this page of the Yamada camera museum]. </REF> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 16:01, 24 May 2008
The Idea No.1 (アイデア一号) are Japanese plate folders made by Rokuoh-sha, the manufacturing branch of Konishiroku (predecessor of Konica). They exist in meishi (5.5×8cm), daimeishi (6.5×9cm) and tefuda (8×10.5cm) size, and replaced the Idea A and Idea B series in 1923.
See also the other Idea models.
Description
The Idea No.1 models have a mixed construction, with a wooden main body and a metal folding bed.[1] The folding struts are quite large, and there is a handle at the top of the main body. The front standard mainly consists of a U-shaped metal part, and has no visible movement ability. The brilliant finder is attached to the top of the lensboard, straight in the middle. The bellows have single extension, and there is a distance scale on the photographer's left.[2] The name N°1 IDEA is sometimes inscribed at the bottom of the front standard; at least some examples also have an IDEA embossing in the top handle, and an Idea logo on the ground glass hood.
The larger tefuda (8×10.5cm) model has a focusing wheel on the photographer's right, and a rigid brilliant finder covered by a hood.
The smaller meishi (5.5×8cm), then daimeishi (6.5×9cm) model, has no focusing wheel but a lever in front of the lens standard, whose exact purpose is unknown. The brilliant finder is collapsible and has a square window.
Commercial life
It is said that the Idea No.1 was released in August 1923.[3]
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| Advertisement in Ars Camera November 1924. (Image rights) |
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| Advertisement in Ars Camera June 1926. (Image rights) |
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| Advertisement in Ars Camera December 1926. (Image rights) |
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| Advertisement in Ars Camera February 1927. (Image rights) |
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| Advertisement in Ars Camera May 1927. (Image rights) |
Surviving examples
Surviving examples of the larger tefuda model are known with the following combinations:
- Wollensak Deltas Aplanat 13.5cm f/6.3 lens, Gammax No.1 shutter (T, B, 100–10);[4]
- Trinar Anastigmat f/6.3 lens, shutter by Gauthier (T, B, 100, 50, 25), inscribed Rodenstock on the speed dial.[5]
Surviving examples of the smaller meishi or daimeishi model are known with the following combinations:
- unknown lens, Gammax No.0 shutter (T, B, 100–10);[6]
- Wollensak Velostigmat Ser.III f/6.3 lens, Betax No.0 shutter (T, B, 100–2);[7]
- Trinar Anastigmat 10.5cm f/6.3 lens, Pronto shutter (T, B, 100, 50, 25).[8]
Notes
- ↑ Kikuoka, p.29 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.10.
- ↑ Single extension: Kikuoka, p.29 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.10.
- ↑ Chronology of the official company history Shashin to tomo ni hyaku-nen, reproduced in Tanaka, p.94 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.10, and Kikuoka, pp.29 and 31 of the same magazine.
- ↑ Example pictured in Sugiyama, item 1093, lens type reported only.
- ↑ Example pictured in Sugiyama, item 1094, and in Kikuoka, p.30 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.10, lens type reported only.
- ↑ Example pictured in Kikuoka, p.30 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.10, and example pictured in this page at Asacame.
- ↑ Example pictured in Sugiyama, item 1092, lens type reported only.
- ↑ Example pictured in Sugiyama, item 1095 (lens type reported only), and example pictured in this page of the Yamada camera museum.
Bibliography
- Ars Camera. Advertisement by Konishiroku Honten in November 1924, June and December 1926, February and May 1927. No page numbers.
- Kikuoka Sei (菊岡清). "Konica history 3. Meiji 41-nen – Taishō 12-nen." (Konica history 3. 明治41年–大正12年. From Meiji year 41 (1908) to Taishō year 12 (1923).) 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.10, September 1987. No ISBN number. Konishiroku kamera no rekishi (小西六カメラの歴史, special issue on Konishiroku). Pp.24–32.
- 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.23.
- 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.538.
- 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 1092–95.
- Tanaka Yoshirō (田中芳郎). "Meiji–Taishō jidai no Konishi Honten no kamera wo shiru tame no hon" (明治・大正時代の小西本店のカメラを知るための本, Books about the Konishi Honten cameras of the Meiji and Taishō eras). 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.10, September 1987. No ISBN number. Konishiroku kamera no rekishi (小西六カメラの歴史, special issue on Konishiroku). Pp.92–4.
Links
In Japanese:
- Idea No.1 at Asacame
- Idea No.1 in the first page of the Yamada Camera Museum
- Pages of the R. Konishi Rokuoh-sha website:
- Idea cameras, with an advertisement for the Idea No.1
- Idea No.1 in the camera list
| Konishiroku prewar and wartime cameras () | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plate | hand cameras | stereo hand cameras | strut folders | box | telephoto | SLR |
| Idea (original) | Idea A | Idea B | Idea Snap | Idea No.1 | Idea (metal) | Lily (original) | Lily (horizontal) | Lily (metal) | Tropical Lily | Noble | Ohca | Sakura Palace | Sakura Pocket Prano | Sakura Prano | Idea Binocular | Sakura Binocular Prano | Minimum Idea | Idea Spring | Korok | Champion | Cherry | Sakura Army | Sakura Honor | Sakura Navy | Idea Telephoto | Idea Reflex (1910 and 1911) | Idea Reflex (1932) | Neat Reflex | Sakura Reflex Prano | |
| rollfilm | folders | box or collapsible | TLR | |||
| Pearlette | Special Pearlette | B Pearlette | Pearl (for plates and rollfilm) | Pearl No.2 | Pearl (Year 8) | Baby Pearl | Semi Pearl | Sakura Palace | Record | Sakura (box) | Sakura (bakelite) | Sakura-flex | ||||
