Kadera
The Kadera (カデラー) is a Japanese folding camera attributed to Ōmiya Shashin-yōhin.[1] It is said to take 4.5×6cm pictures, to have a folding optical finder, a front-cell focusing Kadera 75/4.5 lens and a shutter giving T, B, 25–100 speeds.[2] It was featured in the new products column of the January 1939 issue of ''Asahi Camera.[3]
The name "Kadera Anastigmat" has been observed on a 75mm f/3.5 lens mounted on a Semi Kinka II.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 335.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 335.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 335.
- ↑ See this page at Dora's blog.
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 54. (Unlike most other cameras covered in this book, no advertisement is reproduced.)
The Kadera is not listed in Sugiyama.
