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The '''Kaitenkei''' is a Japanese spy camera developed by [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]] in the late 1930s. It is said that the camera takes ten exposures on 8mm cine film, has a 13.9mm f/2.8 lens and a guillotine shutter with a single speed setting (1/50).<REF name="Antonetto"> Antonetto and Russo, p.23. </REF> It is also said that the camera was rejected by the Japanese Army.<REF name="Antonetto" /> | The '''Kaitenkei''' is a Japanese spy camera developed by [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]] in the late 1930s. It is said that the camera takes ten exposures on 8mm cine film, has a 13.9mm f/2.8 lens and a guillotine shutter with a single speed setting (1/50).<REF name="Antonetto"> Antonetto and Russo, p.23. </REF> It is also said that the camera was rejected by the Japanese Army.<REF name="Antonetto" /> | ||
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Revision as of 22:23, 30 January 2009
The Kaitenkei is a Japanese spy camera developed by Tōkyō Kōgaku in the late 1930s. It is said that the camera takes ten exposures on 8mm cine film, has a 13.9mm f/2.8 lens and a guillotine shutter with a single speed setting (1/50).[1] It is also said that the camera was rejected by the Japanese Army.[1]
At least one Japanese matchbox camera is known to exist today; it is not known if it was related to the Kaitenkei.
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Bibliography
- Antonetto, M. and Russo, C. Topcon Story. Lugano: Nassa Watch Gallery, 1997. ISBN 88-87161-00-3. P.23.
