Kaitenkei

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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).[1] It is also said that the camera was rejected by the Japanese Army.[1]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Antonetto and Russo, p.23.

Bibliography

  • Antonetto, M. and Russo, C. Topcon Story. Lugano: Nassa Watch Gallery, 1997. ISBN 88-87161-00-3. P.23.