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The '''Semi Kelly''' (セミケリー) is a [[Japanese 4.5&times;6 folders|Japanese 4.5&times;6 folding camera]]. It is said to be a [[Baldax]] copy, with a front-cell focusing [[Miyoshi|U.L.L.]] 75/3.5 lens and a [[Koho]] shutter giving T, B, 1&ndash;150 speeds.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;336, certainly after the July 1941 article in ''[[Asahi Camera]].'' </REF>
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The '''Kelly''' (ケリー) or '''Semi Kelly''' (セミケリー)<REF> The camera is called Semi Kelly in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;336, and Kelly in the official price lists. </REF> is a [[Japanese 4.5&times;6 folders|Japanese 4.5&times;6 folding camera]], made by [[Miyoshi|Miyoshi Kōgaku]] at the beginning of the 1940s.<REF> Attribution to Miyoshi: {{Kakaku1940_short}}, type 3, section 7B, and {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;336, certainly after the July 1941 article in ''[[Asahi Camera]].'' </REF>
  
The Semi Kelly is attributed to [[Miyoshi|Miyoshi Kōgaku]].<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;336, certainly after the July 1941 article in ''[[Asahi Camera]].'' </REF> Miyoshi and [[Proud]] seem to have produced cameras in cooperation, and the Semi Kelly is perhaps related to the [[Semi Proud (prewar)|Semi Proud]], another Baldax copy.
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The camera is said to be a [[Baldax]] copy, with a front-cell focusing [[Miyoshi|U.L.L.]] 75/3.5 lens and a [[Koho]] shutter giving T, B, 1&ndash;150 speeds.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;336, certainly after the July 1941 article in ''[[Asahi Camera]].'' </REF> It seems that Miyoshi took over the camera producing activity from Proud, and the Semi Kelly is perhaps related to the [[Semi Proud (prewar)|Semi Proud]], another Baldax copy.
  
The Semi Kelly was featured in a column of the July 1941 issue of ''[[Asahi Camera]].''<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;336. </REF> The list of set prices compiled in October 1940 and published in January 1941, also listed a camera called "Kelly", priced &yen;160, among other 4.5&times;6 folders.<REF> {{Kakaku1940_short}}, type 3, section 7B. </REF>
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The Semi Kelly was featured in a column of the July 1941 issue of ''[[Asahi Camera]].''<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;336. </REF> The camera was mentioned as the Kelly in the official list of set prices compiled in October 1940 and published in January 1941, for &yen;160.<REF> {{Kakaku1940_short}}, type 3, section 7B. </REF> It was again in a similar price list dated November 1941, where it was attributed to [[Miyoshi|Miyoshi Kōgaku]].<REF> {{Kakaku1940_short}}, type 3, section 7B. </REF>
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
 
* {{Showa10}} Item 92. (Unlike most other cameras covered in this book, no advertisement is reproduced.)
 
* {{Showa10}} Item 92. (Unlike most other cameras covered in this book, no advertisement is reproduced.)
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* {{Kakaku1141}} Type 3, section 7B.
 
* {{Kakaku1940}} Type 3, section 7B.
 
* {{Kakaku1940}} Type 3, section 7B.
 
The Semi Kelly is not listed in {{Sugiyama}}.
 
The Semi Kelly is not listed in {{Sugiyama}}.

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The Kelly (ケリー) or Semi Kelly (セミケリー)[1] is a Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera, made by Miyoshi Kōgaku at the beginning of the 1940s.[2]

The camera is said to be a Baldax copy, with a front-cell focusing U.L.L. 75/3.5 lens and a Koho shutter giving T, B, 1–150 speeds.[3] It seems that Miyoshi took over the camera producing activity from Proud, and the Semi Kelly is perhaps related to the Semi Proud, another Baldax copy.

The Semi Kelly was featured in a column of the July 1941 issue of Asahi Camera.[4] The camera was mentioned as the Kelly in the official list of set prices compiled in October 1940 and published in January 1941, for ¥160.[5] It was again in a similar price list dated November 1941, where it was attributed to Miyoshi Kōgaku.[6]

Notes

  1. The camera is called Semi Kelly in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 336, and Kelly in the official price lists.
  2. Attribution to Miyoshi: Template:Kakaku1940 short, type 3, section 7B, and Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 336, certainly after the July 1941 article in Asahi Camera.
  3. Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 336, certainly after the July 1941 article in Asahi Camera.
  4. Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 336.
  5. Template:Kakaku1940 short, type 3, section 7B.
  6. Template:Kakaku1940 short, type 3, section 7B.

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 92. (Unlike most other cameras covered in this book, no advertisement is reproduced.)
  • "Kamera no kōtei kakaku kanpō happyō" (カメラの公定価格官報発表, Official announcement of the set prices of the cameras), November 1941. Extract of a table listing Japanese camera production and setting the retail prices, reproduced in "Bebī Semi Fāsuto 'Kore ha bebī wo nanotta semi-ki da'" (ベビーセミファースト"これはベビーを名乗ったセミ機だ", Baby Semi First, 'this is a Semi camera called Baby'), an article by Furukawa Yasuo (古川保男) in Camera Collectors' News no. 277 (July 2000). Nishinomiya: Camera Collectors News-sha. P. 27. Type 3, section 7B.
  • Template:Kakaku1940 Type 3, section 7B.

The Semi Kelly is not listed in Sugiyama.