Kelly
The Semi Kelly is a Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera. It 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. It is featured in a column of the July 1941 issue of Asahi Camera, and is attributed to Miyoshi Kōgaku.[1] Miyoshi and Proud seem to have produced cameras in cooperation, and the Semi Kelly is possibly related to the Semi Proud, another Baldax copy.
Notes
- ↑ All: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 336. It is the only mention found of this camera. Unlike most other cameras covered in this book, no advertisement is reproduced.
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.
The Semi Kelly is not listed in Sugiyama.
