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In the November 1940 advertisement by Tōyō Shōkai and Yamamoto Shashinki-ten, the Light was presented together with the [[Mycro]]. The company Sasaki Shōten is also known as one of the Mycro's distributors.<REF> Awano, p. 3 of {{CCN}} no. 274. </REF> This perhaps indicates a relationship between the two cameras. | In the November 1940 advertisement by Tōyō Shōkai and Yamamoto Shashinki-ten, the Light was presented together with the [[Mycro]]. The company Sasaki Shōten is also known as one of the Mycro's distributors.<REF> Awano, p. 3 of {{CCN}} no. 274. </REF> This perhaps indicates a relationship between the two cameras. | ||
| − | The Light was not mentioned in the official list of set prices compiled in October 1940 and published in January 1941, presumably because its production had stopped.<REF> {{ | + | The Light was not mentioned in the official list of set prices compiled in October 1940 and published in January 1941, presumably because its production had stopped.<REF> {{Kakaku0141_short}}. </REF> |
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* {{Showa10}} Item 290. | * {{Showa10}} Item 290. | ||
* Awano Mikio (粟野幹男). "Maikuro kamera (senzenhen)" [マイクロカメラ(戦前編), Mycro cameras (prewar)]. In {{CCN}} no. 274 (April 2000). Nishinomiya: Camera Collectors News-sha. Pp. 1–10. | * Awano Mikio (粟野幹男). "Maikuro kamera (senzenhen)" [マイクロカメラ(戦前編), Mycro cameras (prewar)]. In {{CCN}} no. 274 (April 2000). Nishinomiya: Camera Collectors News-sha. Pp. 1–10. | ||
| − | * {{ | + | * {{Kakaku0141}} The Light does ''not'' appear in this list. |
The Light is not listed in {{Sugiyama}}. | The Light is not listed in {{Sugiyama}}. | ||
[[Category: Japanese 4x6.5 viewfinder]] | [[Category: Japanese 4x6.5 viewfinder]] | ||
[[Category: L]] | [[Category: L]] | ||
Revision as of 20:56, 14 January 2008
The Light (ライト) is a Japanese camera using 127 film, distributed in 1940 by various companies, including Sasaki Shōten, Tōyō Shōkai and Yamamoto Shashinki-ten.[1]
Description of the body
The Light is a dual-format camera, taking 4×6.5 and 3×4 exposures. The lens and shutter assembly is mounted on a telescopic tube. The body has a chrome top plate, with a knob at each end. The finder is slightly offset to the left and is contained in a rectangular housing, with a built-in accessory shoe. The name Light is inscribed above, in the same style as the contemporary Leica engravings. It seems that the bottom plate is chrome too.
Advertisements
The Light was advertised in June 1940 by Sasaki Shōten and in November 1940 by Tōyō Shōkai and Yamamoto Shashinki-ten.[2] It was offered for ¥28 with a Light Anastigmat f/6.3 lens and a shutter called Colt or New-Colt, giving B, 25, 50, 75, 150 speeds and probably everset. The shutter plate is marked NEW-COLT at the top. The advertisements have a Light logo, similar to the top engraving. They mention a helical (ヘリコイド式) but it actually seems that the camera is fixed-focus.
In the November 1940 advertisement by Tōyō Shōkai and Yamamoto Shashinki-ten, the Light was presented together with the Mycro. The company Sasaki Shōten is also known as one of the Mycro's distributors.[3] This perhaps indicates a relationship between the two cameras.
The Light was not mentioned in the official list of set prices compiled in October 1940 and published in January 1941, presumably because its production had stopped.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Date: advertisements and articles listed in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 342.
- ↑ June 1940: advertisement published in Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 100. November 1940: advertisement published in Asahi Camera, reproduced in Awano, p. 7 of Camera Collectors' News no. 274.
- ↑ Awano, p. 3 of Camera Collectors' News no. 274.
- ↑ "Kokusan shashinki no kōtei kakaku".
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 290.
- Awano Mikio (粟野幹男). "Maikuro kamera (senzenhen)" [マイクロカメラ(戦前編), Mycro cameras (prewar)]. In Camera Collectors' News no. 274 (April 2000). Nishinomiya: Camera Collectors News-sha. Pp. 1–10.
- "Kokusan shashinki no kōtei kakaku" (国産写真機の公定価格, Set prices of the Japanese cameras), listing Japanese camera production as of October 25, 1940 and setting the retail prices from December 10, 1940. Published in Asahi Camera January 1941 and reproduced in 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. Pp.108—9. The Light does not appear in this list.
The Light is not listed in Sugiyama.
