Mikker 35
The Mikker 35 is a Japanese viewfinder camera for 24mm square exposures on Bolta-size film (unperforated film, 35mm wide).[1] The camera body is moulded from a Bakelite-like plastic, and the controls are in plated metal. It has a 42mm f/8 lens, which is fixed-focus (though it has a knurled barrel). It has an 'I'-and-'B' shutter. It has a reverse-galilean viewfinder. There is a sliding cover for the red window, and a tripod bush in the base. The example seen has a serial number impressed in the lens facia, but since this is a plastic moulding, it seems very likely that all the cameras have the same number.
McKeown attributes the camera to the Miki Camera Company,[2] but this is surely a mistake. The example cited was sold with its box, which is clearly printed for the Mitui Company Ltd., Tokyo.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mikker 35 serial no. 258875, with maker's box, sold at the 42nd Leitz Photographica Auction, in June 2023.
- ↑ McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p670.
