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The nameplate is marked ''Nōman Flex''<!-- with a macron --> and there is another marking below, apparently reading ''Ohara Kogaku''. | The nameplate is marked ''Nōman Flex''<!-- with a macron --> and there is another marking below, apparently reading ''Ohara Kogaku''. | ||
| − | + | In advertisements dated May 1942<REF> Advertisement reproduced in Inoue's article, p. 132. A handwritten ''SB 1942.5'' inscription on the advertisement's reproduction certainly indicates that it was published in the May 1942 issue of ''Shashin Bunka''. </REF> and October 1942<REF> Advertisement published in ''Shashin Bunka'', reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 81. </REF>, the camera is listed with a [[K.O.L.]] f:3.5 lens for {{yen|290|1942}} (a high price, the same as the [[Semi Minolta|Auto Semi Minolta]]). There is some sort of internal synchronization device, and one of the advertising pictures show the camera with a flash unit attached to the left hand plate. | |
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| + | The shutter is reported to be a Noman I giving T, B, 1–300 speeds.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 338. </REF> | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* {{Showa10}} Items 166. | * {{Showa10}} Items 166. | ||
| + | * Inoue, Mitsuo (井上光朗). "Shashin renzu no yoake. Renzu-ya Funsenki" (写真レンズの夜明け・レンズ屋奮戦記, Dawn of the photographic lens – Fierce war tales between lens shops). Classic Camera Senka (クラシックカメラ専科), no.14, Oct 1, 1989. Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama. Pp 128–132. | ||
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* ''Camera Collectors News'', 2006/4 issue. (never seen) | * ''Camera Collectors News'', 2006/4 issue. (never seen) | ||
Revision as of 21:04, 30 September 2006
The Nōman Flex[1] (ノーマン・フレックス) is a Japanese 6×6 TLR sold in 1942 and 1943 by the distributor Sugihara Shashinki-ten.[2]
The distance knob and advance knob are both on the right when held by the photographer, and the whole front plate moves back and forth for focusing. There is probably an automatic film advance device, with a small round window that is surely an exposure counter.
The nameplate is marked Nōman Flex and there is another marking below, apparently reading Ohara Kogaku.
In advertisements dated May 1942[3] and October 1942[4], the camera is listed with a K.O.L. f:3.5 lens for ¥290 (a high price, the same as the Auto Semi Minolta). There is some sort of internal synchronization device, and one of the advertising pictures show the camera with a flash unit attached to the left hand plate.
The shutter is reported to be a Noman I giving T, B, 1–300 speeds.[5]
Notes
- ↑ The spelling "Norman Flex" found in this page at Japan Family Camera is a mistake, unless there is a distinct Norman Flex spelt the same in Japanese.
- ↑ Dates: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 338.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Inoue's article, p. 132. A handwritten SB 1942.5 inscription on the advertisement's reproduction certainly indicates that it was published in the May 1942 issue of Shashin Bunka.
- ↑ Advertisement published in Shashin Bunka, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 81.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 338.
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. Items 166.
- Inoue, Mitsuo (井上光朗). "Shashin renzu no yoake. Renzu-ya Funsenki" (写真レンズの夜明け・レンズ屋奮戦記, Dawn of the photographic lens – Fierce war tales between lens shops). Classic Camera Senka (クラシックカメラ専科), no.14, Oct 1, 1989. Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama. Pp 128–132.
