Need
The Need is a Japanese 6.5×9cm plate folder attributed to the distributor Eikōdō.[1]
The only known surviving example is pictured in Sugiyama.[2] It has a small focusing wheel on the photographer's right, a brilliant finder and a wireframe finder (whose front frame is missing), and no movement ability. The shutter is a dial-set Elka, giving 25, 50, 100, B, T speeds, and the lens is reported as a Steinheil Anastigmat Trionar 105mm f/6.3.
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Bibliography
- 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). P.261.
- Sugiyama, Kōichi (杉山浩一); Naoi, Hiroaki (直井浩明); Bullock, John R. The Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras. 国産カメラ図鑑 (Kokusan kamera zukan). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1985. ISBN 4-257-03187-5. Item 1212.