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| + | The '''[[Neoca]] 2S''' is a [[35mm]] [[rangefinder camera]] made in Japan in 1955 and 1956. It has a dual-stroke advance lever and a central shutter; neither feature is typical for this kind of camera. The lens is a Neokor anastigmat f=45mm/3.5. | ||
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| + | Shutter speeds are B and 1 sec to 1/300s. [[Depth of field]] is indicated on the lens barrel. The distance scale is in meters. It has no exposure meter. Users on internet newsgroups report the camera scratches their film. | ||
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| + | A version of this camera was also sold rebranded under the name of a US importer, [[Brumberger]]<ref>[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=10491 Brumberger rangefinder (Neoca 2S)] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr]</ref> | ||
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| + | <br /><small>Images by {{image author|Dries van den Elzen}} </small>{{with permission}} | ||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
| + | In English: | ||
| + | *[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/neoca/neoca_35-2a/neoca-35-2a.htm Neoca 2S user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org] | ||
| + | * [http://www.mediajoy.com/en/cla_came/neoca2s/index.html Neoca 2S] in [http://www.mediajoy.com/en/cla_came/ Mediajoy's Guide to Classic Cameras] | ||
| + | * [https://books.google.com/books?id=i1wzAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA1&lr&rview=1&pg=PA127#v=onepage&q=%22Neoca%20IIS%22&f=false "Neoca IIS" advertised] for USD $42.50 at New York retailer C.I.C.; in the April, 1957, ''Popular Photography'' (Vol. 40, No. 4; pg. 127) | ||
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| + | * [http://fukucame.fan.coocan.jp/neoca2s.htm Neoca 2S] in [http://fukucame.fan.coocan.jp/ K.Fukushi's Rangefinder website], with sample pictures and [http://fukucame.fan.coocan.jp/tips/neoca2s_t.htm repair notes in a separate page] | ||
| + | * Neoca 2S in a [https://web.archive.org/web/20070718024952/http://www.cameraguild.jp/nekosan/9906.htm page of wannabe cameras] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20070209120652/http://www.cameraguild.jp/nekosan/ Nekosan's website] (archived), the camera is compared with a [[Nikon S]] | ||
| + | In French: | ||
| + | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1670 Neoca 2S], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11596 Neoca 2S], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11597 Neoca 2S] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:28, 30 November 2022
Image by Dries van den Elzen (Image rights)
The Neoca 2S is a 35mm rangefinder camera made in Japan in 1955 and 1956. It has a dual-stroke advance lever and a central shutter; neither feature is typical for this kind of camera. The lens is a Neokor anastigmat f=45mm/3.5.
Shutter speeds are B and 1 sec to 1/300s. Depth of field is indicated on the lens barrel. The distance scale is in meters. It has no exposure meter. Users on internet newsgroups report the camera scratches their film.
A version of this camera was also sold rebranded under the name of a US importer, Brumberger[1]
Images by Dries van den Elzen (Image rights)
Notes
Links
In English:
- Neoca 2S user manual at Butkus.org
- Neoca 2S in Mediajoy's Guide to Classic Cameras
- "Neoca IIS" advertised for USD $42.50 at New York retailer C.I.C.; in the April, 1957, Popular Photography (Vol. 40, No. 4; pg. 127)
In Japanese:
- Neoca 2S in K.Fukushi's Rangefinder website, with sample pictures and repair notes in a separate page
- Neoca 2S in a page of wannabe cameras at Nekosan's website (archived), the camera is compared with a Nikon S
In French:
- Neoca 2S, Neoca 2S, Neoca 2S on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
