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| − | {{ | + | The '''New Gold''' is a [[Japanese 4.5×6 folders|Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera]], sold and perhaps made by [[Gold Camera Kōgyō-sho]] in 1944.<REF> Date: {{Kokusan}}, p. 336. </REF> It is an [[Ikonta]] copy, with a folding optical finder and a body release. It is advertised in the May 1944 issue of ''Nihon Shashin''<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 71. </REF> and in the June 21, 1944 issue of ''Asahi Graph''<REF> [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/G.jpg Advertisement] reproduced in the [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki-v.htm small format camera page] of the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]. </REF>. Two variants are listed, both with a T, B, 5–200 shutter: |
| + | * f:4.5 lens ({{yen|85|1944}} — case ¥11.50 extra); | ||
| + | * f:3.5 lens ({{yen|125|1944}}). | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 10:51, 27 September 2006
The New Gold is a Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera, sold and perhaps made by Gold Camera Kōgyō-sho in 1944.[1] It is an Ikonta copy, with a folding optical finder and a body release. It is advertised in the May 1944 issue of Nihon Shashin[2] and in the June 21, 1944 issue of Asahi Graph[3]. Two variants are listed, both with a T, B, 5–200 shutter:
Notes
- ↑ Date: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 336.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 71.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in the small format camera page of the Gochamaze website.
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 104.
Links
In Japanese:
- Advertisement for the New Gold, published in the June 21, 1944 issue of Asahi Graph, reproduced in the small format camera page of the Gochamaze website
