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| − | + | [[Nishida]] made a number of leaf shutters from the late 1930s to the late 1950s, sold to other camera makers or used on its own cameras. | |
| − | == | + | == Wester, #0 size == |
| − | + | The original '''Wester''' shutter was released around 1938, in #0 size. The speeds are engraved in the order 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, B, T. The shutter plate is normally black, with three metal stripes on each side, the aperture scale at the bottom and the name ''WESTER~MODEL–I'' or ''WESTER~MODEL–II'' at the top. The '''Model-II''' has a self-timer, and the '''Model-I''' has not. | |
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| + | Incomplete list of cameras having a Wester Model-I or Model-II (at least on some versions): | ||
| + | * to be done | ||
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| + | == Northter, #00 size == | ||
| + | The '''Northter''' is the sister model of the Wester, in #00 size. The speeds are engraved in the order T, B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200. The shutter plate normally has ''NORTHTER'' at the top and ''MODEL–I'' or ''MODEL–II'' at the bottom; again the '''Model-II''' has a self-timer, and the '''Model-I''' has not. Some examples have the name ''WESTER N.S.D.'' at the bottom of the speed rim,<REF> Example pictured in Tanimura, p.25 of {{KKS}} no.11. </REF> where the initials "N.S.D." plausibly correspond to the three syllables <U>N</U>i-<U>s</U>hi-<U>d</U>a. | ||
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| + | The Northter was made during the war, and it is not known if the examples found on postwar cameras were taken from wartime stocks or are a sign that the production resumed after 1945. | ||
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| + | Incomplete list of cameras having a Northter Model-I or Model-II (at least on some versions): | ||
* [[Semi Leotax]], perhaps | * [[Semi Leotax]], perhaps | ||
* [[Semi Makinet]] | * [[Semi Makinet]] | ||
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* [[Gelto]], early postwar model | * [[Gelto]], early postwar model | ||
* [[Apollo and Mikado]] | * [[Apollo and Mikado]] | ||
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| + | == NKK Wester, #00 size == | ||
| + | The company made a newer Wester shutter after the war, this time in #00 size. The speeds are engraved in the order B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200. The base of the speed rim normally has the initials ''N.K.K.'', clearly for <U>N</U>ishida <U>K</U>ōgaku <U>K</U>ōgyō. The name ''WESTER'' is either at the top or at the bottom of the front plate. | ||
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| + | Incomplete list of cameras having an NKK Wester (at least on some versions): | ||
| + | * to be done | ||
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| + | == Notes == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
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| + | == Bibliography == | ||
| + | * {{Inquiry1943}} | ||
| + | * Tanimura Yoshihiko (谷村吉彦). "Wester Six". {{KKS011}} Pp.25–7. | ||
[[Category: Japanese shutters]] | [[Category: Japanese shutters]] | ||
[[Category: Leaf shutters]] | [[Category: Leaf shutters]] | ||
Revision as of 23:45, 10 January 2008
Nishida made a number of leaf shutters from the late 1930s to the late 1950s, sold to other camera makers or used on its own cameras.
Wester, #0 size
The original Wester shutter was released around 1938, in #0 size. The speeds are engraved in the order 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, B, T. The shutter plate is normally black, with three metal stripes on each side, the aperture scale at the bottom and the name WESTER~MODEL–I or WESTER~MODEL–II at the top. The Model-II has a self-timer, and the Model-I has not.
Incomplete list of cameras having a Wester Model-I or Model-II (at least on some versions):
- to be done
Northter, #00 size
The Northter is the sister model of the Wester, in #00 size. The speeds are engraved in the order T, B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200. The shutter plate normally has NORTHTER at the top and MODEL–I or MODEL–II at the bottom; again the Model-II has a self-timer, and the Model-I has not. Some examples have the name WESTER N.S.D. at the bottom of the speed rim,[1] where the initials "N.S.D." plausibly correspond to the three syllables Ni-shi-da.
The Northter was made during the war, and it is not known if the examples found on postwar cameras were taken from wartime stocks or are a sign that the production resumed after 1945.
Incomplete list of cameras having a Northter Model-I or Model-II (at least on some versions):
- Semi Leotax, perhaps
- Semi Makinet
- BB Kuri
- National and Ugein
- Wester (wartime 4.5×6)
- Gelto, early postwar model
- Apollo and Mikado
NKK Wester, #00 size
The company made a newer Wester shutter after the war, this time in #00 size. The speeds are engraved in the order B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200. The base of the speed rim normally has the initials N.K.K., clearly for Nishida Kōgaku Kōgyō. The name WESTER is either at the top or at the bottom of the front plate.
Incomplete list of cameras having an NKK Wester (at least on some versions):
- to be done
Notes
- ↑ Example pictured in Tanimura, p.25 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.11.
Bibliography
- "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" (国産写真機ノ現状調査, Inquiry into Japanese cameras), listing Japanese camera production as of April 1943. Reproduced in Supuringu kamera de ikou: Zen 69 kishu no shōkai to tsukaikata (スプリングカメラでいこう: 全69機種の紹介と使い方, Let's try spring cameras: Presentation and use of 69 machines). Tokyo: Shashinkogyo Syuppan-sha, 2004. ISBN 4-87956-072-3. Pp.180–7.
- Tanimura Yoshihiko (谷村吉彦). "Wester Six". Kamera Rebyū: Kurashikku Kamera Senka (カメラレビュー クラシックカメラ専科) / Camera Review: All about Historical Cameras no.11, March 1988. No ISBN number. Shirarezaru kamera (知られざるカメラ, special issue on unknown cameras). Pp.25–7.
