Oplen Junior
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The Oplen Junior[1] (オプレンジュニア) is a Japanese 6×6 camera, known from Kokusan kamera no rekishi, where it is attributed to the distributor Goyō Shōkai.[2]
The camera was featured in the new products column of the September 1955 issue of Sankei Camera.[3] It is described as a box camera made of bakelite. The film apparently runs horizontally, and its advance is controlled by red window. The viewfinder is a large brilliant finder, making the camera a pseudo TLR. The lens is an f/6.3 meniscus and the shutter has B and I (Bulb and Instant) settings. It is synchronized for a dedicated cordless flash unit, directly attached to the camera.
The Oplen Junior appears identical to the Palma Brilliant and Rosko Brilliant, which are attributed to Goyō by other sources.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.348, gives the spelling "Opulen", but this source is not very reliable for Roman names.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.348.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.348.
- ↑ Sugiyama, items 4164 and 4171; McKeown, p.365.
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 438.
The Oplen Junior is not listed in Sugiyama.
