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+ | The '''Pet''' is a Japanese subminiature taking 14×14mm pictures on 17.5mm paper backed rollfilm. It is only known from a single example, pictured in {{SUG}}.<REF> {{SUG}}, item 5109. </REF> | ||
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+ | == Description == | ||
+ | The Pet has the shape of a matchbox. There is a long tubular finder at the top, and a frame finder is hinged to the camera's left side, as seen by the photographer. The film is advanced by a knob on the left of the main finder. The lens has a fixed focus and aperture, and is engraved ''Pet F.4.5''. It seems that this is the sole marking present on the camera. | ||
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+ | The self-cocking shutter is tripped by a small lever protruding on the camera's right. Another small lever is visible at the top, in front of the advance knob, with ''S'', ''B'', ''I'' indications.<REF> S, B, I: {{SUG}}, item 5114. </REF> The B and I positions correspond to <u>B</u>ulb and <u>I</u>nstant exposures, and the S position certainly functions as a shutter lock, needed because accidental exposures are made easy by the position of the release lever. | ||
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+ | == Origin == | ||
+ | The Pet and the [[Petty]] have a similar name and a similar position of the controls. The two cameras were probably made in the late 1940s or early 1950s by the same workshop, currently unidentified. | ||
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+ | == Notes == | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* {{Zukan}} Item 5109. | * {{Zukan}} Item 5109. | ||
The Pet is not listed in {{Kokusan}}. | The Pet is not listed in {{Kokusan}}. | ||
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+ | == Links == | ||
+ | In English: | ||
+ | * [http://www.submin.com/17.5mm/collection/pet/index.htm Pet] (text only) at [http://www.submin.com/ Submin.com] | ||
+ | * Brief mention of the Pet among [http://www.subclub.org/shop/175mm.htm 17.5mm film cameras] at [http://www.subclub.org/ Subclub.org] | ||
[[Category: Japanese 17.5mm film]] | [[Category: Japanese 17.5mm film]] | ||
[[Category: P]] | [[Category: P]] |
Revision as of 20:49, 12 September 2008
The Pet is a Japanese subminiature taking 14×14mm pictures on 17.5mm paper backed rollfilm. It is only known from a single example, pictured in Sugiyama.[1]
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Description
The Pet has the shape of a matchbox. There is a long tubular finder at the top, and a frame finder is hinged to the camera's left side, as seen by the photographer. The film is advanced by a knob on the left of the main finder. The lens has a fixed focus and aperture, and is engraved Pet F.4.5. It seems that this is the sole marking present on the camera.
The self-cocking shutter is tripped by a small lever protruding on the camera's right. Another small lever is visible at the top, in front of the advance knob, with S, B, I indications.[2] The B and I positions correspond to Bulb and Instant exposures, and the S position certainly functions as a shutter lock, needed because accidental exposures are made easy by the position of the release lever.
Origin
The Pet and the Petty have a similar name and a similar position of the controls. The two cameras were probably made in the late 1940s or early 1950s by the same workshop, currently unidentified.
Notes
Bibliography
- 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 5109.
The Pet is not listed in Kokusan kamera no rekishi.
Links
In English:
- Pet (text only) at Submin.com
- Brief mention of the Pet among 17.5mm film cameras at Subclub.org