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− | The '''Pigeonflex''' (ピジョンフレックス, ''pijonfurekkusu'') is a [[TLR]] for 6×6 exposures on 120 film. It was the first camera to be manufactured by Yashima Kōgaku Seiki ( | + | The '''Pigeonflex''' (ピジョンフレックス, ''pijonfurekkusu'') is a [[TLR]] for 6×6 exposures on 120 film. It was the first camera to be manufactured by Yashima Kōgaku Seiki (later [[Yashica]]), slightly predating the Yashimaflex (both 1953).<ref>Kyōshū no burando ten,'' p. 10.</ref> |
The Pigeonflex has Tomioka Tri-Lausar lenses, focused by movement of the entire lensboard. | The Pigeonflex has Tomioka Tri-Lausar lenses, focused by movement of the entire lensboard. | ||
− | The camera was marketed by Endō Shashin Yōhin | + | The camera was marketed by [[Endō|Endō Shashin Yōhin]]. |
==Note== | ==Note== |
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The Pigeonflex (ピジョンフレックス, pijonfurekkusu) is a TLR for 6×6 exposures on 120 film. It was the first camera to be manufactured by Yashima Kōgaku Seiki (later Yashica), slightly predating the Yashimaflex (both 1953).[1]
The Pigeonflex has Tomioka Tri-Lausar lenses, focused by movement of the entire lensboard.
The camera was marketed by Endō Shashin Yōhin.
Note
- Nihon no kamera o omoshiroku shita kyōshū no burando ten (日本のカメラを面白くした郷愁のブランド展, Exhibition of nostalgic brands that made Japanese cameras interesting). Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 1997. Exhibition catalogue; pp. 11 profile seven Yashima/Yashica cameras.