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The '''Pilot Six''' (パイロットシックス) is a Japanese 6&times;6 folder, made by [[Tachibana|Tachibana Shōkai]]<REF> The fact that Tachibana was the maker of the Pilot cameras is confirmed by advertisements published in the January and September 1941 issue of ''Asahi Camera'' and reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;83: "パイロツト写真用品製造発売元". </REF>, that was announced in 1940 and 1941 and made in 1942.<REF> Dates : {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;339. </REF> It is a horizontal folding camera, copied from the [[Ikonta B]]. It has a folding frame finder, a body release and a key at the top left to advance the film.
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The '''Pilot Six''' (パイロットシックス) is a Japanese 6&times;6 folder, made by [[Tachibana|Tachibana Shōkai]].<REF> Made by Tachibana: advertisements published in ''[[Asahi Camera]]'' January and September 1941, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;83, say that Tachibana was the maker and distributor of the Pilot cameras: "パイロツト写真用品'''製造'''発売元". This is also confirmed by the {{Inquiry1943_short}}, items 82&ndash;3. </REF> It was announced in 1940 and 1941 and sold from 1942.<REF> Dates : {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;339. </REF>
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== Description ==
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The Pilot Six is a horizontal folding camera, copied from the [[Ikonta B]]. It has a folding frame finder, a body release and a key at the top left to advance the film.
  
 
The camera is announced in 1941<REF> {{Showa10ad|Baby Pilot, [[Pilot Six]] and [[Japanese 3&times;4 and 4&times;4 pseudo TLR cameras|Pilot Ref]]|177|September 1941|Asahi Camera}} </REF> with two lens options (f:4.5 and f:3.5, both called Pilot Anastigmat) and three shutter options (T, B, 5&ndash;200; T, B, 1&ndash;300 and T, B, 1&ndash;300 with selftimer, all three called Pilot).
 
The camera is announced in 1941<REF> {{Showa10ad|Baby Pilot, [[Pilot Six]] and [[Japanese 3&times;4 and 4&times;4 pseudo TLR cameras|Pilot Ref]]|177|September 1941|Asahi Camera}} </REF> with two lens options (f:4.5 and f:3.5, both called Pilot Anastigmat) and three shutter options (T, B, 5&ndash;200; T, B, 1&ndash;300 and T, B, 1&ndash;300 with selftimer, all three called Pilot).
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== Printed bibliography ==
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== Bibliography ==
 
* {{Showa10}} Item 177.
 
* {{Showa10}} Item 177.
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* {{Inquiry1943}} Items 82&ndash;3.
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The Pilot Six is not listed in {{Sugiyama}}.
  
 
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Revision as of 21:33, 13 March 2007

Japanese Six (6×6)
Prewar and wartime models (edit)
folding
Adler Six | Bonny Six | Clover-Six | Condor Six | First Six | Gelto Six | Gotex | Green | Lyra Six | Super Makinet Six | Mamiya Six | Miyako Six | Mulber Six | Mulix | National Six | Neure Six | Oko Six | Olympus Six | Pilot Six | Romax | Ugein | Vester-Six | Victor Six | Weha Six
collapsible
Ehira Chrome Six | Minolta Six | Shinko Super | Weha Chrome Six
unknown
Freude Six | Heart Camera | Konter Six | Tsubasa Six
Postwar models ->
Japanese 6×6 TLR, pseudo TLR and medium format SLR ->
Japanese Semi (4.5×6) and older 6×9 ->

The Pilot Six (パイロットシックス) is a Japanese 6×6 folder, made by Tachibana Shōkai.[1] It was announced in 1940 and 1941 and sold from 1942.[2]

Description

The Pilot Six is a horizontal folding camera, copied from the Ikonta B. It has a folding frame finder, a body release and a key at the top left to advance the film.

The camera is announced in 1941[3] with two lens options (f:4.5 and f:3.5, both called Pilot Anastigmat) and three shutter options (T, B, 5–200; T, B, 1–300 and T, B, 1–300 with selftimer, all three called Pilot).

The camera is sold in 1942[4], in two variants:

  • Pilot Anastigmat f:4.5 lens (¥92);
  • Pilot Anastigmat f:3.5 lens (¥109).

The only shutter available is a Pilot with T, B, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200 speeds.

Notes

  1. Made by Tachibana: advertisements published in Asahi Camera January and September 1941, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 83, say that Tachibana was the maker and distributor of the Pilot cameras: "パイロツト写真用品製造発売元". This is also confirmed by the "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), items 82–3.
  2. Dates : Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 339.
  3. Advertisement for the Baby Pilot, Pilot Six and Pilot Ref, published in the September 1941 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 177.
  4. Advertisement for the Baby Pilot, Pilot Six and Pilot Ref, published in the February 1942 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 176.

Bibliography

The Pilot Six is not listed in Sugiyama.