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− | The '''Pilot Six''' (パイロットシックス) is a Japanese 6×6 folder, made by [[Tachibana|Tachibana Shōkai]]<REF> | + | The '''Pilot Six''' (パイロットシックス) is a Japanese 6×6 folder, made by [[Tachibana|Tachibana Shōkai]].<REF> Made by Tachibana: advertisements published in ''[[Asahi Camera]]'' January and September 1941, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, 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 {{Inquiry1943_short}}, items 82–3. </REF> It was announced in 1940 and 1941 and sold from 1942.<REF> Dates : {{Kokusan}}, p. 339. </REF> |
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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 3×4 and 4×4 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, 5–200; T, B, 1–300 and T, B, 1–300 with selftimer, all three called Pilot). | The camera is announced in 1941<REF> {{Showa10ad|Baby Pilot, [[Pilot Six]] and [[Japanese 3×4 and 4×4 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, 5–200; T, B, 1–300 and T, B, 1–300 with selftimer, all three called Pilot). | ||
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* {{Showa10}} Item 177. | * {{Showa10}} Item 177. | ||
+ | * {{Inquiry1943}} Items 82–3. | ||
+ | The Pilot Six is not listed in {{Sugiyama}}. | ||
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Revision as of 21:33, 13 March 2007
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Dates : Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 339.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
- 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 177.
- "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. Items 82–3.
The Pilot Six is not listed in Sugiyama.