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| − | The '''Pocket Prince''' is a Japanese folding camera taking 4×6.5 pictures on [[127 film]] | + | The '''Pocket Prince''' is a Japanese folding camera taking 4×6.5 pictures on [[127 film]], sold in 1939 and 1940 by the distributor [[Fukada Shōkai]].<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 340. </REF> The name Pocket Prince perhaps indicates that it was made by [[Prince|Prince Camera Works]], if the latter was really a camera maker. The camera is sometimes attributed to [[Fujimoto]], perhaps because of a confusion with the [[Semi Prince]].<REF> Sugiyama, item 1233, and McKeown, p. 331. </REF> |
| − | The Pocket Prince is a vertical folder | + | == Description of the body == |
| − | + | The Pocket Prince is a vertical folder copied from the [[Agfa]] [[Billy 0]]. The metal struts have an incurved slot guiding the front standard when folding the bed. | |
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| + | There is a folding frame finder in the middle of the top plate. The key to wind the film and the folding bed release are at the bottom right. The back is hinged to the left. | ||
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| + | == Lens and shutter equipment == | ||
| + | In an advertisement dated October 1939<REF> Advertisement published in ''Asahi Camera'', reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 91. </REF>, the Pocket Prince is announced as a new product but no lens and shutter is mentioned. | ||
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| + | In advertisements dated April 1940 and August 1940<REF> Advertisements published in ''Asahi Camera'', reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 80. </REF>, the camera is offered for {{yen|58|1940}} with a Baron 75/4.5 lens and a [[Kerio]] shutter giving 25, 50, 100, 150, T, B, speeds. However the advertising pictures show a [[Prontor II]] shutter. | ||
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| + | The only surviving example observed so far is pictured in {{Sugiyama}} and has the Prontor II shutter giving 175–1, B, T speeds and a [[Schneider]] Radionar 7.5cm f/4.5 lens.<REF> Sugiyama, item 1233. </REF> It also has a black accessory shoe at the right end of the top plate, but it is perhaps not original. {{Kokusan}} also mentions a version with Radionar f/4.5 lens and [[Compur]] shutter.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 340. </REF> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* {{Showa10}} Item 230. (See also the advertisements for item 155.) | * {{Showa10}} Item 230. (See also the advertisements for item 155.) | ||
* {{McKeown12}} P. 331. | * {{McKeown12}} P. 331. | ||
| + | * {{Zukan}} Item 1233. | ||
[[Category: Japanese 4x6.5 viewfinder folding]] | [[Category: Japanese 4x6.5 viewfinder folding]] | ||
[[Category: P]] | [[Category: P]] | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 13 December 2006
The Pocket Prince is a Japanese folding camera taking 4×6.5 pictures on 127 film, sold in 1939 and 1940 by the distributor Fukada Shōkai.[1] The name Pocket Prince perhaps indicates that it was made by Prince Camera Works, if the latter was really a camera maker. The camera is sometimes attributed to Fujimoto, perhaps because of a confusion with the Semi Prince.[2]
Description of the body
The Pocket Prince is a vertical folder copied from the Agfa Billy 0. The metal struts have an incurved slot guiding the front standard when folding the bed.
There is a folding frame finder in the middle of the top plate. The key to wind the film and the folding bed release are at the bottom right. The back is hinged to the left.
Lens and shutter equipment
In an advertisement dated October 1939[3], the Pocket Prince is announced as a new product but no lens and shutter is mentioned.
In advertisements dated April 1940 and August 1940[4], the camera is offered for ¥58 with a Baron 75/4.5 lens and a Kerio shutter giving 25, 50, 100, 150, T, B, speeds. However the advertising pictures show a Prontor II shutter.
The only surviving example observed so far is pictured in Sugiyama and has the Prontor II shutter giving 175–1, B, T speeds and a Schneider Radionar 7.5cm f/4.5 lens.[5] It also has a black accessory shoe at the right end of the top plate, but it is perhaps not original. Kokusan kamera no rekishi also mentions a version with Radionar f/4.5 lens and Compur shutter.[6]
Notes
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 340.
- ↑ Sugiyama, item 1233, and McKeown, p. 331.
- ↑ Advertisement published in Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 91.
- ↑ Advertisements published in Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 80.
- ↑ Sugiyama, item 1233.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 340.
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 230. (See also the advertisements for item 155.)
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). P. 331.
- 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 1233.
