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''For the Primoflex and Primo Junior TLR cameras, see [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]].'' | ''For the Primoflex and Primo Junior TLR cameras, see [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]].'' | ||
| − | The '''Primo''' (プリモ) is a [[Japanese 4.5×6 folders|Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera]] made by [[Daiichi Kikō]] in the first half of the 1940s. | + | The '''Primo''' (プリモ) is a [[Japanese 4.5×6 folders|Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera]] made by [[Daiichi Kikō]] and distributed by [[Ōsawa Shōkai]] in the first half of the 1940s. |
== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The Primo has a horizontal folding body, unusual for a 4.5×6 format camera. | + | The Primo has a horizontal folding body, unusual for a 4.5×6 format camera. The shape of the folding struts is inspired from the [[Balda]] folders. The folding optical finder is in the middle of the top plate, there is a body release to the right and a button to the left which simultaneously opens the finder and the folding bed. The advance knob is at the left end and has an arrow to indicate the winding direction. The back is hinged to the right and has a single red window at the top right, protected by a horizontally sliding cover. There are strap lugs at both ends of the top plate, spring-mounted film retaining flanges at the bottom and a screw thread in the middle of the bottom plate. The name ''PRIMO'' is embossed in capital letters in the folding bed leather. |
== Advertisements == | == Advertisements == | ||
Revision as of 15:53, 5 May 2007
For the Primoflex and Primo Junior TLR cameras, see Tōkyō Kōgaku.
The Primo (プリモ) is a Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera made by Daiichi Kikō and distributed by Ōsawa Shōkai in the first half of the 1940s.
Description
The Primo has a horizontal folding body, unusual for a 4.5×6 format camera. The shape of the folding struts is inspired from the Balda folders. The folding optical finder is in the middle of the top plate, there is a body release to the right and a button to the left which simultaneously opens the finder and the folding bed. The advance knob is at the left end and has an arrow to indicate the winding direction. The back is hinged to the right and has a single red window at the top right, protected by a horizontally sliding cover. There are strap lugs at both ends of the top plate, spring-mounted film retaining flanges at the bottom and a screw thread in the middle of the bottom plate. The name PRIMO is embossed in capital letters in the folding bed leather.
Advertisements
According to Kokusan kamera no rekishi, the Primo was advertised from 1941 to 1944. In 1942[1] and 1943[2] advertisements, two variants are offered: the Primo I (プリモⅠ型) with f:4.5 lens (¥136, then ¥157.5) and the Primo II (プリモⅡ型) with f:3.5 lens (¥160, then ¥184.94), both with chrome trimming. The camera is advertised as "the smallest of the 4.5×6, with an ideal horizontal construction". The distributor is Ōsawa Shōkai.
Actual examples
The Primo has been observed with chrome trimming, but McKeown also mentions a black variant (calling the black variant "Primo I" and the chrome variant "Primo II", but this is contradicted by the advertisements). The examples observed have an Oscar Anastigmat 75/3.5 or 75/4.5 lens and a shutter with T, B, 1–500 speeds, marked PRIMO at the top and RAPID-PRESTO at the bottom.
Notes
- ↑ Template:Gochamaze
- ↑ Advertisement for the Primo I and II, published in the May 43 issue of Hōdō Shashin, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 223.
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 223.
- 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). Page 239.
Links
- Primo at Japan Family Camera, identified as a Primo II but having a f:4.5 lens
- Template:Gochamaze
