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| − | '''Rectus''' is the name of a shutter found on some Japanese cameras from the 1950s. There are at least two variants, with B, 1–200 and B, 1–300 speeds. According to [http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/forum/messages/4/4533.html?1116915303 a post in the Classic Camera Repair Forum] it was a copy of the [[Prontor II]]. According to [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/PRINCE_J_PIC.htm this page at Japan Family Camera], it was made by a company called Fuji Seimitsu (富士精密), together with a shutter called '''Ceres'''. The maker of the Ceres is confirmed by an advertisement dated September 1955.<REF> | + | '''Rectus''' is the name of a shutter found on some Japanese cameras from the 1950s. There are at least two variants, with B, 1–200 and B, 1–300 speeds. According to [http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/forum/messages/4/4533.html?1116915303 a post in the Classic Camera Repair Forum] it was a copy of the [[Prontor II]]. According to [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/PRINCE_J_PIC.htm this page at Japan Family Camera], it was made by a company called Fuji Seimitsu (富士精密), together with a shutter called '''Ceres'''. The maker of the Ceres is confirmed by an advertisement dated September 1955.<REF> Advertisement published in the September 1950 issue of ''[[Asahi Camera]],'' reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, item 511. </REF> (Today there is a company called Fuji Seimitsu, but [http://www.fun.co.jp/ its website] says that it was founded in 1962.) |
The following lists are incomplete. That a particular model is listed should not be taken to mean that all examples were fitted with the particular model of shutter. | The following lists are incomplete. That a particular model is listed should not be taken to mean that all examples were fitted with the particular model of shutter. | ||
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* [[Elbow Flex]] (B, 1–300) | * [[Elbow Flex]] (B, 1–300) | ||
* [[Prince Junior]] (B, 1–300) | * [[Prince Junior]] (B, 1–300) | ||
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| + | == Notes == | ||
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| + | == Bibliography == | ||
| + | * {{Showa10}} | ||
[[Category: Leaf shutters]] | [[Category: Leaf shutters]] | ||
[[Category: Japanese shutters]] | [[Category: Japanese shutters]] | ||
Revision as of 17:55, 26 March 2007
Rectus is the name of a shutter found on some Japanese cameras from the 1950s. There are at least two variants, with B, 1–200 and B, 1–300 speeds. According to a post in the Classic Camera Repair Forum it was a copy of the Prontor II. According to this page at Japan Family Camera, it was made by a company called Fuji Seimitsu (富士精密), together with a shutter called Ceres. The maker of the Ceres is confirmed by an advertisement dated September 1955.[1] (Today there is a company called Fuji Seimitsu, but its website says that it was founded in 1962.)
The following lists are incomplete. That a particular model is listed should not be taken to mean that all examples were fitted with the particular model of shutter.
Contents
Cameras equipped with a Rectus shutter
- Condor (35mm) (Rectus-MX, B, 1–500)
- Elbow Flex (B, 1–300 reported)
- Fodorflex
- Fujica Six IICR
- Mine Six and Mine Six IIF (B, 1–200)
- Neoca 2S
- Primoflex
- Prince Junior (unsure, B, 1–300 reported)
Cameras equipped with a Ceres shutter
- Elbow Flex (B, 1–300)
- Prince Junior (B, 1–300)
Notes
- ↑ Advertisement published in the September 1950 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 511.
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.
