Rectus
The Rectus is a leaf shutter found on some Japanese cameras from the 1950s. There are at least two variants, with B, 1–200 and B, 1–300 speeds. It is said that it was made by Fuji Seimitsu, who also made the Ceres leaf shutter.[1] It seems that it was a copy of the Prontor II.[2]
Cameras equipped with a Rectus shutter
The following list is incomplete. That a particular model is listed should not be taken to mean that all examples were fitted with the Rectus.
- 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)
Notes
- ↑ Attribution of the Rectus to Fuji Seimitsu: this page at Japan Family Camera.
- ↑ See this post in the Classic Camera Repair Forum.
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.
