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The name '''Rippa'''<ref>''Rippa'' (立派) means ''excellent'': [http://japanese.about.com/od/howtowritehiragana/p/word323.htm Rippa] on [http://japanese.about.com/ japanese.about.com]</ref> appears on two different 35mm cameras made by [[Yamato]] in Tokyo in about 1960. One is a viewfinder camera identical to the Atlas 35 and Sears Tower 55 (McKeown lists it as this viewfinder model, with a photograph.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p1023.</ref> The other is a similarly-styled rangefinder camera, identical to the [[Pax Ruby|Pal, Pax Ruby, Sunscope, Konair Ruby, or Rex Kaysons]].<!-- I have invited a photo of this version of the Rippa to the CW pool --~~~~ --> | The name '''Rippa'''<ref>''Rippa'' (立派) means ''excellent'': [http://japanese.about.com/od/howtowritehiragana/p/word323.htm Rippa] on [http://japanese.about.com/ japanese.about.com]</ref> appears on two different 35mm cameras made by [[Yamato]] in Tokyo in about 1960. One is a viewfinder camera identical to the Atlas 35 and Sears Tower 55 (McKeown lists it as this viewfinder model, with a photograph.<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p1023.</ref> The other is a similarly-styled rangefinder camera, identical to the [[Pax Ruby|Pal, Pax Ruby, Sunscope, Konair Ruby, or Rex Kaysons]].<!-- I have invited a photo of this version of the Rippa to the CW pool --~~~~ --> | ||
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The name Rippa[1] appears on two different 35mm cameras made by Yamato in Tokyo in about 1960. One is a viewfinder camera identical to the Atlas 35 and Sears Tower 55 (McKeown lists it as this viewfinder model, with a photograph.[2] The other is a similarly-styled rangefinder camera, identical to the Pal, Pax Ruby, Sunscope, Konair Ruby, or Rex Kaysons.
The viewfinder camera has a 45mm f/3.5 Color Luna lens, and a synchronised leaf shutter giving speeds from 1/25 to 1/300 second, plus 'B'; the rangefinder model has either an f/3.5 or an f/2.8, and also offers 1/10 second.
Notes
- ↑ Rippa (立派) means excellent: Rippa on japanese.about.com
- ↑ 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). p1023.
