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| − | The '''Rocky Semi''' (ロッキーセミ) is a [[Japanese 4.5×6 folders|Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera]] made by [[Umemoto]] | + | The '''Rocky Semi''' (ロッキーセミ) is a [[Japanese 4.5×6 folders|Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera]] made by [[Umemoto]] and distributed by [[Endō]] in 1954.<REF> Distributed by Endō: [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto history page]. </REF> |
| − | + | == Description == | |
| + | The only pictures observed so far are displayed in the [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm#s29-2 Umemoto history page] and show an unfinished naked body and two lens and shutter assemblies. The body has a pressed steel construction and appears to be a vertical folder. The back is hinged to the left and has a single red window, protected by a horizontally sliding cover. | ||
| − | + | == Lens and shutter equipment == | |
| + | According to {{Kokusan}}, the Rocky Semi was featured in the May 1954 special issue of ''Photo Art'' about folders, and it had a Rocky 75/3.5 lens and an [[MSK]] shutter giving B, 1–200 speeds, synchronized and equipped with a self-timer.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 375. </REF> | ||
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| + | The two lens and shutter assemblies pictured in the [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm#s29-2 Umemoto history page] were found by the grandson of Umemoto Kinzaburō (the founder of the company) and it is supposed that they were intended for the Rocky Semi. Both lenses are engraved ''NITSUKO Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=7.5cm No.xxxx'' and they have very close serial numbers (1347 and 1349). No Nitsuko lens is known on any other camera. | ||
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| + | One of the shutters in marked ''MSK'' at the bottom of the speed rim and corresponds to the description given by {{Kokusan}}, with an ASA synch post, a self-timer and B, 1–200 speeds. The other is marked ''TKS'' at the bottom of the speed rim and ''TOSEI'' at the bottom of the shutter plate. It gives B, 1–200 speeds, has a self-timer and a single synch pin. The [[TKS]] shutter was made by [[Tōsei|Tōsei Kōki]] and it was usually mounted on the [[Frank Six]]. | ||
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Revision as of 23:06, 7 February 2007
The Rocky Semi (ロッキーセミ) is a Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera made by Umemoto and distributed by Endō in 1954.[1]
Description
The only pictures observed so far are displayed in the Umemoto history page and show an unfinished naked body and two lens and shutter assemblies. The body has a pressed steel construction and appears to be a vertical folder. The back is hinged to the left and has a single red window, protected by a horizontally sliding cover.
Lens and shutter equipment
According to Kokusan kamera no rekishi, the Rocky Semi was featured in the May 1954 special issue of Photo Art about folders, and it had a Rocky 75/3.5 lens and an MSK shutter giving B, 1–200 speeds, synchronized and equipped with a self-timer.[2]
The two lens and shutter assemblies pictured in the Umemoto history page were found by the grandson of Umemoto Kinzaburō (the founder of the company) and it is supposed that they were intended for the Rocky Semi. Both lenses are engraved NITSUKO Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=7.5cm No.xxxx and they have very close serial numbers (1347 and 1349). No Nitsuko lens is known on any other camera.
One of the shutters in marked MSK at the bottom of the speed rim and corresponds to the description given by Kokusan kamera no rekishi, with an ASA synch post, a self-timer and B, 1–200 speeds. The other is marked TKS at the bottom of the speed rim and TOSEI at the bottom of the shutter plate. It gives B, 1–200 speeds, has a self-timer and a single synch pin. The TKS shutter was made by Tōsei Kōki and it was usually mounted on the Frank Six.
Notes
- ↑ Distributed by Endō: Umemoto history page.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 375.
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 1054. (Unlike most other entries in this book, no advertisement is reproduced and no picture is given.)
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