Rocky Semi
The Rocky Semi[1] (ロッキーセミ) is a Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera made by Umemoto at the beginning of the 1950s.
No example of this camera has yet been observed. The Umemoto company history, written by the grandson of the Umemoto founder, says that it was released in 1952 and that it was distributed by Endō. It is wondered if the Rocky Semi is related to the Semi Blond 4.5×6 folder that was also distributed by the same retailer. The camera is only briefly mentioned in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, saying that it appeared in the May 1954 special issue of Photo Art listing all the available folders.
The lens is perhaps a Rocky[2] 75/3.5 or a "Nitsuko" or maybe "Nikko" 75/3.5.[3] The shutter is said to be a MSK giving B, 1–200 speeds, synchronized and equipped with a self-timer.[4]
Notes
- ↑ The name is inferred from the katakana ロッキーセミ but it is not confirmed.
- ↑ Inferred from the katakana ロッキー.
- ↑ Rocky: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 375. Nitsuko: Umemoto company history. Nitsuko might be a typo for Nikko.
- ↑ 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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