Rosen plate folder
The Rosen Hand or Rosen Hand Camera is a Japanese 6.5×9cm folding plate camera, attributed to the company Proud and advertised in 1935.[1]
General description
The Rosen Hand has a metal body. There is a small focusing wheel on the photographer's right, with a lever actuating as a focus lock, and a distance scale on the left. The U-shaped front standard has an angled section. There is a brilliant finder offset to the left and a wireframe finder. The folding bed release and the leather handle are above the body. It seems that the name ROSEN is embossed in the leather of the folding bed.
Versions
The Rosen Hand was reportedly advertised in the November 1935 issue of Asahi Camera.[2]
One example is pictured in Sugiyama with a Corygon-Anastigmat 10.5cm f/4.5 lens by Friedrich, a Vario shutter giving 25, 50, 100, B, T speeds set by an index at the top, and no visible movement ability.[3]
Another example has been observed with a Corygon-Anastigmat 10.5cm f/4.5 lens, a Compur shutter (T, B, 1–250) and a thicker lens standard allowing at least vertical movements.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Attribution to Proud: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.343, Sugiyama, item 1240 and McKeown, p.804.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.343.
- ↑ Sugiyama, item 1240. A smaller version of the same picture is reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.343.
- ↑ Example observed in an online auction.
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 325.
- 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). P.804.
- Sugiyama, Kōichi (杉山浩一); Naoi, Hiroaki (直井浩明); Bullock, John R. The Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras. 国産カメラ図鑑 (Kokusan kamera zukan). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1985. ISBN 4-257-03187-5. Item 1240.
