Royal 35
  
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| Royal 35-S, screw mount variant, as prototype or pre-series only? images by Colin J Clarke (Image rights) |
See also the earlier Royal 35, version of the Picny 35.
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| Royal 35-S image by Colin J Clarke (Image rights) |
The Royal 35 or 35 S is a Japanese rangefinder camera, made by Royal Camera in Tokyo in 1955. Two versions were produced as series, one with a F/2.8 and one with a F/2.0 Tominor 50mm lens. The lenses were made by Tomioka, Japan. Both versions had a Copal-S B, 1-1/200s or 1/300s shutter. Both versions were meterless. Lenses are non interchangeable. The company logo is engraved in the accessory shoe.
The third version of the Royal 35-S was made for interchangeable screw-mount lenses before blade shutter. Maybe it was only produced as prototype(s) or as (very) small series.
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