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− | The '''Royal Junior''' (ローヤルジュニア) is a Japanese 6×6 folding camera, attributed to [[Sanshin|Sanshin Sangyō]].<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. | + | The '''Royal Junior''' (ローヤルジュニア) is a Japanese 6×6 folding camera, attributed to [[Sanshin|Sanshin Sangyō]].<REF> Attribution to Sanshin Sangyō: {{Kokusan}}, p.374, Lewis, p.75. </REF> It is said to take both 6×6cm and 4.5×6cm exposures, to have a folding optical finder and a [[brilliant finder]], a fixed-focus Royal Rapid lens and a synchronized shutter (B, 25, 50, 75, 100).<REF> All features: {{Kokusan}}, p.374. </REF> The camera was announced in the June 1951 issue of ''[[Asahi Camera]]'' and advertised in the February to June 1952 issues of ''[[Camera Fan]]''.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p.374. </REF> |
No picture of the Royal Junior has been observed so far, and no surviving example is known yet. It is not known if it is related to the [[Royal 35]] made by [[Royal Camera]]. | No picture of the Royal Junior has been observed so far, and no surviving example is known yet. It is not known if it is related to the [[Royal 35]] made by [[Royal Camera]]. | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* {{Showa10}} Item 1048. | * {{Showa10}} Item 1048. | ||
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The Royal Junior is not listed in {{Sugiyama}}. | The Royal Junior is not listed in {{Sugiyama}}. | ||
[[Category: Japanese 6x6 viewfinder folding]] | [[Category: Japanese 6x6 viewfinder folding]] | ||
[[Category: R]] | [[Category: R]] |
Revision as of 00:43, 23 December 2007
The Royal Junior (ローヤルジュニア) is a Japanese 6×6 folding camera, attributed to Sanshin Sangyō.[1] It is said to take both 6×6cm and 4.5×6cm exposures, to have a folding optical finder and a brilliant finder, a fixed-focus Royal Rapid lens and a synchronized shutter (B, 25, 50, 75, 100).[2] The camera was announced in the June 1951 issue of Asahi Camera and advertised in the February to June 1952 issues of Camera Fan.[3]
No picture of the Royal Junior has been observed so far, and no surviving example is known yet. It is not known if it is related to the Royal 35 made by Royal Camera.
Notes
- ↑ Attribution to Sanshin Sangyō: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.374, Lewis, p.75.
- ↑ All features: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.374.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.374.
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 1048.
- Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard). P.75.
The Royal Junior is not listed in Sugiyama.