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{{Japanese Six postwar}}
 
{{Japanese Six postwar}}
The '''Royal Junior''' (ローヤルジュニア) is a Japanese 6&times;6 folding camera, attributed to [[Sanshin|Sanshin Sangyō]].<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;374. </REF> It is said to take both 6&times;6cm and 4.5&times;6cm exposures, to have both 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.&nbsp;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]]''.
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The '''Royal Junior''' (ローヤルジュニア) is a Japanese 6&times;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&times;6cm and 4.5&times;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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* {{Lewis}} P.75.
 
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

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Japanese 6×6 TLR, pseudo TLR and medium format SLR ->
Japanese Semi (4.5×6) and older 6×9 ->

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

  1. Attribution to Sanshin Sangyō: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.374, Lewis, p.75.
  2. All features: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.374.
  3. Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.374.

Bibliography

The Royal Junior is not listed in Sugiyama.