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The '''Royal Junior''' (ローヤルジュニア) is a Japanese 6×9 folding camera, attributed to [[Sanshin|Sanshin Sangyō]], probably the distributor.<REF> Attribution to Sanshin Sangyō: {{Kokusan}}, p.374, Lewis, p.75. </REF> It is probably related to the [[Royal Senior]] and [[Picny 35 and Royal 35|Royal 35]], perhaps made by [[Miyagawa|Miyagawa Seisakusho]]. Conversely, it is probably unrelated to the [[Royal 35]] rangefinder models made by [[Royal Camera]] from 1955.
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The '''Royal Junior''' (ローヤルジュニア) is a Japanese 6×9cm folding camera, distributed by [[Sanshin|Sanshin Sangyō]] in 1951–2.<REF> Attribution to Sanshin Sangyō: {{Kokusan}}, p.374, Lewis, p.75. </REF>
  
The Royal Junior is said to take both 6×9cm 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. Lewis, p.75, says by mistake that the camera takes 6×6cm and 4.5×6cm pictures. </REF> The camera was announced in the June 1951 issue of {{ACA}} and advertised in the February to June 1952 issues of ''[[Camera Fan]]''.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p.374. </REF>
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== Manufacturer ==
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The available documents only say that the Royal Junior was distributed by [[Sanshin|Sanshin Sangyō]], and make no mention of the actual manufacturer. The camera is probably related to the [[Royal Senior]] and [[Picny 35 and Royal 35|Royal 35]], which were certainly made by [[Miyagawa|Miyagawa Seisakusho]]. Despite the name, it is certainly unrelated to the later [[Royal 35]] rangefinder models made by [[Royal Camera]] from 1955.
  
No picture of the Royal Junior has been observed so far, and no surviving example is known yet.
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== Description ==
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The Royal Junior is a vertical folder, taking both 6×9cm and 4.5×6cm exposures.<REF name="CFA 10/51"> Advertisement in {{CFA}} October 1951, p.87, and column in the same magazine, p.35. </REF> It has a folding frame finder<REF name="CFA 10/51" /> on the side, with bars indicating the field of view for half-frame pictures. An additional [[brilliant finder]] is attached to the front standard. The lens is a fixed-focus Royal Rapid, said to have multiple elements (福玉),<REF name="CFA 10/51" /> perhaps of the [[Rapid Rectilinear]] variety. It seems that only two apertures are available.<REF> Advertisement in {{CFA}} October 1951, p.87, and column in the same magazine, p.35: 二段絞付. </REF> The shutter has a limited range of speeds (B, 1/25, 1/50, 1/75, 1/100)<REF name="CFA 10/51" /> and is synchronized for flash via a pin at the bottom. The shutter plate is marked ''JUNIOR'' at the top and ''ROYAL'' at the bottom.
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== Commercial life ==
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The Royal Junior was announced as a new product in the June 1951 issue of {{ACA}}.<REF name="Kokusan 374"> {{Kokusan}}, p.374. </REF> In October 1951, it was featured and advertised in the Japanese photography magazine {{CFA}}, reproduced below.<REF name="CFA 10/51" /> The documents give the price of {{yen|3,500|1951}}, the case costing ¥600 extra. Further advertisements are reported in the same magazine, dated February to June 1952.<REF name="Kokusan 374" />
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The camera was certainly sold in limited numbers, and no surviving example has been observed yet.
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
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=== Original documents ===
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* {{CFA}} October 1951. "Kokusan kamera daitokushū" (国産カメラ大特集, Large special issue on Japanese cameras). Pp.25–44.
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* {{CFA}}. Advertisement by [[Sanshin|Sanshin Sangyō]] in October 1951, p.87.
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=== Recent sources ===
 
* {{Showa10}} Item 1048.
 
* {{Showa10}} Item 1048.
* {{Lewis}} P.75.
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* {{Lewis}} P.75 (mistakenly says that the camera is for 6×6cm and 4.5×6cm).
The Royal Junior is not listed in {{Sugiyama}}.
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The Royal Junior is not listed in {{SUG}}.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:37, 22 May 2019

Japanese older 6×9 (edit)
folding First Center | First Roll | Kinka Roll | Lyra (6×9) | Pearl No.3 | Pearl No.2 | Year-Eight Pearl | Reex | Royal Junior
box Dox | Sakura (box)
3×4 and 4×4, 4×5 and 4×6.5, 4.5×6, 6×6 and plate ->
Modern 6×9 RF and SLR ->

The Royal Junior (ローヤルジュニア) is a Japanese 6×9cm folding camera, distributed by Sanshin Sangyō in 1951–2.[1]

Manufacturer

The available documents only say that the Royal Junior was distributed by Sanshin Sangyō, and make no mention of the actual manufacturer. The camera is probably related to the Royal Senior and Royal 35, which were certainly made by Miyagawa Seisakusho. Despite the name, it is certainly unrelated to the later Royal 35 rangefinder models made by Royal Camera from 1955.

Description

The Royal Junior is a vertical folder, taking both 6×9cm and 4.5×6cm exposures.[2] It has a folding frame finder[2] on the side, with bars indicating the field of view for half-frame pictures. An additional brilliant finder is attached to the front standard. The lens is a fixed-focus Royal Rapid, said to have multiple elements (福玉),[2] perhaps of the Rapid Rectilinear variety. It seems that only two apertures are available.[3] The shutter has a limited range of speeds (B, 1/25, 1/50, 1/75, 1/100)[2] and is synchronized for flash via a pin at the bottom. The shutter plate is marked JUNIOR at the top and ROYAL at the bottom.

Commercial life

The Royal Junior was announced as a new product in the June 1951 issue of Asahi Camera.[4] In October 1951, it was featured and advertised in the Japanese photography magazine Camera Fan, reproduced below.[2] The documents give the price of ¥3,500, the case costing ¥600 extra. Further advertisements are reported in the same magazine, dated February to June 1952.[4]

The camera was certainly sold in limited numbers, and no surviving example has been observed yet.

Notes

  1. Attribution to Sanshin Sangyō: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.374, Lewis, p.75.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Advertisement in Camera Fan October 1951, p.87, and column in the same magazine, p.35.
  3. Advertisement in Camera Fan October 1951, p.87, and column in the same magazine, p.35: 二段絞付.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.374.

Bibliography

Original documents

  • Camera Fan October 1951. "Kokusan kamera daitokushū" (国産カメラ大特集, Large special issue on Japanese cameras). Pp.25–44.
  • Camera Fan. Advertisement by Sanshin Sangyō in October 1951, p.87.

Recent sources

  • 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 (mistakenly says that the camera is for 6×6cm and 4.5×6cm).

The Royal Junior is not listed in Sugiyama.