Sakura-flex
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The Sakura-flex (サクラフレックス) is a prototype 6×6 TLR made by Konishiroku around 1940. It is said that the designer of the camera was Hasegawa Zenkyō (長谷川全享).[1] It is said that a few dozens were built before the model was abandoned.[2]
Actual examples
At least two surviving examples are known. One has taking lens no. 2277 and viewing lens no. 2266, the other has taking lens no. 2382 and viewing lens no. 2534.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Tanimura, p. 122 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no. 27.
- ↑ Hishida, p.nbsp;81 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no. 10.
- ↑ Lenses no. 2277 and 2266: example pictured in Hishida, p.nbsp;81 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no. 10. Lenses no. 2382 and 2534: example pictured in Tanimura, pp. 122–4 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no. 27.
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 141.
- Hishida Kōshirō (菱田耕四郎). "Konica History 11: Maboroshi no kamera to tokushu kamera" (幻のカメラと特殊カメラ, Phantom cameras and special cameras). Kamera Rebyū: Kurashikku Kamera Senka (カメラレビュー クラシックカメラ専科) / Camera Review: All about Historical Cameras no.10, September 1987. No ISBN number. Konishiroku kamera no rekishi (小西六カメラの歴史, special issue on Konishiroku). Pp. 81–2.
- 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. 537.
- 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 2026.
- Tanimura Yoshihiko (谷村吉彦). "Senzen umare no maboroshi no kokusan nigan-refu: 6×6-han no Sakurafurekkusu" (戦前生まれの幻の国産二眼レフ6×6判のサクラフレックス, A Japanese phantom TLR born before the war: the 6×6 Sakura-flex). Kamera Rebyū: Kurashikku Kamera Senka (カメラレビュー クラシックカメラ専科) / Camera Review: All about Historical Cameras no.27, December 1993. No ISBN number. Stereo World (ステレオワールド). Pp. 122–4.
The Sakura-flex is not listed in Kokusan kamera no rekishi.
