Sakura (bakelite)

Template:127 Japan The Sakura is a very simple bakelite camera launched in 1937 by Konishiroku (today Konica). It takes 4×5cm pictures on 127 film. The front plate is mounted on a rectangular box sliding out of the main body. There is a folding frame finder, and a very simple shutter with B and I settings. The lens is only marked ROKUOH SHA and TOKYO.

See also the Sakura box camera taking 4×6.5cm pictures on 127 film.

Links

• The Sakura bakelite camera in the Camera database of the Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology