Sakura (bakelite)
Template:127 Japan The Sakura is a very simple bakelite camera launched in 1937[1] by Konishiroku (today Konica). It was advertised the same year for ¥6.50[2].
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, while SAKURA is molded in the front plate.
See also the Sakura box camera taking 4×6.5cm pictures on 127 film.
Notes
- ↑ It was featured in the new product column of the Sep 1937 issue of Asahi Camera according to Kokusan kamera no rekishi.
- ↑ Advertisement for the Sakura camera, published in the Nov 1937 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 120.
Printed 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 120.
