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The '''Sakura Pocket Prano Hand Camera''' (さくらポケットプラノ手提暗函)<REF> The name "Prano" is sometimes written "Plano" by mistake. The two spellings would be pronounced the same in Japanese, but "Prano" is confirmed by the markings on the camera itself. The words ''tesage anbako'' (手提暗函) are rendered as "Hand Camera" in the [[Konica|Konishi]] catalogue dated December 1911. In modern sources, the same words are often translated as "Portable Camera", and the camera is sometimes called "Sakura Pocket Prano Portable". The Japanese word ''anbako'' literally means "dark box"; it was forged after "camera obscura" and was used for cameras until the 1910s approximately. </REF> is a Japanese folding camera made from 1906 by [[Konica|Rokuoh-sha]], the manufacturing branch of [[Konica|Konishi]] (predecessor of [[Konica]]). It was succeeded by the [[Idea (wooden, up to 8×10.5cm)|Pocket Idea]]. | The '''Sakura Pocket Prano Hand Camera''' (さくらポケットプラノ手提暗函)<REF> The name "Prano" is sometimes written "Plano" by mistake. The two spellings would be pronounced the same in Japanese, but "Prano" is confirmed by the markings on the camera itself. The words ''tesage anbako'' (手提暗函) are rendered as "Hand Camera" in the [[Konica|Konishi]] catalogue dated December 1911. In modern sources, the same words are often translated as "Portable Camera", and the camera is sometimes called "Sakura Pocket Prano Portable". The Japanese word ''anbako'' literally means "dark box"; it was forged after "camera obscura" and was used for cameras until the 1910s approximately. </REF> is a Japanese folding camera made from 1906 by [[Konica|Rokuoh-sha]], the manufacturing branch of [[Konica|Konishi]] (predecessor of [[Konica]]). It was succeeded by the [[Idea (wooden, up to 8×10.5cm)|Pocket Idea]]. | ||
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| + | The Sakura Pocket Prano was inspired by models of the [[Rochester]] company, such as the [[Pocket Premo]] or [[Pocket Poco]]. It takes 8×10.5cm {{tefuda}}-size pictures. There is a single folding strut on the left-hand side. The front standard consists of a metal plate sliding on a central rail, and pulled back and forth by hand for focusing. There is a nameplate at the bottom of the front standard, inscribed ''Pocket Prano'' with a stylized cherry blossom. The [[brilliant finder]] is attached to the folding bed and has a small hood. It is placed opposite the distance scale, either on the left or on the right depending on the particular example. | ||
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The Sakura Pocket Prano Hand Camera (さくらポケットプラノ手提暗函)[1] is a Japanese folding camera made from 1906 by Rokuoh-sha, the manufacturing branch of Konishi (predecessor of Konica). It was succeeded by the Pocket Idea.
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Description
The Sakura Pocket Prano was inspired by models of the Rochester company, such as the Pocket Premo or Pocket Poco. It takes 8×10.5cm tefuda-size pictures. There is a single folding strut on the left-hand side. The front standard consists of a metal plate sliding on a central rail, and pulled back and forth by hand for focusing. There is a nameplate at the bottom of the front standard, inscribed Pocket Prano with a stylized cherry blossom. The brilliant finder is attached to the folding bed and has a small hood. It is placed opposite the distance scale, either on the left or on the right depending on the particular example.
Notes
- ↑ The name "Prano" is sometimes written "Plano" by mistake. The two spellings would be pronounced the same in Japanese, but "Prano" is confirmed by the markings on the camera itself. The words tesage anbako (手提暗函) are rendered as "Hand Camera" in the Konishi catalogue dated December 1911. In modern sources, the same words are often translated as "Portable Camera", and the camera is sometimes called "Sakura Pocket Prano Portable". The Japanese word anbako literally means "dark box"; it was forged after "camera obscura" and was used for cameras until the 1910s approximately.
Bibliography
- 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.19.
- 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.545.
- Sakai Shūichi (酒井修一). "Konica history 2. Meiji 36-nen – 40-nen." (Konica history 2. 明治36年–40年. From Meiji year 36 (1903) to Meiji year 40 (1907).). 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.16–23.
- 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 1079.
- Tanaka Yoshirō (田中芳郎). "Meiji–Taishō jidai no Konishi Honten no kamera wo shiru tame no hon" (明治・大正時代の小西本店のカメラを知るための本, Books about the Konishi Honten cameras of the Meiji and Taishō eras). 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.92–4.
Links
In Japanese:
- Sakura Pocket Prano in Neco's camera collection, with more pictures here, here and here
- Sakura Pocket Prano in the Camera database of the Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology (the illustration is the same in the two pages)
- Pages of the R. Konishi Rokuoh-sha website:
- Sakura Pocket Prano
- Advertisement by Ueda Shashinki-ten listing the Sakura Pocket Prano in a page about the Sakura Prano
- Sakura Pocket Prano in the camera list
| Konishiroku prewar and wartime cameras () | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plate | hand cameras | stereo hand cameras | strut folders | box | telephoto | SLR |
| Idea (original) | Idea A | Idea B | Idea Snap | Idea No.1 | Idea (metal) | Lily (original) | Lily (horizontal) | Lily (metal) | Tropical Lily | Noble | Ohca | Sakura Palace | Sakura Pocket Prano | Sakura Prano | Idea Binocular | Sakura Binocular Prano | Minimum Idea | Idea Spring | Korok | Champion | Cherry | Sakura Army | Sakura Honor | Sakura Navy | Idea Telephoto | Idea Reflex (1910 and 1911) | Idea Reflex (1932) | Neat Reflex | Sakura Reflex Prano | |
| rollfilm | folders | box or collapsible | TLR | |||
| Pearlette | Special Pearlette | B Pearlette | Pearl (for plates and rollfilm) | Pearl No.2 | Pearl (Year 8) | Baby Pearl | Semi Pearl | Sakura Palace | Record | Sakura (box) | Sakura (bakelite) | Sakura-flex | ||||
