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The Sakura Prano Portable is a copy of the [[Rochester]] [[Pony Premo]]. It exists in {{nimaigake}} (4×5in) and {{kabine}} (12×16.5cm) formats. Focusing is done by a small wheel on the photographer's right. The straight folding struts are maintained in position by a screw. The front standard consists of various parts assembled to form a rectangle, and allows vertical and perhaps horizontal movements. The [[brilliant finder]] is attached to the folding bed, on the photographer's right. | The Sakura Prano Portable is a copy of the [[Rochester]] [[Pony Premo]]. It exists in {{nimaigake}} (4×5in) and {{kabine}} (12×16.5cm) formats. Focusing is done by a small wheel on the photographer's right. The straight folding struts are maintained in position by a screw. The front standard consists of various parts assembled to form a rectangle, and allows vertical and perhaps horizontal movements. The [[brilliant finder]] is attached to the folding bed, on the photographer's right. | ||
| − | The camera was reportedly released in February 1907.<REF> Chronology from the official company history ''Shashin to tomo ni hyaku-nen'', reproduced in Tanaka, p.94 of {{KKS}} no.10. The date is simply given as 1907 in Sakai, p.17 of {{KKS}} no.10, [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?&key=103310371007&APage=614 this page] and [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?&key=103310371008&APage=614 this page] of the Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology, and [http://www2f.biglobe.ne.jp/~ter-1212/sakura/11year.htm this page at R. Konishi Rokuoh-sha]. </REF> | + | The camera was reportedly released in February 1907.<REF> Chronology from the official company history ''Shashin to tomo ni hyaku-nen'', reproduced in Tanaka, p.94 of {{KKS}} no.10. The date is simply given as 1907 in Sakai, p.17 of {{KKS}} no.10, [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?&key=103310371007&APage=614 this page] and [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?&key=103310371008&APage=614 this page] of the Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology, and [http://www2f.biglobe.ne.jp/~ter-1212/sakura/11year.htm this page at R. Konishi Rokuoh-sha]. </REF> One source mentions '''No.2''', '''No.4''' and '''No.6''' models, all of them available both in {{nimaigake}} and in {{kabine}} formats.<REF> Sakai, p.17 of {{KKS}} no.10. </REF> It seems that No.6 is distinguished from the other models by its triple extension bellows, and the difference between No.2 and No.4 is unclear.<REF> Sakai, p.17 of {{KKS}} no.10. </REF> No.2 and No.4 were reportedly sold with a [[Bausch & Lomb]] RR f/8 lens and a Gem (ゼム) shutter (T, B, I), whereas No.6 was offered with an Automatic shutter and a Symmetrical lens by [[Bausch & Lomb]] for the {{nimaigake}} version, and the same shutter and [[Zeiss]] or [[Goerz]] lenses for the {{kabine}} version.<REF> Sakai, p.17 of {{KKS}} no.10. </REF> |
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| + | It is said that an improved version was released in January 1908.<REF> Chronology from the official company history ''Shashin to tomo ni hyaku-nen'', reproduced in Tanaka, p.94 of {{KKS}} no.10. </REF> An advertisement or catalogue entry presents this new model as the '''Year-Fourty-One Sakura Prano Camera''' (四十一年さくらプラノカメラ), where "Year-Fourty-One" refers to Meiji year 41, i.e. 1908. The following versions are listed: | ||
| + | * '''No.2''', 4×5in, {{yen|27|1908}}; | ||
| + | * '''No.2''', 12×16.5cm, {{yen|37|1908}}; | ||
| + | * '''No.4''', 4×5in, {{yen|47|1908}}; | ||
| + | * '''No.4''', 12×16.5cm, {{yen|58|1908}}; | ||
| + | * '''No.6''', 4×5in, {{yen|60|1908}}; | ||
| + | * '''No.6''', 12×16.5cm, {{yen|75|1908}}; | ||
| + | * '''No.7''', 4×5in, vertical and horizontal movements {{yen|100|1908}}; | ||
| + | * '''No.7''', 12×16.5cm, focal plane shutter {{yen|135|1908}}. | ||
| + | It is not clear if these prices include a lens and shutter or not. The advertisement says that the Sakura Prano Portable was made in the company's workshops, even if part of the production was certainly assumed by subcontractors.<REF> On subcontractors, see Sakai, p.10 of {{KKS}} no.10. </REF> It also says that the camera received various improvements, but one source says that these improvements were only pretended to lower the price in a competitive context.<REF> Received various improvements: 今回更に諸点に改良を加えて. Pretended improvements to lower the price: Sakai, p.10 of {{KKS}} no.10. </REF> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* {{Lewis}} Pp.19–20. | * {{Lewis}} Pp.19–20. | ||
* {{McKeown12}} P.538. | * {{McKeown12}} P.538. | ||
| + | * Sakai Shūichi (酒井修一). "'Anbako' kara 'ōtofōkasu' he: kamera no hensen to tomo ni ayunda 114-nen" (「暗函」から「オートフォーカス」へ・カメラの変遷と共に歩んだ114年, From 'camera obscura' to 'autofocus': 114 years of camera evolution). {{KKS010}} Pp.8–13. | ||
* 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).). {{KKS010}} Pp.16–23. | * 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).). {{KKS010}} Pp.16–23. | ||
* {{Zukan}} Items 1081–2. | * {{Zukan}} Items 1081–2. | ||
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The Sakura Prano Portable Camera (さくらプラノ手提暗函)[1] is a Japanese folding camera made from 1907 by Rokuoh-sha, the manufacturing branch of Konishi (predecessor of Konica). It was succeeded by the similar Idea Portable Camera (アイデア手提暗函) in 1909.
The Sakura Prano Portable
The Sakura Prano Portable is a copy of the Rochester Pony Premo. It exists in nimaigake (4×5in) and kabine (12×16.5cm) formats. Focusing is done by a small wheel on the photographer's right. The straight folding struts are maintained in position by a screw. The front standard consists of various parts assembled to form a rectangle, and allows vertical and perhaps horizontal movements. The brilliant finder is attached to the folding bed, on the photographer's right.
The camera was reportedly released in February 1907.[2] One source mentions No.2, No.4 and No.6 models, all of them available both in nimaigake and in kabine formats.[3] It seems that No.6 is distinguished from the other models by its triple extension bellows, and the difference between No.2 and No.4 is unclear.[4] No.2 and No.4 were reportedly sold with a Bausch & Lomb RR f/8 lens and a Gem (ゼム) shutter (T, B, I), whereas No.6 was offered with an Automatic shutter and a Symmetrical lens by Bausch & Lomb for the nimaigake version, and the same shutter and Zeiss or Goerz lenses for the kabine version.[5]
It is said that an improved version was released in January 1908.[6] An advertisement or catalogue entry presents this new model as the Year-Fourty-One Sakura Prano Camera (四十一年さくらプラノカメラ), where "Year-Fourty-One" refers to Meiji year 41, i.e. 1908. The following versions are listed:
- No.2, 4×5in, ¥27;
- No.2, 12×16.5cm, ¥37;
- No.4, 4×5in, ¥47;
- No.4, 12×16.5cm, ¥58;
- No.6, 4×5in, ¥60;
- No.6, 12×16.5cm, ¥75;
- No.7, 4×5in, vertical and horizontal movements ¥100;
- No.7, 12×16.5cm, focal plane shutter ¥135.
It is not clear if these prices include a lens and shutter or not. The advertisement says that the Sakura Prano Portable was made in the company's workshops, even if part of the production was certainly assumed by subcontractors.[7] It also says that the camera received various improvements, but one source says that these improvements were only pretended to lower the price in a competitive context.[8]
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 an advertisement reproduced in this page at R. Konishi Rokuoh-sha.
- ↑ Chronology from the official company history Shashin to tomo ni hyaku-nen, reproduced in Tanaka, p.94 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.10. The date is simply given as 1907 in Sakai, p.17 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.10, this page and this page of the Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology, and this page at R. Konishi Rokuoh-sha.
- ↑ Sakai, p.17 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.10.
- ↑ Sakai, p.17 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.10.
- ↑ Sakai, p.17 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.10.
- ↑ Chronology from the official company history Shashin to tomo ni hyaku-nen, reproduced in Tanaka, p.94 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.10.
- ↑ On subcontractors, see Sakai, p.10 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.10.
- ↑ Received various improvements: 今回更に諸点に改良を加えて. Pretended improvements to lower the price: Sakai, p.10 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.10.
Bibliography
- Kikuoka Sei (菊岡清). "Konica history 3. Meiji 41-nen – Taishō 12-nen." (Konica history 3. 明治41年–大正12年. From Meiji year 41 (1908) to Taishō year 12 (1923).) 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.24–32.
- Konishi Honten. Saishin Shashin Kikai Mokuroku (最新写真器械目録, Latest catalogue of photographic apparatus). Published on December 18, 1911. Recent reprint.
- 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). Pp.19–20.
- 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.538.
- Sakai Shūichi (酒井修一). "'Anbako' kara 'ōtofōkasu' he: kamera no hensen to tomo ni ayunda 114-nen" (「暗函」から「オートフォーカス」へ・カメラの変遷と共に歩んだ114年, From 'camera obscura' to 'autofocus': 114 years of camera evolution). 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.8–13.
- 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. Items 1081–2.
Links
In Japanese:
- Sakura Prano Portable (4×5in) and Sakura Prano Portable (12×16.5cm) in the Camera database of the Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology
- Pages of the R. Konishi Rokuoh-sha website:
- Sakura Prano Portable
- Idea cameras, including the Idea Portable
- Sakura Prano Portable and Idea Portable 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 | ||||
