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The '''Samoca 28 X''' and the '''35 X ''' are both [[rangefinder camera]]s for [[35mm film]] with a built-in [[light meter]], made in Japan by [[Samoca|Sanei Sangyō K.K. (三栄産業㈱)]].
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The '''Samoca 28 X''' and the '''35 X ''' are both [[rangefinder camera]]s for [[35mm film]] with a built-in [[light meter]], made in Japan by [[Samoca|Sanei Sangyō K.K. (三栄産業㈱)]].
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===Specifications===
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==Specifications==
 
*Type: Rangefinder camera
 
*Type: Rangefinder camera
 
*Manufacturer: [[Samoca|Samoca Camera]]
 
*Manufacturer: [[Samoca|Samoca Camera]]
 
*Years of production: 1957 approx
 
*Years of production: 1957 approx
 
*Film: [[35mm]]
 
*Film: [[35mm]]
*Lens: C. EZUMAR Anastigmat coated, F/3.5/50mm or D.EZUMAR Anastigmat coated, F/2.8/50mm depending on model.
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*Lens: C. EZUMAR Anastigmat coated, f/3.5 50mm or D.EZUMAR Anastigmat coated, f/2.8 50mm, depending on model.
*Shutter: 'Prontor type' shutter with speeds 1/10 to 1/200 sec and B.
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*Shutter: Five-speed<!--'[[Prontor]] type'--> leaf shutter with speeds 1/10 to 1/200 sec and B.
*Aperture: 1:3,5 to 1:22 for F/3.5 lens and 1:2.8 to 1:16 for F/2.8 lens
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*Aperture: f/3.5 to f/22 for the f/3.5 lens; f/2.8 to f/16 for the f/2.8 lens
 
*Viewfinder: Optical eye-level type viewfinder.  
 
*Viewfinder: Optical eye-level type viewfinder.  
*Metering: Uncoupled 2 range Selenium
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*Metering: Uncoupled two-range selenium meter
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*Note ! I have seen 2 examples of the 35x with FoDoR engraved on the flash shoe .
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Examples of the 35x have been seen with 'FoDoR' engraved on the flash shoe. [[Fodor]] was a Dutch distributor of photographic equipment based in Rotterdam. They sold a range of Japanese cameras rebranded Fodor.
Fodor was a Dutch distributor of photographic equipment based in Rotterdam.
 
They sold a range of Japanese cameras that they rebranded Fodor.
 
  
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Latest revision as of 05:01, 12 June 2021

The Samoca 28 X and the 35 X are both rangefinder cameras for 35mm film with a built-in light meter, made in Japan by Sanei Sangyō K.K. (三栄産業㈱).




Specifications

  • Type: Rangefinder camera
  • Manufacturer: Samoca Camera
  • Years of production: 1957 approx
  • Film: 35mm
  • Lens: C. EZUMAR Anastigmat coated, f/3.5 50mm or D.EZUMAR Anastigmat coated, f/2.8 50mm, depending on model.
  • Shutter: Five-speed leaf shutter with speeds 1/10 to 1/200 sec and B.
  • Aperture: f/3.5 to f/22 for the f/3.5 lens; f/2.8 to f/16 for the f/2.8 lens
  • Viewfinder: Optical eye-level type viewfinder.
  • Metering: Uncoupled two-range selenium meter


Examples of the 35x have been seen with 'FoDoR' engraved on the flash shoe. Fodor was a Dutch distributor of photographic equipment based in Rotterdam. They sold a range of Japanese cameras rebranded Fodor.