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There were various [[Samoca]] branded exposure meters.
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Sanei Sangyō and later Samoca Camera made various [[Samoca]] branded exposure meters. Some are hand-held and others are mounted on a camera's accessory shoe.
  
 
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|| ''Samoca exposure meters.<br><small>Pictures by Cassianius. {{creative commons}}</small>
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In 1955, the '''Samoca Automat''' exposure meter was sold in Japan for ¥5,200, including the leather case.<REF> Column on p.103 and advertisement on p.124 of {{FAR}} no.80, June 1955. </REF>
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| ''Shoe light meters on Samoca cameras.<br><small>Pictures by Cassianius. {{creative commons}}</small>
 
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| ''One handheld and one shoe Samoca lightmeters.<br><small>Pictures by Cassianius. {{creative commons}}</small>
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== Notes ==
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<references />
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== Bibliography ==
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* {{FAR80}}
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** "Denki roshutsukei" (電気露出計, Electric exposure meters). Pp.102–3.
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** Advertisement by [[Hattori|Hattori Tokei-ten]] on p.124.
  
 
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Revision as of 17:28, 13 September 2019

Sanei Sangyō and later Samoca Camera made various Samoca branded exposure meters. Some are hand-held and others are mounted on a camera's accessory shoe.

In 1955, the Samoca Automat exposure meter was sold in Japan for ¥5,200, including the leather case.[1]

Notes

  1. Column on p.103 and advertisement on p.124 of Photo Art no.80, June 1955.

Bibliography

  • Photo Art rinji zōkan: Kamera akusesarī zensho (フォトアート臨時増刊・カメラアクセサリー全書, Photo Art special issue: All the camera accessories). June 1955, no.80 of the magazine.
    • "Denki roshutsukei" (電気露出計, Electric exposure meters). Pp.102–3.
    • Advertisement by Hattori Tokei-ten on p.124.