Difference between revisions of "Seikosha-MX"

From Camera-wiki.org
Jump to: navigation, search
(biblio, dates, some rework)
(Seikosha-MX in #00 size: Added Kalloflex to list)
(16 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
The '''Seikosha-MX''' is a leaf shutter made by the Japanese company [[Seikosha]]. It is an evolution of the [[Seikosha-Rapid]], with added [[flash sync|MX synchronization]]. It appeared in 1955 in [[Shutter size|#00 size]] and in 1956 in [[Shutter size|#00 size]].<REF> Dates: ''Shunkan o torae-tsuzukeru shattā-ten'', p.&nbsp;9. </REF>
+
{| class="plainlinks floatright" width=250px style="text-align:center;"
 +
|| [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/4222678496/in/pool-camerawiki/ http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2678/4222678496_c378381559_m_d.jpg]
 +
|-
 +
|| ''Seikosha-MXL. {{public domain Japan new}}''
 +
|}
  
== #00 size ==
+
The '''Seikosha-MX''' is a [[leaf shutter]] made by Seikōsha, the manufacturing branch of [[Hattori|Hattori Tokei-ten]]. It is an evolution of the [[Seikosha-Rapid]], with added [[flash sync|MX synchronization]]. It appeared in 1955 in [[Shutter size|#00 size]] and in 1956 in [[Shutter size|#00 size]].<REF> Dates: ''Shunkan o torae-tsuzukeru shattā-ten'', p.9. </REF>
 +
 
 +
The '''Seikosha-MXL''' is a variant equipped with the [[Light-value system|light value system]], introduced in 1956 in [[Shutter size|#00 size]] only.<REF> ''Shunkan o torae-tsuzukeru shattā-ten'', p.10. </REF>
 +
 
 +
{{br}}
 +
 
 +
== Seikosha-MX in #00 size ==
 +
{{Flickr_image
 +
|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/29504544@N08/47361401342/in/pool-camerawiki/
 +
|image= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7838/47361401342_638911ae19_m.jpg
 +
|image_align= right
 +
|image_text= Seikosha MX Shutter from a Kalloflex
 +
|image_by= Hans Kerensky
 +
|image_rights=  with permission
 +
}}
 
Only known with B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 speeds.
 
Only known with B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 speeds.
  
Cameras equipped (incomplete list, and not all variants are concerned):
+
Incomplete list of cameras (not all variants have a Seikosha-MX):
 +
* [[Arco 35|Arco 35 Junior]] by [[Arco]]
 +
* [[Arco 35 Automat|Arco 35 Automat f/3.5, f/2.8 and D]] by [[Arco]]
 +
* [[Kalloflex]] Model 2 by [[Kowa]]
 
* [[Olympus Flex A3.5 II]] by [[Olympus]]
 
* [[Olympus Flex A3.5 II]] by [[Olympus]]
 +
* [[Pearl (I), II and III|Pearl IIIMX]] by [[Konica|Konishiroku]]
 +
* Primoflex Automat by [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]]
 +
* [[Samocaflex 35|Samocaflex 35 II]] by [[Samoca]]
 +
* [[Auto Terra]] by [[Teraoka]]
 +
* [[Auto Terra II and Super|Auto Terra II and Auto Tera IIB]] by [[Teraoka]]
 +
 +
== Seikosha-MXL in #00 size ==
 +
Incomplete list of cameras (not all variants have a Seikosha-MXL):
 +
* [[Arco 35 Automat|Arco 35 Automat D]] by [[Arco]] (late prototypes only)
 +
* [[Pearl (I), II and III|Pearl IIIL]] and [[Pearl IV]] by [[Konica|Konishiroku]]
 +
* Primoflex Automat L by [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]]
 +
* [[Primo Jr|Primo Jr and Sawyer's Mark IV]] by [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]]
 +
* [[Auto Terra II and Super|Auto Terra IIBS and IIL]] by [[Teraoka]]
  
== #0 size ==
+
== Seikosha-MX in #0 size ==
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==

Revision as of 06:56, 28 May 2021

The Seikosha-MX is a leaf shutter made by Seikōsha, the manufacturing branch of Hattori Tokei-ten. It is an evolution of the Seikosha-Rapid, with added MX synchronization. It appeared in 1955 in #00 size and in 1956 in #00 size.[1]

The Seikosha-MXL is a variant equipped with the light value system, introduced in 1956 in #00 size only.[2]


Seikosha-MX in #00 size

Only known with B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 speeds.

Incomplete list of cameras (not all variants have a Seikosha-MX):

Seikosha-MXL in #00 size

Incomplete list of cameras (not all variants have a Seikosha-MXL):

Seikosha-MX in #0 size

Notes

  1. Dates: Shunkan o torae-tsuzukeru shattā-ten, p.9.
  2. Shunkan o torae-tsuzukeru shattā-ten, p.10.

Bibliography

  • Kamera no mekanizumu sono I: "Hai! Chīzu" Shunkan o torae-tsuzukeru shattā-ten (カメラのメカニズム・そのⅠ・「ハイ!チーズ」瞬間をとらえ続けるシャッター展, Camera mechanism, part 1 "Cheese!" Exhibition of instant taking shutters). Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 2002. (Exhibition catalogue, no ISBN number)