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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>
 
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>
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The '''Seikosha-MXL''' is a variant equipped with the light value system, introduced in 1956 in [[Shutter size|#00 size]] only.<REF> ''Shunkan o torae-tsuzukeru shattā-ten'', p.&nbsp;10. </REF>
  
 
== #00 size ==
 
== #00 size ==
 
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):
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Variants and cameras equipped (incomplete list, and not all variants are concerned):
* [[Olympus Flex A3.5 II]] by [[Olympus]]
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* Seikosha-MX
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** [[Olympus Flex A3.5 II]] by [[Olympus]]
  
 
== #0 size ==
 
== #0 size ==

Revision as of 19:40, 21 September 2006

The Seikosha-MX is a leaf shutter made by the Japanese company Seikosha. 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]

#00 size

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

Variants and cameras equipped (incomplete list, and not all variants are concerned):

#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)