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* [[Arco 35 Automat|Arco 35 Automat f/3.5, f/2.8 and D]] by [[Arco]]
 
* [[Arco 35 Automat|Arco 35 Automat f/3.5, f/2.8 and D]] by [[Arco]]
 
* [[Olympus Flex A3.5 II]] by [[Olympus]]
 
* [[Olympus Flex A3.5 II]] by [[Olympus]]
* [[Pearl (4.5×6)|Pearl IIIMX]] by [[Konica|Konishiroku]]
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* [[Pearl (I), II and III|Pearl IIIMX]] by [[Konica|Konishiroku]]
 
* Primoflex Automat by [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]]
 
* Primoflex Automat by [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]]
 
* [[Samocaflex 35|Samocaflex 35 II]] by [[Samoca]]
 
* [[Samocaflex 35|Samocaflex 35 II]] by [[Samoca]]
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Incomplete list of cameras (not all variants have a Seikosha-MXL):
 
Incomplete list of cameras (not all variants have a Seikosha-MXL):
 
* [[Arco 35 Automat|Arco 35 Automat D]] by [[Arco]] (late prototypes only)
 
* [[Arco 35 Automat|Arco 35 Automat D]] by [[Arco]] (late prototypes only)
* [[Pearl (4.5×6)|Pearl IIIL and Pearl IV]] by [[Konica|Konishiroku]]
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* [[Pearl (I), II and III|Pearl IIIL]] and [[Pearl IV]] by [[Konica|Konishiroku]]
 
* Primoflex Automat L by [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]]
 
* Primoflex Automat L by [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]]
 
* [[Primo Jr|Primo Jr and Sawyer's Mark IV]] by [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]]
 
* [[Primo Jr|Primo Jr and Sawyer's Mark IV]] by [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]]

Revision as of 14:52, 24 December 2008

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)