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The '''Seikosha-Rapid''' was a leaf shutter made by the Japanese company [[Seikosha]]. Its top speed was 1/400 in #0 size or 1/500 in #00 size. It was followed by the [[Seikosha-MX]].
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The '''Seikosha-Rapid''' is a Japanese leaf shutter by the company [[Seikosha]], inspired by the German [[Compur-Rapid]]. It was developed in 1941 and sold from 1946 in [[Shutter size|#00 size]], with 1/500 top speed. A variant in [[Shutter size|#0 size]] followed in 1952 with 1/400 top speed.<REF> Dates: ''Shunkan o torae-tsuzukeru shattā-ten'', p.&nbsp;9. </REF> The Seikosha-Rapid was followed by the [[Seikosha-MX]].
  
 
== Variations and cameras equipped ==
 
== Variations and cameras equipped ==
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* [[Minion III]] by [[Topcon|Tōkyō Kōgaku]]
 
* [[Minion III]] by [[Topcon|Tōkyō Kōgaku]]
 
Usual variant in #00 size with B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 speeds:
 
Usual variant in #00 size with B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 speeds:
* [[Olympus Flex|Olympus Flex A&nbsp;3.5]]
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* [[Olympus Flex|Olympus Flex A&nbsp;3.5]] by [[Olympus]]
* [[Zenobia|Zenobia C&nbsp;II, H&nbsp;II, R and R&nbsp;II]]
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* [[Zenobia|Zenobia C&nbsp;II, H&nbsp;II, R and R&nbsp;II]] by [[Daiichi|Daiichi Kōgaku]]
 
Unknown model:
 
Unknown model:
* [[Fujica Six|Fujica Six IS, ICS and IICS]] (top speed 1/500)
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* [[Fujica Six|Fujica Six IS, ICS and IICS]] by [[Fuji]]
  
 
=== Top speed 1/400 ===
 
=== Top speed 1/400 ===
 
Model with #0 size and B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 speeds:
 
Model with #0 size and B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 speeds:
* [[Koniflex]]
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* [[Koniflex]] by [[Konica|Konishiroku]]
* [[Olympus Flex|Olympus Flex I, BI, BII and A&nbsp;2.8]]
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* [[Olympus Flex|Olympus Flex I, BI, BII and A&nbsp;2.8]] by [[Olympus]]
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== Notes ==
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<references />
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== Bibliography ==
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* ''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)
  
 
[[Category: Leaf shutters]]
 
[[Category: Leaf shutters]]
 
[[Category: Japanese shutters]]
 
[[Category: Japanese shutters]]

Revision as of 18:45, 21 September 2006

The Seikosha-Rapid is a Japanese leaf shutter by the company Seikosha, inspired by the German Compur-Rapid. It was developed in 1941 and sold from 1946 in #00 size, with 1/500 top speed. A variant in #0 size followed in 1952 with 1/400 top speed.[1] The Seikosha-Rapid was followed by the Seikosha-MX.

Variations and cameras equipped

Top speed 1/500

Early variant with T, B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 speeds:

Usual variant in #00 size with B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 speeds:

Unknown model:

Top speed 1/400

Model with #0 size and B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 speeds:

Notes

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

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)