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− | The '''Semi-Tex''' is a [[Japanese 4.5×6 folders|Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera]], made by [[ | + | The '''Semi-Tex''' is a [[Japanese 4.5×6 folders|Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera]], made by [[Kyokko|Kyokutō Kōki Seisakusho]] (also called Kyokko Mfg. Co.) and distributed by [[Nisshin Shōkō]] in 1937–8.<REF> Dates: {{Kokusan}}, p. 338. </REF> It is an [[Ikonta]] copy, with a folding optical finder and a body release. It is embossed ''Semi-Tex in the front leather. |
− | The Semi-Tex is advertised in the September 1937 issue of ''Asahi Camera''.<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 80. </REF> There are two lens options, with f:4.5 and f:3.5 maximal aperture, and two shutter options, giving 1/250 or 1/300 top speeds. The advertisement | + | The Semi-Tex is advertised in the September 1937 issue of ''Asahi Camera''.<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 80. </REF> There are two lens options, with f:4.5 and f:3.5 maximal aperture, and two shutter options, giving 1/250 or 1/300 top speeds. The lens is reported to be called Simpu and the shutter Hikari.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 338. </REF> The word "Simpu" is indeed visible in the advertisement's title, together with the company's short name "Kyokko Mfg. Co." and the model name "Semi-Tex", but its role is unclear. |
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Revision as of 18:45, 5 October 2006
The Semi-Tex is a Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera, made by Kyokutō Kōki Seisakusho (also called Kyokko Mfg. Co.) and distributed by Nisshin Shōkō in 1937–8.[1] It is an Ikonta copy, with a folding optical finder and a body release. It is embossed Semi-Tex in the front leather.
The Semi-Tex is advertised in the September 1937 issue of Asahi Camera.[2] There are two lens options, with f:4.5 and f:3.5 maximal aperture, and two shutter options, giving 1/250 or 1/300 top speeds. The lens is reported to be called Simpu and the shutter Hikari.[3] The word "Simpu" is indeed visible in the advertisement's title, together with the company's short name "Kyokko Mfg. Co." and the model name "Semi-Tex", but its role is unclear.
Notes
- ↑ Dates: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 338.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 80.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 338.
Bibliography
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10–40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7. Item 153.