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− | The '''Semi Elega''' is a [[Japanese 4.5×6 folders|Japanese 4. | + | The '''Semi Elega''' is a [[Japanese 4.5×6 folders|Japanese 4.5×6 folder]]. It is advertised in 1937<REF> Mentioned by {{Kokusan}} </REF> and 1938<REF> {{Showa10ad|Semi Elega|30|June 1938|Asahi Camera}} </REF> by the company [[Elega]]. The advertisement's picture shows a body copied from the [[Ikonta]] with a folding optical finder and an unusual feature: there is a ground glass in the back for focusing preview. It is unknown if this feature works only when there is no film in the camera, which would much reduce its utility, or if it also includes a system to set the film apart during the focusing preview. The camera is embossed ''ELEGA'' in the front leather, and is offered with a choice of three lens/shutter combinations: |
* Elega Anastigmat f:4.5 lens and D shutter for ¥53; | * Elega Anastigmat f:4.5 lens and D shutter for ¥53; | ||
* Elega Anastigmat f:4.5 lens and B shutter for ¥70; | * Elega Anastigmat f:4.5 lens and B shutter for ¥70; |
Revision as of 12:35, 30 June 2006
The Semi Elega is a Japanese 4.5×6 folder. It is advertised in 1937[1] and 1938[2] by the company Elega. The advertisement's picture shows a body copied from the Ikonta with a folding optical finder and an unusual feature: there is a ground glass in the back for focusing preview. It is unknown if this feature works only when there is no film in the camera, which would much reduce its utility, or if it also includes a system to set the film apart during the focusing preview. The camera is embossed ELEGA in the front leather, and is offered with a choice of three lens/shutter combinations:
- Elega Anastigmat f:4.5 lens and D shutter for ¥53;
- Elega Anastigmat f:4.5 lens and B shutter for ¥70;
- Isco f:4.5 lens and Prontor II shutter for ¥98.
Kokusan kamera no rekishi explains that the B shutter is a Rulex B by Neumann & Heilemann with T, B, 5–250 speeds while the D shutter is a Rulex D with T, B, 25–150 speeds and the Prontor II has T, B, 1–175 speeds. It also mentions a fourth combination with a Lausar (ローザ) 75/4.5 lens and a Rulex D shutter.
Notes
- ↑ Mentioned by Kokusan kamera no rekishi
- ↑ Advertisement for the Semi Elega, published in the June 1938 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 30.
Printed 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 30.