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| − | The '''Semi Gelto''' is a series of [[Japanese 4.5×6 folders]] | + | The '''Semi Gelto''' is a series of [[Japanese 4.5×6 folders]] made by [[Toakoki]] and distributed by [[Hattori|Hattori Tokei-ten]] from 1942 to 1944<REF> Dates: {{Kokusan}}, p. 336. </REF>. The body is vertically folding and the finder is to the right (as seen by the photographer holding the camera vertically), the reverse of the usual arrangement. There is a body release actioned by the right hand finger, and a single red window in the back, at the top right, protected by a vertically sliding cover. The front leather is embossed ''GELTO''. |
| − | + | In an advertisement dated October 1942<REF> Advertisement published in ''Shashin Bunka'', reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 70. </REF>, the Semi Gelto is advertised as a new product and three versions are listed: | |
| − | * | + | * '''Semi Gelto I''': Grimmel 7.5cm f/4.5 lens, Gelto-I shutter giving T, B, 5–250 speeds {{yen|87|1942}})<REF> An example is pictured in ''Omoide no supuringu-kamera-ten'', p. 27, and another one has been observed in an eBay auction. It is certainly the model that is called "Semi Gelto (1939)" in {{McKeown}}, p. 922. </REF>; |
| − | * | + | * '''Semi Gelto II''': same lens, Gelto shutter, speeds from 1s to 1/200 ({{yen|104|1942}}); |
| − | * | + | * '''Semi Gelto S''': automatic film advance, Grimmel 7.5cm f/3.5 lens, Gelto shutter, speeds from 1s to 1/200 ({{yen|170|1942}})<REF> It is certainly the model that is called "Semi Gelto (1940)" in {{McKeown}}, p. 922. </REF>. |
| − | The | + | The Semi Gelto I and Semi Gelto II have a folding optical finder. In the advertising picture and in some observed examples, there is an advance knob at the left end of the top plate. However one example has been observed with a winding key instead.<REF> Example observed in an eBay auction. This particular example has a Rieze-Anastigmat 7.5cm f/3.5 front-cell focusing lens mounted on a B, 1–300 shutter marked ''KRAFT-WORKS'' on the speed rim, a type of shutter that is mounted on the [[Kraft]]. Despite the maximum aperture of the lens, the aperture scale only goes from 4.5 to 22 and this equipment is probably not original. </REF> |
| − | The Semi Gelto S has a top housing integrating the viewfinder, | + | The Semi Gelto S has a top housing integrating the viewfinder, the automatic film advance device and the accessory shoe. The lens is a Grimmel Anastigmat 7.5cm f/3.5 with front cell focusing. One example has been observed with a Gelto II shutter providing T, B, 1–300 speeds,<REF> Example pictured in [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/JAS_SEMI_GELTO_PIC.htm this page] at [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ Japan Family Camera]. </REF> and another with a [[NKS]] shutter engraved ''NKS-TOKYO'', probably giving B, 1–200 speeds (top speed barely legible).<REF> Example observed at a Yahoo Japan auction. </REF> |
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Revision as of 11:48, 18 October 2006
The Semi Gelto is a series of Japanese 4.5×6 folders made by Toakoki and distributed by Hattori Tokei-ten from 1942 to 1944[1]. The body is vertically folding and the finder is to the right (as seen by the photographer holding the camera vertically), the reverse of the usual arrangement. There is a body release actioned by the right hand finger, and a single red window in the back, at the top right, protected by a vertically sliding cover. The front leather is embossed GELTO.
In an advertisement dated October 1942[2], the Semi Gelto is advertised as a new product and three versions are listed:
- Semi Gelto I: Grimmel 7.5cm f/4.5 lens, Gelto-I shutter giving T, B, 5–250 speeds ¥87)[3];
- Semi Gelto II: same lens, Gelto shutter, speeds from 1s to 1/200 (¥104);
- Semi Gelto S: automatic film advance, Grimmel 7.5cm f/3.5 lens, Gelto shutter, speeds from 1s to 1/200 (¥170)[4].
The Semi Gelto I and Semi Gelto II have a folding optical finder. In the advertising picture and in some observed examples, there is an advance knob at the left end of the top plate. However one example has been observed with a winding key instead.[5]
The Semi Gelto S has a top housing integrating the viewfinder, the automatic film advance device and the accessory shoe. The lens is a Grimmel Anastigmat 7.5cm f/3.5 with front cell focusing. One example has been observed with a Gelto II shutter providing T, B, 1–300 speeds,[6] and another with a NKS shutter engraved NKS-TOKYO, probably giving B, 1–200 speeds (top speed barely legible).[7]
Notes
- ↑ Dates: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 336.
- ↑ Advertisement published in Shashin Bunka, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 70.
- ↑ An example is pictured in Omoide no supuringu-kamera-ten, p. 27, and another one has been observed in an eBay auction. It is certainly the model that is called "Semi Gelto (1939)" in McKeown, p. 922.
- ↑ It is certainly the model that is called "Semi Gelto (1940)" in McKeown, p. 922.
- ↑ Example observed in an eBay auction. This particular example has a Rieze-Anastigmat 7.5cm f/3.5 front-cell focusing lens mounted on a B, 1–300 shutter marked KRAFT-WORKS on the speed rim, a type of shutter that is mounted on the Kraft. Despite the maximum aperture of the lens, the aperture scale only goes from 4.5 to 22 and this equipment is probably not original.
- ↑ Example pictured in this page at Japan Family Camera.
- ↑ Example observed at a Yahoo Japan auction.
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 99.
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). P. 922.
- Omoide no supuringu-kamera-ten (思い出のスプリングカメラ展, Exhibition of beloved self-erecting cameras). Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 1992. (Exhibition catalogue, no ISBN number.)
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