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The Semi Konter (セミ・コンター) is a Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera made in 1940–1 by Mori Seisakusho (森製作所).[1] The spelling "Konter" is unsure and it could be "Konta", "Kontar", "Conter", etc., instead.[2] All would be pronounced the same in Japanese, and the name is clearly forged after "Semi Ikonta".
The original model is a Nettar copy, with a body release, a folding optical finder, a U Hitonar[3] 75/4.5 lens and a shutter giving T, B, 5–200 speeds.[4]
The Semi Konter II, released in 1941[5] is an Ikonta copy, again with a body release and a folding optical finder. An advertisement or article dated March 1941[6] shamelessly states that it is an Ikonta copy: "The Semi Konter II [is] made the same as the Zeiss Ikon Semi Ikonta both in shape and construction ..." ("セミコンターⅡ型はツアイスセミイコンターと形並に機構共に同一にして..."). There is an f:4.5 lens and the shutter gives T, B, 5–250 speeds.
Notes
- ↑ Dates and attribution to Mori: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 336.
- ↑ The spelling "Konter" is given by Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 336. Roman-letter spellings in this work are not completely reliable and this spelling has not been confirmed elsewhere.
- ↑ The same lens name is found on the Semi Ace, Semi Mees and Rollekonter. Roman spelling according to this page at D-Grade Camera World by Matsu.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 336.
- ↑ Date: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 336.
- ↑ Advertisement or article published in the March 1941 issue of Shashin Bunka, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 72.
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. Items 110–1.
