Semi Prince
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The Semi Prince was a Japanese 4.5x6 folding camera. It was essentially a copy of the Zeiss-Ikon Ikonta 520. There is also mention of a Semi Prince II. The Semi Prince was probably made by Fujimoto from 1934, and it is stated at Fujimoto's company page. But some sources attribute the Semi Prince to a company named Prince Camera Works (プリンスカメラワークス).
Known lens/shutter combinations:
- Neumann & Heilemann Radionar 7.5cm/4.5 & Neumann & Heilemann Perfekt T-B-5-250
- Schneider-Isco (written Schneider-Jsco) 7.5cm/4.5 & Prontor II T-B-1-175 (see here)
- Schneider unknown lens & Compur 300
- unknown lens & Compur-Rapid, probably to 1/500 (see here)
Links
- Page in Japanese with a picture of a Semi Prince, it is the camera that looks like an Ikonta!
- Another Japanese site
- A table from the All Japan Classic Camera Club listing the 1934 Semi Prince and 1937 Semi Prince II
- A table from the same All Japan Classic Camera Club listing a 1936 Semi Prince by Prince Camera Works
- Fujimoto history page at the company's site
