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− | + | The '''Semi Prux''' (セミ・プラックス) is a [[Japanese 4.5×6 folders|Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera]] that was made by the company [[Proud]]. It is a horizontal folder with a folding optical finder, and seems to have no body release. It is embossed ''SEMI PRUX'' in the front leather. | |
− | + | It is announced in 1938 and advertised in 1939 and 1940.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 340. </REF> In the February 1940 issue of ''Asahi Camera''<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 90. </REF>, it is offered in two variants: | |
+ | * [[U.L.L.]] f:4.5 lens, [[Licht]] shutter by [[Seikosha]] ({{yen|65|1940}}; | ||
+ | * U.L.L. f:3.5 lens, Prux shutter, T, B, 5–200 speeds ({{yen|80|1940}}. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == |
Revision as of 19:20, 9 September 2006
The Semi Prux (セミ・プラックス) is a Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera that was made by the company Proud. It is a horizontal folder with a folding optical finder, and seems to have no body release. It is embossed SEMI PRUX in the front leather.
It is announced in 1938 and advertised in 1939 and 1940.[1] In the February 1940 issue of Asahi Camera[2], it is offered in two variants:
- U.L.L. f:4.5 lens, Licht shutter by Seikosha (¥65;
- U.L.L. f:3.5 lens, Prux shutter, T, B, 5–200 speeds (¥80.
Notes
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 340.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 90.
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 222.
- 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. 804.