Semi Solon
The Semi Solon (セミソロン) is a Japanese 4.5×6 folding camera, distributed by Ueda Shashinki-ten in 1940 and 1941.[1] It is a copy of the Nettar 4.5×6 model, with straight folding struts, a folding optical finder and a body release. The front leather is embossed SOLON.
In advertisements dated December 1940[2] and January 1941[3], it is offered with a Solon Anastigmat f/4.5 lens in two shutter options:
Notes
- ↑ Dates: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 337.
- ↑ Advertisement published in Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 72.
- ↑ Advertisement published in Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 77.
- ↑ Shutter speeds: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 337. The prices are given in the December 1940 advertisement only.
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 136. (See also the advertisement for item 108.)