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The '''Sintax''' (シンタックスカメラ) is a Japanese 4.5×6 folder, copy of the [[Baldax]], with a folding optical finder and a body release. | The '''Sintax''' (シンタックスカメラ) is a Japanese 4.5×6 folder, copy of the [[Baldax]], with a folding optical finder and a body release. | ||
| − | It is advertised in 1942<REF> Advertisement for the Ami and Sintax, originally published in the March and April 1942 issues of Hōdō Shashin, reproduced in ''[[Sources: Japanese language#Kokusan kamera no rekishi|Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi]]'', items 9 and 123. [[Olympus]] cameras, binoculars and microscopes are also briefly mentioned in this advertisement. </REF> and 1943<REF> Mentioned by {{Kokusan}}. </REF> by [[Tōkyō Shashin Shōkai]] for {{yen|140|1941}}, together with the [[Ami]] (an [[Ikonta]] copy) as a less expensive alternative. It is offered with a 75mm f:3.5 lens | + | It is advertised in 1942<REF> Advertisement for the Ami and Sintax, originally published in the March and April 1942 issues of Hōdō Shashin, reproduced in ''[[Sources: Japanese language#Kokusan kamera no rekishi|Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi]]'', items 9 and 123. [[Olympus]] cameras, binoculars and microscopes are also briefly mentioned in this advertisement. </REF> and 1943<REF> Mentioned by {{Kokusan}}. </REF> by [[Tōkyō Shashin Shōkai]] for {{yen|140|1941}}, together with the [[Ami]] (an [[Ikonta]] copy) as a less expensive alternative. It is offered with a Collie 75mm f:3.5 lens and a [[Koho]] shutter with 1–200, B, T speeds, made by [[Olympus|Takachiho]]. The front leather is embossed ''SINTAX'' and the same name appears at the bottom of the shutter plate. |
According to {{Kokusan}}, the ''Kamera Zukan'' book by Sugiyama and Naoi shows an example with a different lens and shutter. | According to {{Kokusan}}, the ''Kamera Zukan'' book by Sugiyama and Naoi shows an example with a different lens and shutter. | ||
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* {{Showa10}} Items 9 and 123. | * {{Showa10}} Items 9 and 123. | ||
* {{McKeown12}} Page 546. | * {{McKeown12}} Page 546. | ||
| + | * ''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.) | ||
[[Category: Japanese 4.5x6 viewfinder folding]] | [[Category: Japanese 4.5x6 viewfinder folding]] | ||
[[Category: S]] | [[Category: S]] | ||
Revision as of 23:10, 1 October 2006
The Sintax (シンタックスカメラ) is a Japanese 4.5×6 folder, copy of the Baldax, with a folding optical finder and a body release.
It is advertised in 1942[1] and 1943[2] by Tōkyō Shashin Shōkai for ¥140, together with the Ami (an Ikonta copy) as a less expensive alternative. It is offered with a Collie 75mm f:3.5 lens and a Koho shutter with 1–200, B, T speeds, made by Takachiho. The front leather is embossed SINTAX and the same name appears at the bottom of the shutter plate.
According to Kokusan kamera no rekishi, the Kamera Zukan book by Sugiyama and Naoi shows an example with a different lens and shutter.
The Sintax is listed by McKeown under the "Kotani Trading" entry.
Notes
- ↑ Advertisement for the Ami and Sintax, originally published in the March and April 1942 issues of Hōdō Shashin, reproduced in Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi, items 9 and 123. Olympus cameras, binoculars and microscopes are also briefly mentioned in this advertisement.
- ↑ Mentioned by Kokusan kamera no rekishi.
Printed 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 9 and 123.
- 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). Page 546.
- 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.)
