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− | The '''Sisley''' (シスレー, ''shisurē'') '''55''', released around May 1954, was the first product of the newly renamed [[Takane|Takane Kōgaku]], whose previous cameras had been the [[Daido Six and Semi]]. It added a non-coupled rangefinder to the Daido Six, a folder whose body was based on that | + | The '''Sisley''' (シスレー, ''shisurē'') '''55''', released around May 1954, was the first product of the newly renamed [[Takane|Takane Kōgaku]], whose previous cameras had been the [[Daido Six and Semi]]. It added a non-coupled rangefinder to the Daido Six, a folder whose body was based on that for the Mihama Six. It had two windows for film numbers (for 6×6 or 6×4.5;). Like all its successors, the Sisley 55 came with a 75mm f3.5 lens; this one was named "Deep-C" and had front-cell focussing (calibrated in feet). The NKS shutter provided for speeds of 1–<sup>1</sup>/<sub>200</sub> and B. |
Many, perhaps all, of these cameras were engraved at the top "Sisley Model-1", with no mention of "55". | Many, perhaps all, of these cameras were engraved at the top "Sisley Model-1", with no mention of "55". |
Revision as of 14:09, 11 May 2006
The Sisley (シスレー, shisurē) 55, released around May 1954, was the first product of the newly renamed Takane Kōgaku, whose previous cameras had been the Daido Six and Semi. It added a non-coupled rangefinder to the Daido Six, a folder whose body was based on that for the Mihama Six. It had two windows for film numbers (for 6×6 or 6×4.5;). Like all its successors, the Sisley 55 came with a 75mm f3.5 lens; this one was named "Deep-C" and had front-cell focussing (calibrated in feet). The NKS shutter provided for speeds of 1–1/200 and B.
Many, perhaps all, of these cameras were engraved at the top "Sisley Model-1", with no mention of "55".
Takane's next camera would be the Mine Six.
Sources / further reading
- 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 Pp. 135, 534.
- Hagiya Takeshi (萩谷剛). "Gunma-ken Takasaki-shi no kameramēkā" (群馬県高崎市のカメラメーカー, A camera-maker in Takasaki, Gunma). Chapter 7 of Zunō kamera tanjō: Sengo kokusan kamera jū monogatari (ズノーカメラ誕生:戦後国産カメラ10物語, The birth of the Zunow camera: Ten stories of postwar Japanese camera makers). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1999. ISBN 4-257-12023-1 In Japanese only. First published in issue 27 (December 1993) of Kamera rebyū: Kurashikku kamera senka (カメラレビュー・クラシックカメラ専科), this history of Takane is based on Hagiya's interviews with four people who had been key figures in the company.
External links
- CLA for a Sisley, by Kan. (Text in Japanese.)
- Sample photos from a Sisley, by Kan. (The top six photographs were taken with a Sisley; those below are from other cameras. Text in Japanese.)