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| + | The '''Crystar Six''' is a series of Japanese 6×6 folding cameras made from 1954 to 1957 by [[Crystar|Crystar Kōki]], later Crystal. The '''Sister Six''' and '''Super Naiku''' are rebadged versions. | ||
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| + | == Common features == | ||
| + | All the models share the same horizontally folding body with smoothly tapered ends. The three-part folding struts are inspired from the 6×6 [[Ikonta]]. | ||
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| + | == The viewfinder models == | ||
| + | The '''Crystar Six''' or '''Crystar-15''' and the '''Sister Six''' are viewfinder-only models. The folding bed | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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* {{McKeown12}} Pp.231–2. | * {{McKeown12}} Pp.231–2. | ||
* {{Zukan}} Items 1291 and 1367. | * {{Zukan}} Items 1291 and 1367. | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
| + | In Japanese: | ||
| + | * Crystar 15 in the [http://www.jmcy.co.jp/goto/yamada/Y061021/P001_099.html first page] of the [http://www.jmcy.co.jp/goto/yamada/ Yamada Camera Museum] | ||
| + | * [http://bbs5.as.wakwak.ne.jp/bbs.cgi?action=res&pid=&id=110213&code=215 Sister Six] transformed into a pinhole camera, at [http://www.hct.zaq.ne.jp/scr/index.html SCR's camera site] | ||
| + | * [http://www.ajcc.gr.jp/sub1.31.htm#Crystar Crystar Six IIIA] in a page of the [http://www.ajcc.gr.jp/ AJCC] | ||
[[Category: Japanese 6x6 viewfinder folding]] | [[Category: Japanese 6x6 viewfinder folding]] | ||
[[Category: Japanese 6x6 rangefinder folding]] | [[Category: Japanese 6x6 rangefinder folding]] | ||
[[Category: C]] | [[Category: C]] | ||
Revision as of 21:14, 29 December 2007
This is a work in progress.
The Crystar Six is a series of Japanese 6×6 folding cameras made from 1954 to 1957 by Crystar Kōki, later Crystal. The Sister Six and Super Naiku are rebadged versions.
Common features
All the models share the same horizontally folding body with smoothly tapered ends. The three-part folding struts are inspired from the 6×6 Ikonta.
The viewfinder models
The Crystar Six or Crystar-15 and the Sister Six are viewfinder-only models. The folding bed
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 499–501, 533 and 647. (See also the advertisement for item 502.)
- 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). Pp.231–2.
- Sugiyama, Kōichi (杉山浩一); Naoi, Hiroaki (直井浩明); Bullock, John R. The Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras. 国産カメラ図鑑 (Kokusan kamera zukan). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1985. ISBN 4-257-03187-5. Items 1291 and 1367.
Links
In Japanese:
- Crystar 15 in the first page of the Yamada Camera Museum
- Sister Six transformed into a pinhole camera, at SCR's camera site
- Crystar Six IIIA in a page of the AJCC
