Difference between revisions of "Sun subminiature"

From Camera-wiki.org
Jump to: navigation, search
m (Links: Corrected Westlicht link)
m (Corrected Westlicht link/ref)
(3 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Japanese roll film subminiature}}
+
{{NeedPhotos}}{{Japanese roll film subminiature}}
 
The '''Sun''' is a Japanese subminiature taking 14×14mm pictures on 17.5mm paper backed rollfilm, made in the late 1940s or early 1950s by an unknown company.
 
The '''Sun''' is a Japanese subminiature taking 14×14mm pictures on 17.5mm paper backed rollfilm, made in the late 1940s or early 1950s by an unknown company.
  
Line 21: Line 21:
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
In English:
 
In English:
* [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=5&inO=508 Sun], lot no.508 of the [http://www.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=5 fifth Westlicht Photographica Auction] (29 May 2004)
+
* [https://wlpa.auction2000.se/auk/w.Object?inC=WLPA&inA=5&inO=508 Sun], lot no.508 of the [https://wlpa.auction2000.se/auk/w.ObjectList?inSiteLang=&inC=WLPA&inA=5 fifth Westlicht Photographica Auction] (29 May 2004)
 
* [http://www.submin.com/17.5mm/collection/sun/index.htm Sun] at [http://www.submin.com/ Submin.com]
 
* [http://www.submin.com/17.5mm/collection/sun/index.htm Sun] at [http://www.submin.com/ Submin.com]
 
* Brief mention of the Sun among [http://www.subclub.org/shop/175mm.htm 17.5mm film cameras] at [http://www.subclub.org/ Subclub.org]
 
* Brief mention of the Sun among [http://www.subclub.org/shop/175mm.htm 17.5mm film cameras] at [http://www.subclub.org/ Subclub.org]

Revision as of 13:28, 22 July 2020

This article needs photographs. You can help Camera-wiki.org by adding some. See adding images for help.


Japanese subminiature
on paper-backed roll film and round film (edit)
17.5mm film Arrow | Baby Flex | Baby-Max | Barlux | Beauty 14 | Bell 14 | Blondy | Baby Colon | Comex | Corona | Croma Color 16 | Epochs | Fuji Kozet | Gamma | Gem 16 | Gemflex | Glico Lighter | Halmat | Hit | Hit-II | Hit-type | Hobby 16 | Homer No.1 | Homer 16 | Honey | Hope | Jenic | Kiku 16 | Kent | Kolt | Kute | Lovely | Mascot | Meteor | Micky | Midget | Mighty | Mini | Moment | Mycro | Myracle | Nikkobaby | Peace | Peace Baby Flex | Peace Small Lef | Pet | Petit | Petty | Prince 16-A | Prince Ruby | Robin | New Rocket | Rubina | Rubix | Saga 16 | Saica | Septon Pen | Sholy-Flex | Snappy | Spy-14 | Sun | Sun B | Sun 16 | Sweet 16 | Tacker | Takka | Tone | Top Camera | Toyoca 16 | Toyoca Ace | Tsubame | Vesta | Vista | Vestkam
20mm film Guzzi | Mycroflex | Top
round film Evarax | Petal | Sakura Petal | Star
unknown Hallow | Lyravit | Tsubasa
cine film see Japanese cine film subminiature
110 film see Japanese 110 film

The Sun is a Japanese subminiature taking 14×14mm pictures on 17.5mm paper backed rollfilm, made in the late 1940s or early 1950s by an unknown company.

Description

The Sun has a characteristic trapezoidal body, whose shape is reminiscent of the Exakta, just like Konishiroku's Snappy subminiature. It only has a waist-level finder placed immediately above the lens, making it look like a twin-lens reflex. The lens actually has fixed focus and aperture, and the camera qualifies at most as a pseudo TLR.

Various controls are visible on the top plate. The most prominent ones are the advance knob at the photographer's left and the shutter release on the right. Some disc is visible at the far right, with the letter S and an arrow pointing to the front; its use is currently unknown. A button or switch is also visible to the left of the viewfinder, again for an unknown purpose. The back is hinged to the left and has a spring-loaded latch on the right.

The camera is identified by a SUN logo engraved at the front of the viewfinder. The taking lens is only engraved SANKO and 35mm, with no mention of the maximal aperture. If the indicated focal length is accurate, this would effectively give a telephoto effect, equivalent to the use of an 85mm lens on a 24×36mm camera.

Origin

The manufacturer of the Sun subminiature camera is currently unknown. The Sanko lens name might correspond to a Sankō company, or come from the way the loanword "Sun" is spelled in Japanese katakana: サン (san, Sun), combined with 光 (, optics), hence "Sanko".

The similarly named Sun B subminiature camera has a trapezoidal body too, somewhat reminiscent of that of the Sun. The two cameras might be related, or this might be a coincidence.

Bibliography

  • 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.907.
  • Pritchard, Michael and St. Denny, Douglas. Spy Cameras — A century of detective and subminiature cameras. London: Classic Collection Publications, 1993. ISBN 1-874485-00-3. Pp.59–60.

The Sun is not listed in Sugiyama or in Kokusan kamera no rekishi.

Links

In English: