Sunny
The Sunny (サニイ) is a Japanese camera using 35mm film distributed by Chūō Shashin-yōhin in 1951 and 1952.[1]
Description
The Sunny is described by McKeown as having a bakelite body, but many metal parts are apparent.[2] It takes 50 exposures in 24×24mm format (the November 1951 advertisement says 24×25mm). It uses cartridge-loaded 35mm film and the September 1952 advertisement says that it can also take Bolta film. The advance knob is at the top left and there is no need for a rewind knob because the film is wound into another take-up cartridge. The back is hinged to the right.
The viewfinder protrudes from the middle of the top plate. It has a semi-transparent mirror and functions both as an eye-level and waist-level finder. The shutter release is to the right of the finder. The advertisements say that the shutter has B and 1/25 settings, probably set by the button that is visible to the left of the viewfinder.
The lens is inscribed "SUNNY" at the top and OPTART 1:10 F=35mm at the bottom. The same lens appeared again on the Aruba 35.
Commercial life
The Sunny was advertised from September 1951 to September 1952, and was featured in Japanese magazines dated January and February 1952.[3] In the November 1951 and September 1952 advertisements,[4] it was offered for ¥2,500 and touted as "recommended by Professor Yoshikawa Hayao" (吉川速男先生御推奨).[5]
Notes
- ↑ Dates: advertisements listed in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 352.
- ↑ McKeown, p. 908.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.352.
- ↑ November 1951: advertisement published in Ars Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.150. September 1952: advertisement published in Shashin Salon, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.138.
- ↑ Yoshikawa Hayao (1890-1959) wrote books about small format cameras between the 1920s and the 1950s. See this page about a book titled First steps in small format cameras (小形カメラの第一歩) published in 1932 by Genkōsha (玄光社). See also this page for a book titled "Small format movie technique" (小形活動写真術) published in 1929.
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 522. (See also the advertisement for item 617.)
- 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.908.
The Sunny is not listed in Sugiyama.
Links
In Japanese:
- Sunny in a page of the AJCC website (on the right of the left hand picture)
