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| − | The '''Super Makinet Six''' is a Japanese 6×6 strut folder, made by [[Umemoto]]<REF> No original document has been found to confirm this but it is stated in the [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto company history] that is redacted by the grandson of the Umemoto founder. </REF> and | + | The '''Super Makinet Six''' is a Japanese 6×6 strut folder, made by [[Umemoto]]<REF> No original document has been found to confirm this but it is stated in the [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto company history] that is redacted by the grandson of the Umemoto founder. </REF> and sold by [[Kikōdō]] from 1936 to 1939.<REF> Dates: advertisements mentioned in {{Kokusan}}, p. 341. </REF> Some sources attribute the camera to [[Tomioka]], certainly by mistake.<REF> Sugiyama, items 1170–1, McKeown, p. 928. </REF> (One version of the camera has a Lausar lens made by this manufacturer.) The '''Neure Six''' is a name variant of the same camera. |
| − | == | + | == General description == |
| − | + | The camera has a folding body, with scissor struts at the top and bottom of the front standard. There is a wheel on the right hand side of the front plate, driving the scissor struts and moving the whole lens standard back and forth for focusing. (This is the same system as on the [[Makina]].) The distance is indicating by an index moving along a scale at the top of the front plate. The shutter release is directly mounted on the shutter housing. There is a retractable leg behind the front standard, allowing the camera to stand vertically on a table. | |
| − | The folding optical finder is in the middle of the top plate and the advance knob is | + | The camera is dual format and can take 6×6 or 4.5×6 exposures by way of an internal mask. The folding optical finder is in the middle of the top plate and has two bars indicating the field of view for 4.5×6 pictures. |
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| + | The advance knob is at the top right. The back is hinged to the left and contains two uncovered red windows at the top. There is another device at the right of the back, visible in the pictures published in the [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm#s12-3 Umemoto history page] and described as an exposure counter graduated from 1 to 12. | ||
== The Super Makinet Six == | == The Super Makinet Six == | ||
| − | + | The '''Super Makinet Six''' (スーパーマキネットシックス) was distributed by [[Kikōdō]] that used the "Super" brand name for various cameras. The front leather is embossed ''MAKINET'' on one side and ''SUPER'' on the other. | |
| − | {{Kokusan}} says that the camera was featured in the new products column of the February 1936 issue of ''Asahi Camera''.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 341. </REF> | + | {{Kokusan}} says that the camera was featured in the new products column of the February 1936 issue of ''Asahi Camera''.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 341. </REF> In an advertisement dated April 1937, two versions were listed:<REF> Advertisement published in ''Asahi Camera'', reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 94. </REF> |
* Radionar f/4.5 lens, [[Rulex|Rulex A]] shutter, 1–200 speeds ({{yen|65|1937}}); | * Radionar f/4.5 lens, [[Rulex|Rulex A]] shutter, 1–200 speeds ({{yen|65|1937}}); | ||
| − | * Lausar f/4.5 lens, [[Rulex|Rulex B]] shutter, 5–150 speeds<REF> The advertisement mentions 1/200 top speed for the Rulex B but the 1/150 value is given by another advertisement dated February 1939 and by the following sources: [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto company history], {{Kokusan}}, p. 341 and McKeown, p. 928. </REF> ({{yen|58|1937}}). | + | * Lausar f/4.5 lens, [[Rulex|Rulex B]] shutter, 5–150/200 speeds<REF> The advertisement mentions 1/200 top speed for the Rulex B but the 1/150 value is given by another advertisement dated February 1939 and by the following sources: [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto company history], {{Kokusan}}, p. 341 and McKeown, p. 928. </REF> ({{yen|58|1937}}). |
| + | The advertising picture is heavily retouched, to the point that the focusing wheel and the distance scale are erased and that the two bars in the finder are only faintly visible. | ||
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| + | In an advertisement dated August 1937<REF> Advertisement published in ''Asahi Camera'', reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 94. </REF> was presented an '''ordinary model''' (普及型) with a Super Anastigmat f/4.5 lens and a [[Rulex|Rulex D]] shutter. No price was indicated. | ||
| − | + | Advertisements dated June 1938 and February 1939<REF> Advertisements published in ''Asahi Camera'' and reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp. 75–6. </REF> both listed the three same versions at slightly higher prices: Radionar and Rulex A for {{yen|73|1938}}, Lausar and Rulex B for {{yen|65|1938}}, Super and Rulex D for {{yen|46|1938}}. The version with Rulex D was still called "ordinary model" in June 1938 but not in February 1939. For some reason, the ever-ready case for the Rulex D version was listed separately from the case for the other versions and it was sometimes priced differently. | |
| − | + | Two examples of the Super Makinet Six are pictured in {{Sugiyama}}. One has the Lausar and Rulex B combination.<REF> Sugiyama, item 1170. </REF> It has a black viewfinder and the older style of [[Rulex]] shutter plate. The other has the Radionar and Rulex A combination.<REF> Sugiyama, item 1171. </REF> It has a chrome viewfinder and the newer style of [[Rulex]] shutter plate. | |
== The Neure Six == | == The Neure Six == | ||
| − | The '''Neure Six''' (ノイレシックス) is | + | The '''Neure Six''' (ノイレシックス) is similar to the Super Makinet Six. The only difference is that the focusing is done by turning the lens frontmost element instead of moving the front plate with the scissor struts. The front leather is embossed ''NEURE SIX'' on one side and ''SUPER'' on the other. |
| − | The camera was only briefly advertised at the end of 1937.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 341. </REF> | + | The camera was only briefly advertised at the end of 1937.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 341. </REF> The only advertisement observed is dated November 1937 and contains some inconsistencies about the camera name. In the advertisement's title, the model is called ノイレシックス in ''katakana'' characters and "Nuire-Six" in Roman letters. This is conflicting with what is written on the camera itself: perhaps the designers of the advertisement were not aware of the exact name of the camera. In the text, the camera is called either ノイレシックス (Neure Six) or スーパー・ノイレシックス (Super Neure Six). The advertisement does not mention the ability to take 4.5×6cm exposures but the camera has the two bars in the viewfinder delimiting the field of view for this format. |
| − | The camera is pictured with a [[Rulex]] shutter by [[Neumann & Heilemann]] and a | + | The camera is pictured with a [[Rulex]] shutter by [[Neumann & Heilemann]] and a front-cell focusing lens. The following lens and shutter combinations are listed: |
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| − | The only company name given by the advertisement perhaps | + | The only company name given by the advertisement was perhaps "Ein Camera Works" (this is inferred from the ''katakana'' アイン・カメラ・ウオークス) and was based in Osaka.<REF> The address indicated in the advertisement is in Osaka but it is not fully readable: 大阪市南区安X橋通四ノ六二 where "X" stands for an illegible character. </REF> The Neure Six was obviously made by the same maker as the Super Makinet Six. It is not known if it was distributed by [[Kikōdō]].<REF> This is not what is said in the [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto company history] but it does not seem to have precise documentation about the Neure Six. </REF> |
| − | + | Only one surviving example of the Neure Six is known, pictured in the [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm#s12-3 Umemoto history page]. It is reported to have a Fuji-ko Anastigmat Terionar 75mm f/4.5 lens and an [[Elka|Elka C]] shutter giving T, B, 25, 50, 100 speeds. | |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
| − | * {{Showa10}} Items 250–1. (See also the advertisements for item 126.) | + | * {{Showa10}} Items 165 and 250–1. (See also the advertisements for item 126.) |
* {{McKeown12}} P. 928. | * {{McKeown12}} P. 928. | ||
| + | * {{Zukan}} Items 1170–1. | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
Revision as of 19:33, 7 February 2007
The Super Makinet Six is a Japanese 6×6 strut folder, made by Umemoto[1] and sold by Kikōdō from 1936 to 1939.[2] Some sources attribute the camera to Tomioka, certainly by mistake.[3] (One version of the camera has a Lausar lens made by this manufacturer.) The Neure Six is a name variant of the same camera.
Contents
General description
The camera has a folding body, with scissor struts at the top and bottom of the front standard. There is a wheel on the right hand side of the front plate, driving the scissor struts and moving the whole lens standard back and forth for focusing. (This is the same system as on the Makina.) The distance is indicating by an index moving along a scale at the top of the front plate. The shutter release is directly mounted on the shutter housing. There is a retractable leg behind the front standard, allowing the camera to stand vertically on a table.
The camera is dual format and can take 6×6 or 4.5×6 exposures by way of an internal mask. The folding optical finder is in the middle of the top plate and has two bars indicating the field of view for 4.5×6 pictures.
The advance knob is at the top right. The back is hinged to the left and contains two uncovered red windows at the top. There is another device at the right of the back, visible in the pictures published in the Umemoto history page and described as an exposure counter graduated from 1 to 12.
The Super Makinet Six
The Super Makinet Six (スーパーマキネットシックス) was distributed by Kikōdō that used the "Super" brand name for various cameras. The front leather is embossed MAKINET on one side and SUPER on the other.
Kokusan kamera no rekishi says that the camera was featured in the new products column of the February 1936 issue of Asahi Camera.[4] In an advertisement dated April 1937, two versions were listed:[5]
- Radionar f/4.5 lens, Rulex A shutter, 1–200 speeds (¥65);
- Lausar f/4.5 lens, Rulex B shutter, 5–150/200 speeds[6] (¥58).
The advertising picture is heavily retouched, to the point that the focusing wheel and the distance scale are erased and that the two bars in the finder are only faintly visible.
In an advertisement dated August 1937[7] was presented an ordinary model (普及型) with a Super Anastigmat f/4.5 lens and a Rulex D shutter. No price was indicated.
Advertisements dated June 1938 and February 1939[8] both listed the three same versions at slightly higher prices: Radionar and Rulex A for ¥73, Lausar and Rulex B for ¥65, Super and Rulex D for ¥46. The version with Rulex D was still called "ordinary model" in June 1938 but not in February 1939. For some reason, the ever-ready case for the Rulex D version was listed separately from the case for the other versions and it was sometimes priced differently.
Two examples of the Super Makinet Six are pictured in Sugiyama. One has the Lausar and Rulex B combination.[9] It has a black viewfinder and the older style of Rulex shutter plate. The other has the Radionar and Rulex A combination.[10] It has a chrome viewfinder and the newer style of Rulex shutter plate.
The Neure Six
The Neure Six (ノイレシックス) is similar to the Super Makinet Six. The only difference is that the focusing is done by turning the lens frontmost element instead of moving the front plate with the scissor struts. The front leather is embossed NEURE SIX on one side and SUPER on the other.
The camera was only briefly advertised at the end of 1937.[11] The only advertisement observed is dated November 1937 and contains some inconsistencies about the camera name. In the advertisement's title, the model is called ノイレシックス in katakana characters and "Nuire-Six" in Roman letters. This is conflicting with what is written on the camera itself: perhaps the designers of the advertisement were not aware of the exact name of the camera. In the text, the camera is called either ノイレシックス (Neure Six) or スーパー・ノイレシックス (Super Neure Six). The advertisement does not mention the ability to take 4.5×6cm exposures but the camera has the two bars in the viewfinder delimiting the field of view for this format.
The camera is pictured with a Rulex shutter by Neumann & Heilemann and a front-cell focusing lens. The following lens and shutter combinations are listed:
| shutter | Rulex A | Rulex B | Rulex D |
| lens | |||
| Neure Anastigmat f/4.5 | ¥60 | ¥52 | ¥43 |
| Neure Anastigmat f/3.5 | ¥70 | ¥62 | _ |
| Anastigmat Radionar f/3.5 | ¥80 | _ | _ |
The only company name given by the advertisement was perhaps "Ein Camera Works" (this is inferred from the katakana アイン・カメラ・ウオークス) and was based in Osaka.[12] The Neure Six was obviously made by the same maker as the Super Makinet Six. It is not known if it was distributed by Kikōdō.[13]
Only one surviving example of the Neure Six is known, pictured in the Umemoto history page. It is reported to have a Fuji-ko Anastigmat Terionar 75mm f/4.5 lens and an Elka C shutter giving T, B, 25, 50, 100 speeds.
Notes
- ↑ No original document has been found to confirm this but it is stated in the Umemoto company history that is redacted by the grandson of the Umemoto founder.
- ↑ Dates: advertisements mentioned in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 341.
- ↑ Sugiyama, items 1170–1, McKeown, p. 928.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 341.
- ↑ Advertisement published in Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 94.
- ↑ The advertisement mentions 1/200 top speed for the Rulex B but the 1/150 value is given by another advertisement dated February 1939 and by the following sources: Umemoto company history, Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 341 and McKeown, p. 928.
- ↑ Advertisement published in Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 94.
- ↑ Advertisements published in Asahi Camera and reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp. 75–6.
- ↑ Sugiyama, item 1170.
- ↑ Sugiyama, item 1171.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 341.
- ↑ The address indicated in the advertisement is in Osaka but it is not fully readable: 大阪市南区安X橋通四ノ六二 where "X" stands for an illegible character.
- ↑ This is not what is said in the Umemoto company history but it does not seem to have precise documentation about the Neure Six.
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 165 and 250–1. (See also the advertisements for item 126.)
- 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. 928.
- 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 1170–1.
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