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| − | The '''Tacker''' | + | The '''Tacker''' are Japanese subminiature cameras, distributed around 1950 by [[Tsukada|Tsukada Shōji]]. |
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| + | == Common features == | ||
| + | The Tacker takes ten 14×14mm exposures on 17.5mm paper backed rollfilm. It is better made and has more features than the average [[Hit]]-type camera. The lens is a Tacker 20mm f/4.5 with an adjustable diaphragm. The shutter has B, 100, 50, 25 settings selected by an index at the top. | ||
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| + | == Regular Tacker == | ||
| + | The Tacker normally has a top housing slightly slanted to the right (as seen by the photographer), engraved ''TACKER T.S.C.'' in the middle, above the viewfinder. The advance knob has an arrow and the words ''MADE IN JAPAN'' engraved at the top. The back is hinged to the left and has a massive latch on the right, locked by a sliding bar. The red window is protected by a sliding cover. | ||
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| + | == Simple Tacker == | ||
| + | [http://www.submin.com/17.5mm/collection/tcs_tracker/classic.htm This page at submin.com] contains pictures of a different Tacker camera. Its lens and shutter assembly is the same as that of the regular model, but the body is completely different. The top housing is very similar to other [[Hit]]-type cameras and has no engraving. The back latch is spring-loaded, attached by three rivets. It is not entirely clear if this example is original: it might be a hybrid assembled by some individual who grafted the lens and shutter assembly of a Tacker onto a different [[Hit]]-type camera. | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
Revision as of 18:26, 3 September 2008
The Tacker are Japanese subminiature cameras, distributed around 1950 by Tsukada Shōji.
Common features
The Tacker takes ten 14×14mm exposures on 17.5mm paper backed rollfilm. It is better made and has more features than the average Hit-type camera. The lens is a Tacker 20mm f/4.5 with an adjustable diaphragm. The shutter has B, 100, 50, 25 settings selected by an index at the top.
Regular Tacker
The Tacker normally has a top housing slightly slanted to the right (as seen by the photographer), engraved TACKER T.S.C. in the middle, above the viewfinder. The advance knob has an arrow and the words MADE IN JAPAN engraved at the top. The back is hinged to the left and has a massive latch on the right, locked by a sliding bar. The red window is protected by a sliding cover.
Simple Tacker
This page at submin.com contains pictures of a different Tacker camera. Its lens and shutter assembly is the same as that of the regular model, but the body is completely different. The top housing is very similar to other Hit-type cameras and has no engraving. The back latch is spring-loaded, attached by three rivets. It is not entirely clear if this example is original: it might be a hybrid assembled by some individual who grafted the lens and shutter assembly of a Tacker onto a different Hit-type camera.
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 583.
- Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard). P.68 (brief mention only).
- 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.934.
The Tacker is not listed in Sugiyama.
