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===Daido Six=== | ===Daido Six=== | ||
| − | Daidō Seiki (大同精工), the predecessor of Takane, brought out the Daido Six in December 1953. This was a rangefinderless folder whose body was based on that of the Mihama Six (which | + | Daidō Seiki (大同精工), the predecessor of Takane, brought out the '''Daido Six''' in December 1953. This was a rangefinderless folder whose body was based on that of the Mihama Six (which the company was making for Suruga). It had two finders, for 6×6 and 6×4.5; and two windows for film numbers.<!-- There seems to be some kind of selector; I don't know how it worked. --> Like all its successors, the Daido came with a 75mm f3.5 lens; this one was from a dealer in Ikebukuro (Tokyo) and was named "Daido"; it had front-cell focussing. The NKS shutter provided for speeds of 1–<sup>1</sup>/<sub>200</sub> and B. |
===Daido Semi=== | ===Daido Semi=== | ||
| − | Daidō brought out the Daido Semi at the same time as the Daido Six. This was a simplified and cheaper version, for 6×4.5 only. | + | Daidō brought out the '''Daido Semi''' at the same time as the Daido Six. This was a simplified and cheaper version, for 6×4.5 only. |
===Sisley 55=== | ===Sisley 55=== | ||
| − | The '''Sisley | + | The '''Sisley''' (シスレー, ''shisurē'') '''55''', released around May 1954, was the first product of the newly renamed Takane Kōgaku. It added a non-coupled rangefinder to the Daido Six, a folder whose body was based on that of the Mihama Six (which Takane was making for Suruga). It had two windows for film numbers (for 6×6 or 6×4.5;). Like all its successors, the Sisley 55 came with a 75mm f3.5 lens; this one was named "Deep-C" and had front-cell focussing (calibrated in feet). The NKS shutter provided for speeds of 1–<sup>1</sup>/<sub>200</sub> and B. |
===Mine Six=== | ===Mine Six=== | ||
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| + | The '''Mine''' (ミネ) '''Six''', released in March 1955, was a major upgrade by Takane Kōgaku of the Sisley 55. Like all the Mine Six models that would follow, its body was based on that of the Mihama Six (which Takane was making for Suruga). It had two windows for film numbers; the frame size (6×6 or 6×4.5;) was selected via a lever on the front of the camera. Like all its successors, the Mine Six came with a unit-focussing 75mm f3.5 lens; here, it was a Nittō Kominar. The camera had a Rectus shutter with speeds of 1–<sup>1</sup>/<sub>200</sub> and B. | ||
===Mine Six IIF=== | ===Mine Six IIF=== | ||
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*Hagiya Takeshi (萩谷剛). "Gunma-ken Takasaki-shi no kameramēkā" (群馬県高崎市のカメラメーカー, A camera-maker in Takasaki, Gunma). Chapter 7 of ''Zunō kamera tanjō: Sengo kokusan kamera jū monogatari'' (ズノーカメラ誕生：戦後国産カメラ10物語, The birth of the Zunow camera: Ten stories of postwar Japanese camera makers). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1999. ISBN 4-257-12023-1 In Japanese only. First published in issue 27 (December 1993) of ''Kamera rebyū: Kurashikku kamera senka'' (カメラレビュー・クラシックカメラ専科), this history of Takane is based on Hagiya's interviews with four people who had been key figures in the company. | *Hagiya Takeshi (萩谷剛). "Gunma-ken Takasaki-shi no kameramēkā" (群馬県高崎市のカメラメーカー, A camera-maker in Takasaki, Gunma). Chapter 7 of ''Zunō kamera tanjō: Sengo kokusan kamera jū monogatari'' (ズノーカメラ誕生：戦後国産カメラ10物語, The birth of the Zunow camera: Ten stories of postwar Japanese camera makers). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1999. ISBN 4-257-12023-1 In Japanese only. First published in issue 27 (December 1993) of ''Kamera rebyū: Kurashikku kamera senka'' (カメラレビュー・クラシックカメラ専科), this history of Takane is based on Hagiya's interviews with four people who had been key figures in the company. | ||
| − | *Nakamura Fumio (中村文夫). ''Tsuzuki: Supuringu kamera de ikō: Mine shikkusu'' (続・スプリングカメラでいこう：ミネシックス, | + | *Nakamura Fumio (中村文夫). ''Tsuzuki: Supuringu kamera de ikō: Mine shikkusu'' (続・スプリングカメラでいこう：ミネシックス, Let's use folders (continued): The Mine Six). ''Shashin Kōgyō'' (写真工業), March 2003. <!-- Not seen --> |
*''Kamera rebyū: Kurashikku kamera senka'' (カメラレビュー・クラシックカメラ専科), no. 55. Has an article on the Mine Six. <!-- Not seen --> | *''Kamera rebyū: Kurashikku kamera senka'' (カメラレビュー・クラシックカメラ専科), no. 55. Has an article on the Mine Six. <!-- Not seen --> | ||
Revision as of 21:41, 7 May 2006
Takane Kōgaku (高嶺光学, Takane Optical) was the maker of several folding roll-film cameras.
Contents
Models
Daido Six
Daidō Seiki (大同精工), the predecessor of Takane, brought out the Daido Six in December 1953. This was a rangefinderless folder whose body was based on that of the Mihama Six (which the company was making for Suruga). It had two finders, for 6×6 and 6×4.5; and two windows for film numbers. Like all its successors, the Daido came with a 75mm f3.5 lens; this one was from a dealer in Ikebukuro (Tokyo) and was named "Daido"; it had front-cell focussing. The NKS shutter provided for speeds of 1–1/200 and B.
Daido Semi
Daidō brought out the Daido Semi at the same time as the Daido Six. This was a simplified and cheaper version, for 6×4.5 only.
Sisley 55
The Sisley (シスレー, shisurē) 55, released around May 1954, was the first product of the newly renamed Takane Kōgaku. It added a non-coupled rangefinder to the Daido Six, a folder whose body was based on that of the Mihama Six (which Takane was making for Suruga). It had two windows for film numbers (for 6×6 or 6×4.5;). Like all its successors, the Sisley 55 came with a 75mm f3.5 lens; this one was named "Deep-C" and had front-cell focussing (calibrated in feet). The NKS shutter provided for speeds of 1–1/200 and B.
Mine Six
The Mine (ミネ) Six, released in March 1955, was a major upgrade by Takane Kōgaku of the Sisley 55. Like all the Mine Six models that would follow, its body was based on that of the Mihama Six (which Takane was making for Suruga). It had two windows for film numbers; the frame size (6×6 or 6×4.5;) was selected via a lever on the front of the camera. Like all its successors, the Mine Six came with a unit-focussing 75mm f3.5 lens; here, it was a Nittō Kominar. The camera had a Rectus shutter with speeds of 1–1/200 and B.
Mine Six IIF
Mine Six IIFB
Mine Six IIIS
Mine Six IIISB
Mine Six Super 66
Sources / further reading
- Hagiya Takeshi (萩谷剛). "Gunma-ken Takasaki-shi no kameramēkā" (群馬県高崎市のカメラメーカー, A camera-maker in Takasaki, Gunma). Chapter 7 of Zunō kamera tanjō: Sengo kokusan kamera jū monogatari (ズノーカメラ誕生：戦後国産カメラ10物語, The birth of the Zunow camera: Ten stories of postwar Japanese camera makers). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1999. ISBN 4-257-12023-1 In Japanese only. First published in issue 27 (December 1993) of Kamera rebyū: Kurashikku kamera senka (カメラレビュー・クラシックカメラ専科), this history of Takane is based on Hagiya's interviews with four people who had been key figures in the company.
- Nakamura Fumio (中村文夫). Tsuzuki: Supuringu kamera de ikō: Mine shikkusu (続・スプリングカメラでいこう：ミネシックス, Let's use folders (continued): The Mine Six). Shashin Kōgyō (写真工業), March 2003.
- Kamera rebyū: Kurashikku kamera senka (カメラレビュー・クラシックカメラ専科), no. 55. Has an article on the Mine Six.
External links
- Daido Six a terse page (in Japanese) about the Daido Six, with photographs, at the Japan Family Camera website
- The Takumar 75/3.5 of a Mine Six IIF used on a K-mount Pentax (in Japanese)
