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The '''Tsubasa Spring''' is a vertically folding camera taking 4×6.5 and 3×4 pictures on [[127 film]]. It was made by the Japanese company [[Kigawa|Optochrom]]. | The '''Tsubasa Spring''' is a vertically folding camera taking 4×6.5 and 3×4 pictures on [[127 film]]. It was made by the Japanese company [[Kigawa|Optochrom]]. | ||
| − | It is advertised in 1938 first as the '''Tsubasa Spring A'''<REF> Mentioned by {{Kokusan}}, item 145. </REF>, then as the '''Tsubasa Spring''' (ツバサスプリング)<REF> {{Showa10ad|Tsubasa Super Semi, Tsubasa Chrome and Tsubasa Spring|146|June 1938|Asahi Camera}} </REF> or '''Tsubasa Spring Camera''' (ツバサ・スプリング・カメラ)<REF> {{Gochamaze|Tsubasa Super Semi, Tsubasa Chrome New, Tsubasa Spring Camera and Baby Chrome|44|Sep 1938|Asahi Camera}} </REF>. In 1939 it is advertised first under the latter name<REF> {{Showa10ad|Tsubasa Super Semi, Tsubasa Chrome New, Tsubasa Spring Camera and Baby Chrome|144|Feb 1939|Asahi Camera}} | + | It is advertised in 1938 first as the '''Tsubasa Spring A'''<REF> Mentioned by {{Kokusan}}, item 145. </REF>, then as the '''Tsubasa Spring''' (ツバサスプリング)<REF> {{Showa10ad|Tsubasa Super Semi, Tsubasa Chrome and Tsubasa Spring|146|June 1938|Asahi Camera}} </REF> or '''Tsubasa Spring Camera''' (ツバサ・スプリング・カメラ)<REF> {{Gochamaze|Tsubasa Super Semi, Tsubasa Chrome New, Tsubasa Spring Camera and Baby Chrome|44|Sep 1938|Asahi Camera}} </REF>. In 1939 it is advertised first under the latter name<REF> {{Showa10ad|Tsubasa Super Semi, Tsubasa Chrome New, Tsubasa Spring Camera and Baby Chrome|144|Feb 1939|Asahi Camera}} This advertisement looks the same as the one dated September 1938 cited above, but there are some detail differences.<!-- I am indeed talking of the advertisement itself, not only the camera.--> </REF> then as the '''Tsubasa A Chrome''' (ツバサＡ型クローム)<REF> {{Showa10ad|Tsubasa Super Semi, Tsubasa A Chrome, Tsubasa Chrome and Baby Chrome|147|Apr 1939|Asahi Camera}} </REF>. |
These various names all designate the same camera. The viewfinder is enclosed in a small top housing with an accessory shoe, and two vertical lines delineate the 3×4 exposure frame. The lens is a Lucomar f:4.5 and no focusing control is visible, focus may be [[fixed focus|fixed]]. The shutter is a Tsubasa with T, B, 25–100 speeds and a body release. The shutter plate is marked ''NEW GOLD'' at the bottom, and maybe ''TSUBASA SHUTTER'' at the top. In the advertisements observed, the price varies between ¥34 and ¥38 — case for ¥6 extra. It is systematically offered with a Tsubasa accessory rangefinder, at a price between ¥14 and ¥16, that is even pictured mounted on the camera in the June 1938 advertisement cited above. | These various names all designate the same camera. The viewfinder is enclosed in a small top housing with an accessory shoe, and two vertical lines delineate the 3×4 exposure frame. The lens is a Lucomar f:4.5 and no focusing control is visible, focus may be [[fixed focus|fixed]]. The shutter is a Tsubasa with T, B, 25–100 speeds and a body release. The shutter plate is marked ''NEW GOLD'' at the bottom, and maybe ''TSUBASA SHUTTER'' at the top. In the advertisements observed, the price varies between ¥34 and ¥38 — case for ¥6 extra. It is systematically offered with a Tsubasa accessory rangefinder, at a price between ¥14 and ¥16, that is even pictured mounted on the camera in the June 1938 advertisement cited above. | ||
Revision as of 10:31, 8 October 2006
Template:127 Japan The Tsubasa Spring is a vertically folding camera taking 4×6.5 and 3×4 pictures on 127 film. It was made by the Japanese company Optochrom.
It is advertised in 1938 first as the Tsubasa Spring A[1], then as the Tsubasa Spring (ツバサスプリング)[2] or Tsubasa Spring Camera (ツバサ・スプリング・カメラ)[3]. In 1939 it is advertised first under the latter name[4] then as the Tsubasa A Chrome (ツバサＡ型クローム)[5].
These various names all designate the same camera. The viewfinder is enclosed in a small top housing with an accessory shoe, and two vertical lines delineate the 3×4 exposure frame. The lens is a Lucomar f:4.5 and no focusing control is visible, focus may be fixed. The shutter is a Tsubasa with T, B, 25–100 speeds and a body release. The shutter plate is marked NEW GOLD at the bottom, and maybe TSUBASA SHUTTER at the top. In the advertisements observed, the price varies between ¥34 and ¥38 — case for ¥6 extra. It is systematically offered with a Tsubasa accessory rangefinder, at a price between ¥14 and ¥16, that is even pictured mounted on the camera in the June 1938 advertisement cited above.
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Notes
- ↑ Mentioned by Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 145.
- ↑ Advertisement for the Tsubasa Super Semi, Tsubasa Chrome and Tsubasa Spring, published in the June 1938 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 146.
- ↑ Template:Gochamaze
- ↑ Advertisement for the Tsubasa Super Semi, Tsubasa Chrome New, Tsubasa Spring Camera and Baby Chrome, published in the Feb 1939 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 144. This advertisement looks the same as the one dated September 1938 cited above, but there are some detail differences.
- ↑ Advertisement for the Tsubasa Super Semi, Tsubasa A Chrome, Tsubasa Chrome and Baby Chrome, published in the Apr 1939 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 147.
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 144–6.
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Timeline
| Kigawa timeline () | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3×4 | rigid | Baby Chrome | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baby Oso | Tsubasa Oso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tsubasa Arawashi | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4×6.5 | telescopic | Tsubasa Chrome | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| folding | Tsubasa Spring | ... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.5×6 | strut folding | Semi Chrome B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| horizontal folding | Tsubasa Super Semi | ... | _ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tsubasa II Super Semi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tsubasa Nettar | Tsubasa Kiko Three | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| vertical folding | Semi Chrome A | Semi Sixteenth (dates unclear) |
Semi Kulax | Kiko Semi | ... | _ | Tsubasa Semi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6×6 | horizontal folding | Gotex | ... | ... | Poppy Six (dates unknown) |
... | Carl Six | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TLR | Kiko Flex | Tsubasaflex | Graceflex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16mm | subminiature | ... | Poppy (dates unknown) |
... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | ... | Kigawa Seimitsu | ... | Kigawa Kōgaku | Carl Kōgaku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shin Nippon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributor: | Optochrom-sha | ... | Nichiei Shōkai | Kikō Shōji | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameras whose actual existence is dubious are in a lighter shade. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameras in yellow are variants sold and maybe assembled by other companies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
