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The '''Hansa Rollette Ref''' (ハンザ・ローレット・レフ) is a Japanese 4.5×6 camera, distributed by [[Ōmiya|Ōmiya Shashin-yōhin K.K.]], the owner of the "Hansa" brand. It is a [[pseudo TLR]]: its shape imitates a [[TLR|twin lens reflex]] but the finder is nothing more than a big [[brilliant finder]], and it is probably [[fixed focusing|fixed-focus]]. Its nameplate is only written ''Rollette Ref''. | The '''Hansa Rollette Ref''' (ハンザ・ローレット・レフ) is a Japanese 4.5×6 camera, distributed by [[Ōmiya|Ōmiya Shashin-yōhin K.K.]], the owner of the "Hansa" brand. It is a [[pseudo TLR]]: its shape imitates a [[TLR|twin lens reflex]] but the finder is nothing more than a big [[brilliant finder]], and it is probably [[fixed focusing|fixed-focus]]. Its nameplate is only written ''Rollette Ref''. | ||
− | The Hansa Rollette Ref is featured in the new products column of the February 1936 issue of ''Asahi Camera''<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 339. </REF>, and it appears in the catalogue of [[Yamashita|Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten]] dated April 1937<REF> Reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, items 182 and 183. </REF>, for ¥16. It is said to have a Tribar<REF> Inferred from the ''katakana'' トリバー. </REF> 50/8 lens and a T, B, 25–100 shutter.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 339. </REF> | + | The Hansa Rollette Ref is featured in the new products column of the February 1936 issue of ''Asahi Camera''<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 339. </REF>, and it appears in the catalogue of [[Yamashita|Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten]] dated April 20, 1937<REF> Reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, items 182 and 183. </REF>, for ¥16. It is said to have a Tribar<REF> Inferred from the ''katakana'' トリバー. </REF> 50/8 lens and a T, B, 25–100 shutter.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 339. </REF> |
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Revision as of 14:50, 2 August 2006
The Hansa Rollette Ref (ハンザ・ローレット・レフ) is a Japanese 4.5×6 camera, distributed by Ōmiya Shashin-yōhin K.K., the owner of the "Hansa" brand. It is a pseudo TLR: its shape imitates a twin lens reflex but the finder is nothing more than a big brilliant finder, and it is probably fixed-focus. Its nameplate is only written Rollette Ref.
The Hansa Rollette Ref is featured in the new products column of the February 1936 issue of Asahi Camera[1], and it appears in the catalogue of Yamashita Yūjirō Shōten dated April 20, 1937[2], for ¥16. It is said to have a Tribar[3] 50/8 lens and a T, B, 25–100 shutter.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 339.
- ↑ Reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, items 182 and 183.
- ↑ Inferred from the katakana トリバー.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 339.
Printed 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 183.
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