Union Semi
The Union Semi (ユニオン・セミ) is a Japanese 4.5×6 folder very similar to the Zenobia. It is advertised in 1953[1] and 1954[2]. The maker is called Union Kōgaku and is mentioned in the advertisement as a microscope maker, while the distributor is Muraue Shashin-yōhin K.K. (村上写真用品株式会社)
The lens is a four-element coated Conoor Anastigmat 75mm f:3.5 and the shutter is a Copal with B, 1–200 speeds and a self-timer. The price in 1953 was ¥13,000.
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 975.
Links
In English:
- Union Semi, called Union C II, at westfordcomp.com
In Japanese:
- Union Semi, called Union C II, in a page of the AJCC website