Vesten
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The Vesten (ベステン)[1] is a Japanese camera taking 4×5cm exposures on 127 film. No surviving example has yet surfaced, and the camera is only known by advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, dated December 1940 and January 1941.[2] No picture is shown and it is not known if the camera has a folding or rigid body. The advertisements mention auto-stop advance, an f/3.5 lens and a Star-Rapid shutter with 1s low speed. The top speed is not mentioned but it is probably 1/500.[3] The price of ¥125 is indicated in the first advertisement.
Notes
- ↑ The name "Vesten" is unsure: it could as well be "Besten", "Besuten" or another variation.
- ↑ Both advertisements published in Asahi Camera, reproduced by Kokusan kamera no rekishi on pp. 72 and 77.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 341.
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 238. (See also the advertisements for items 108 and 136.)
This camera is not listed in Sugiyama.
