Wagen Six
The Wagen Six is a Japanese 6×6 folding camera. Depending on the source, it is attributed to Yamato, probably the maker, or to Takemoto Shōkai, probably the distributor.[1] It was briefly announced in Japanese magazines dated March and April 1953, and again in the May 1954 special issue of Photo Art about folders.[2] It is said to take both 6×6cm and 4.5×6cm exposures, to have manual film advance via red windows, a Wagen 80/3.5 lens and a synchronized NKS shutter (B, 1–200, self-timer).[3] A Wagen Six J is also mentioned, certainly a cheaper variant about which nothing is known.[4]
No picture of the Wagen Six has been observed so far, and no surviving example is known yet.
Notes
- ↑ Yamato: Lewis, p.79. Takemoto: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.348.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 348.
- ↑ All features: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 348.
- ↑ Lewis, p.79.
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 1055.
- Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard). P. 79.
The Wagen Six is not listed in Sugiyama.
