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The early models have a wooden body. Two surviving examples have been observed so far, recognized by the name ''WEHA'' embossed in the leather handle, but they have a different body.
 
The early models have a wooden body. Two surviving examples have been observed so far, recognized by the name ''WEHA'' embossed in the leather handle, but they have a different body.
  
The presumably earliest one has split folding struts, vertical and horizontal movement ability, a small focusing wheel on the photographer's right, a folding brilliant finder and a wireframe finder attached on two points.<REF> Example observed in an online auction. </REF> It has an [[Ibsor]] shutter (1–125, T, B) and a [[Heliostar]] 130mm f/4.5 lens, engraved ''Heliostar Anastigmat München'', whose maker is unknown. The focal length probably indicates that it takes ''tefuda'' (8×10.5cm) plates.
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The presumably earliest one has split folding struts, vertical and horizontal movement ability, a small focusing wheel on the photographer's right, a folding brilliant finder and a wireframe finder attached on two points.<REF> Example observed in an online auction. </REF> It has an [[Ibsor]] shutter (1–125, T, B) and a [[Heliostar]] Anastigmat München 130mm f/4.5 lens. The focal length probably indicates that it takes ''tefuda'' (8×10.5cm) plates.
  
 
The presumably later one is in 6.5×9cm format.<REF> Example pictured in {{Sugiyama}}, item 1264. </REF> It has plain folding struts, no movement ability, a focusing wheel on the right, a rigid brilliant finder and a different wireframe finder attached on one point. It might have the same handle lugs as the previous example. This particular example has a rim-set [[Compur]] shutter (T, B, 1–250) and an Anastigmat Trioplan 10.5cm f/4.5.<REF> Shutter speed and lens name reported in {{Sugiyama}}, item 1264. </REF>
 
The presumably later one is in 6.5×9cm format.<REF> Example pictured in {{Sugiyama}}, item 1264. </REF> It has plain folding struts, no movement ability, a focusing wheel on the right, a rigid brilliant finder and a different wireframe finder attached on one point. It might have the same handle lugs as the previous example. This particular example has a rim-set [[Compur]] shutter (T, B, 1–250) and an Anastigmat Trioplan 10.5cm f/4.5.<REF> Shutter speed and lens name reported in {{Sugiyama}}, item 1264. </REF>
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== Metal body ==
 
== Metal body ==
The later models have a metal body. Three surviving examples have been observed so far, and they seem to have the same body in 6.5×9cm format. The plain folding struts have a peculiar shape, the brilliant finder has a bubble lever on its side and the wireframe finder has a plain rectangular eyepiece. The simplest example has a [[Vario]] shutter (25, 50, 100, B, T) and a lens reported as a Weha-Aplanat 105/6.8; no focus control is visible and the camera is perhaps focused by manually moving the front standard.<REF> Example pictured in {{Sugiyama}}, item 1265. </REF> Another has a Neuheil shutter made by [[Neumann & Heilemann]] and a [[Heliostar]] 105mm f/6.3 lens, engraved ''Heliostar Anastigmat München''; again no focus control is visible.<REF> Example observed in an online auction. </REF> The third has a [[Lidex]] shutter (T, B, 5–200) by [[Minolta|Molta]], a [[Heliostar]] 105mm f/4.5 lens and a focusing wheel on the photographer's right.<REF> Example pictured in [http://asacame.fc2web.com/htmfolding/weha.htm this page at Asacame]. </REF>
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The later models have a metal body. Three surviving examples have been observed so far, and they seem to have the same body in 6.5×9cm format. The plain folding struts have a peculiar shape, the brilliant finder has a bubble lever on its side and the wireframe finder has a plain rectangular eyepiece. The simplest example has a [[Vario]] shutter (25, 50, 100, B, T) and a lens reported as a Weha-Aplanat 105/6.8; no focus control is visible and the camera is perhaps focused by manually moving the front standard.<REF> Example pictured in {{Sugiyama}}, item 1265. </REF> Another has a Neuheil shutter made by [[Neumann & Heilemann]] and a [[Heliostar]] Anastigmat München 105mm f/6.3 lens; again no focus control is visible.<REF> Example observed in an online auction. </REF> The third has a [[Lidex]] shutter (T, B, 5–200) by [[Minolta|Molta]], a [[Heliostar]] Anastigmat München 105mm f/4.5 lens and a focusing wheel on the photographer's right.<REF> Example pictured in [http://asacame.fc2web.com/htmfolding/weha.htm this page at Asacame]. </REF>
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==

Revision as of 19:50, 7 January 2008

Japanese plate cameras
Monocular cameras (edit)
No.0 (4×5cm) Secrette
atom (4.5×6cm) New Argus | Egorette | Secrette
Box cameras (edit)
No.0 (4×5cm) Adam | Hayatori Renshūyō
atom (4.5×6cm) Atom Hayatori Shashinki
meishi (5.5×8cm) Cherry
tefuda (8×10.5cm) Champion | Cherry | Sakura Army | Sakura Honor | Sakura Navy
nimaigake (8×12cm) Sakura Honor
kabine (12×16.5cm) Sakura Honor
Folding bed cameras (edit)
No.0 (4×5cm) Alpha | Sweet | Pony Sweet | Taishō-shiki
atom (4.5×6cm) Monarch | Need | Palma
meishi (5.5×8cm) Eagle | Idea A | Idea B | Idea Snap | Idea No.1 | Iris | Lily (horizontal) | Pearl No.3 | Special Camera | Venis | X
daimeishi (6.5×9cm) Apollo | Arcadia | Crite | Special East | Eaton | Elliotte | First | First Etui | Gold | Happy | Hope | Idea No.1 | Idea (metal) | Kinka | Kokka | Lily (horizontal) | Lily (metal) | Tropical Lily | Lloyd | Lomax | Masnette | Mikuni | Need | Nifca Klapp | Nifca Sport | Ohca | Palma | Peter | Prince | Prince Peerless | Proud | Romax | Rosen | Rubies | Sirius | Sun | Super | Tokiwa | Venus | Weha Idea | Weha Light
tefuda (8×10.5cm) Eagle | Idea A | Idea B | Idea No.1 | Idea (metal) | Iris | Lily (original) | Lily (horizontal) | Lily (metal) | Palma | Pearl No.3, No.4 | Minimum Pearl | Special Pearl | Sakura Palace | Sakura Pocket Prano | Star | Tokiwa | Weha
nimaigake (8×12cm) Eagle | Idea | Idea Binocular | Sakura Prano | Sakura Binocular Prano | Star Premo
hagaki (8×14cm) Eagle | Noble | Pearl No.3, No.4 | Star
kabine (12×16.5cm) Idea | Noble | Sakura Prano | Star Premo
Strut-folding cameras (edit)
No.0 (4×5cm) CH
atom (4.5×6cm) Idea Spring
meishi (5.5×8cm) Minimum Idea | Korok
daimeishi (6.5×9cm) Idea Spring | Minolta | Auto Minolta | Auto Press Minolta | Nifca-Dox | Vester Klapp
tefuda (8×10.5cm) Focal Happy | Idea Spring | Idea Telephoto
10×15cm Kongo Press
kabine (12×16.5cm) Idea Spring | Idea Telephoto
SLR cameras (edit)
atom (4.5×6cm) Simplex Reflex | Speed Reflex
meishi (5.5×8cm) Speed Reflex
daimeishi (6.5×9cm) Convex Reflex | Hogo Reflex | Idea Reflex (1932) | Neat Reflex | Simplex Reflex | Speed Reflex
tefuda (8×10.5cm) Idea Reflex (1910 and 1911) | Idea Reflex (1932) | Neat Reflex | Photo Deluxe Reflex | Speed Reflex
nimaigake (8×12cm) Idea Reflex (1910 and 1911) | Sakura Reflex Prano
kabine (12×16.5cm) Idea Reflex (1910 and 1911)
daikabine (13×18cm) Guaranteed Reflex
unknown Hardflex | Leinflex | Photoman Special Reflex
Stereo cameras
3.7×5cm Tokioscope
4×5in Idea Binocular | Sakura Binocular Prano
Japanese 3×4 and 4×4, 4×5 and 4×6.5, 4.5×6, 6×6 and 6×9 ->

The Weha (ウエハー) plate folders were certainly distributed in the early 1930s by Yamamoto Shashinki-ten, owner of the Weha brand. Yamamoto later distributed the Weha Chrome Six and Weha Six made by Ehira, but the plate folders were probably not made by the same company.

Wooden body

The early models have a wooden body. Two surviving examples have been observed so far, recognized by the name WEHA embossed in the leather handle, but they have a different body.

The presumably earliest one has split folding struts, vertical and horizontal movement ability, a small focusing wheel on the photographer's right, a folding brilliant finder and a wireframe finder attached on two points.[1] It has an Ibsor shutter (1–125, T, B) and a Heliostar Anastigmat München 130mm f/4.5 lens. The focal length probably indicates that it takes tefuda (8×10.5cm) plates.

The presumably later one is in 6.5×9cm format.[2] It has plain folding struts, no movement ability, a focusing wheel on the right, a rigid brilliant finder and a different wireframe finder attached on one point. It might have the same handle lugs as the previous example. This particular example has a rim-set Compur shutter (T, B, 1–250) and an Anastigmat Trioplan 10.5cm f/4.5.[3]

One lens and shutter unit has been reported as coming from a "Weha Light" plate folder made around 1930, presumably a wooden model.[4] It consists of an Anastigmat Wekar 10.5cm f/4.5 lens made by Kenngott mounted on a Pronto (25, 50, 100, B, T) shutter.

Metal body

The later models have a metal body. Three surviving examples have been observed so far, and they seem to have the same body in 6.5×9cm format. The plain folding struts have a peculiar shape, the brilliant finder has a bubble lever on its side and the wireframe finder has a plain rectangular eyepiece. The simplest example has a Vario shutter (25, 50, 100, B, T) and a lens reported as a Weha-Aplanat 105/6.8; no focus control is visible and the camera is perhaps focused by manually moving the front standard.[5] Another has a Neuheil shutter made by Neumann & Heilemann and a Heliostar Anastigmat München 105mm f/6.3 lens; again no focus control is visible.[6] The third has a Lidex shutter (T, B, 5–200) by Molta, a Heliostar Anastigmat München 105mm f/4.5 lens and a focusing wheel on the photographer's right.[7]

Notes

  1. Example observed in an online auction.
  2. Example pictured in Sugiyama, item 1264.
  3. Shutter speed and lens name reported in Sugiyama, item 1264.
  4. See this page at ksmt.com.
  5. Example pictured in Sugiyama, item 1265.
  6. Example observed in an online auction.
  7. Example pictured in this page at Asacame.

Bibliography

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