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* [http://endoscopy.jp/moto/camera/camera_repair/wester6/index.html Wester Chrome Six repair notes] at [http://endoscopy.jp/moto/camera/ Takasaki Motohiro's camera site] | * [http://endoscopy.jp/moto/camera/camera_repair/wester6/index.html Wester Chrome Six repair notes] at [http://endoscopy.jp/moto/camera/ Takasaki Motohiro's camera site] | ||
* [http://arcticchar.exblog.jp/2246660/ Wester Chrome Six in a post by Arcticchar] at his [http://arcticchar.exblog.jp/ Fishing Diary blog] | * [http://arcticchar.exblog.jp/2246660/ Wester Chrome Six in a post by Arcticchar] at his [http://arcticchar.exblog.jp/ Fishing Diary blog] | ||
| − | * [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/JA_WESTER_R_PIC.htm Wester Chrome Six R], [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/JA_WESTER_S2_PIC.htm Wester S-2] and [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/JA_WESTER_AUTOROL_PIC.htm Wester Autorol] at [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/ Japan Family Camera], with [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/BUN_AUTOROL.htm repair notes of the Autorol] | + | <!--Commented out link, page no longer present/availabe, please remove if not returned by 11/2015 * [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/JA_WESTER_R_PIC.htm Wester Chrome Six R], [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/JA_WESTER_S2_PIC.htm Wester S-2] and [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/JA_WESTER_AUTOROL_PIC.htm Wester Autorol] at [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/ Japan Family Camera], with [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/BUN_AUTOROL.htm repair notes of the Autorol] --> |
* [http://homepage2.nifty.com/vasolza/wester6.htm Wester S2] at [http://homepage2.nifty.com/vasolza/ Vasolza's home page] | * [http://homepage2.nifty.com/vasolza/wester6.htm Wester S2] at [http://homepage2.nifty.com/vasolza/ Vasolza's home page] | ||
* [http://clacamera.exblog.jp/i8 Super Wester] at [http://clacamera.exblog.jp/ doraDD's clacamera blog] | * [http://clacamera.exblog.jp/i8 Super Wester] at [http://clacamera.exblog.jp/ doraDD's clacamera blog] | ||
Revision as of 05:31, 19 May 2015
The Japanese company Nishida made a number of folders called Wester (ウエスター) in the 1940s and 1950s. See also the 4.5×6 wartime Wester and the 4.5×6 postwar Semi Wester.
The Wester Chrome Six was a simple viewfinder model. The Wester Chrome Six R was a variant with an uncoupled rangefinder, some had a Zuiko F.C. 75/3.5 lens.
The Super Wester had helical focusing and a coupled rangefinder. The Wester S2 and Wester Autorol (ウエスターオートロール) added automatic film advance, dispensing with the red windows.
The Wester Atlasix was another simple viewfinder model. The lens was a Welcon 7.5cm f/4.5 with a shutter speed to 1/300.
The Fodor Six was a name variant of the Wester Atlasix, rebadged for the Dutch distributor Fodor, with the same Welcon 7.5cm f/4.5 lens.
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| Fodor Six. Picture by Jan Weijers. (Image rights) |
Notes
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. Items 387–93 and 1124.
- 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). Pp.83 and 86 (brief mentions only).
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). P.738.
- Sugiyama, Kōichi (杉山浩一); Naoi, Hiroaki (直井浩明); Bullock, John R. The Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras. 国産カメラ図鑑 (Kokusan kamera zukan). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1985. ISBN 4-257-03187-5. Items 1439–44.
Links
In English:
- Wester S2 in English and the original Japanese version, at Takahara Minoru's website
- Wester Atlasix in Greg Christies' pbase gallery
In Japanese:
- Wester Chrome Six repair notes at Takasaki Motohiro's camera site
- Wester Chrome Six in a post by Arcticchar at his Fishing Diary blog
- Wester S2 at Vasolza's home page
- Super Wester at doraDD's clacamera blog
- Wester Autorol, article with repair notes, at Orio's camera page
- Wester Autorol at Aya's camera site
- Wester Autorol recorded by Minosan, at Minosan's blog
- Wester Autorol, brief mention with one picture, at Glossostigma's website
- Photo gallery at Wanko's site, including a gallery of pictures taken with a Wester Autorol
- Wester Autorol in the first page of the Yamada Camera Museum
- Wester 6×6 folder at Itō Sadanobu's camera collection
