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* [http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~hoshisf/newpage15.html Wester Autorol], brief mention with one picture, at [http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~hoshisf/ Glossostigma's website] | * [http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~hoshisf/newpage15.html Wester Autorol], brief mention with one picture, at [http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~hoshisf/ Glossostigma's website] | ||
* [http://photographer.jpn.ph/~wanko/gallary/gallary.htm Photo gallery] at [http://photographer.jpn.ph/~wanko/ Wanko's site], including a gallery of pictures taken with a Wester Autorol | * [http://photographer.jpn.ph/~wanko/gallary/gallary.htm Photo gallery] at [http://photographer.jpn.ph/~wanko/ Wanko's site], including a gallery of pictures taken with a Wester Autorol | ||
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Revision as of 13:28, 1 July 2007
The Wester (ウエスター) are a series of Japanese folders made by Nishida in the 1940s and 1950s.
The 4.5×6 model
See also the wartime Wester (4.5×6).
A Semi Wester (セミウエスター) horizontal folder was made in 1951.[1]
The 6×6 models
All the other known models were in 6×6 format.
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 1:4.5 7.5cm with a shutter speed to 1/300 of a second.
Notes
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 346.
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 19.
- McKeown P. 738.
Links
General links
In English:
In Japanese:
- Wester Chrome Six at Puppy's Island, with an ad and some sample pictures
- 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 Chrome Six R, Wester S-2 and Wester Autorol at Japan Family Camera, with repair notes of the Autorol
- 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
