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| − | The '''Zuman Flex''' (ズマンフレックス) is a Japanese | + | The '''Zuman Flex''' (ズマンフレックス) is a Japanese SLR using [[120 film]], briefly advertised in 1951–2 by [[Zuman|Zuman Kōki Kenkyūjo]], later [[Zuman|Zuman Kōki Seisakusho]]. It is said that it remained at the prototype level.<REF> Prototype only: Lewis, p. 76. </REF> |
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| + | == The original Zuman Flex == | ||
| + | === Advertisement === | ||
| + | The '''original Zuman Flex''' was advertised in the September 1951 issue of ''[[Kohga Gekkan]]'', with no price indicated.<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 143. </REF> It was presented together with the [[Zuman Super 16]]. No other occurrence of the camera is known in the Japanese magazines.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 353. </REF> | ||
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| + | === Description === | ||
| + | The camera takes fourteen 5×5.5cm exposures on [[120 film]]. It has a brick-shaped body, containing the vertically running rollfilm and a focal-plane shutter with metal curtains, giving 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 300, 450, 600 speeds. It seems that the speed is set by a knob on the photographer's left. The auto-stop film advance is coupled to the shutter winding, and there is an exposure counter and double exposure prevention. It is not known if the original model has the same advance crank as the later Zuman Flex M. It seems that the shutter release is the lever visible at the top left of the body, above the speed selector. | ||
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| + | The camera can take stock lenses from 75mm to 150mm focal length, seemingly adapted onto a square lens plate. The standard lens mentioned in the advertisement is a [[Zuiko]] 75/3.5 by [[Olympus]]. | ||
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| + | == Notes == | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
Revision as of 17:53, 17 September 2007
The Zuman Flex (ズマンフレックス) is a Japanese SLR using 120 film, briefly advertised in 1951–2 by Zuman Kōki Kenkyūjo, later Zuman Kōki Seisakusho. It is said that it remained at the prototype level.[1]
The original Zuman Flex
Advertisement
The original Zuman Flex was advertised in the September 1951 issue of Kohga Gekkan, with no price indicated.[2] It was presented together with the Zuman Super 16. No other occurrence of the camera is known in the Japanese magazines.[3]
Description
The camera takes fourteen 5×5.5cm exposures on 120 film. It has a brick-shaped body, containing the vertically running rollfilm and a focal-plane shutter with metal curtains, giving 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 300, 450, 600 speeds. It seems that the speed is set by a knob on the photographer's left. The auto-stop film advance is coupled to the shutter winding, and there is an exposure counter and double exposure prevention. It is not known if the original model has the same advance crank as the later Zuman Flex M. It seems that the shutter release is the lever visible at the top left of the body, above the speed selector.
The camera can take stock lenses from 75mm to 150mm focal length, seemingly adapted onto a square lens plate. The standard lens mentioned in the advertisement is a Zuiko 75/3.5 by Olympus.
Notes
- ↑ Prototype only: Lewis, p. 76.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 143.
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 353.
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 562–3.
- 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. 76.
The Zuman Flex is not listed in Sugiyama.
Links
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