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Lightshow wrote:
A roll of what? Is that a type of memory card? 😂
The Tulips look nice, any idea or thoughts on the lens manufacturer?
https://camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Semi_Leotax_DL_and_R
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The earliest document mentioning the name "Semi Leotax DL" is an advertisement dated May 1952.[5] That in Shashin KÅgyÅ November 1952, reproduced above, only has the name "Semi Leotax", and lists three lens and shutter combinations:[6]
Toko 7.5cm f/3.5 lens, Copal shutter, ¥14,500;
Kominar 7.5cm f/3.5 lens, Copal shutter, ¥13,500;
Reginon 7.5cm f/3.5 lens, Wester shutter, ¥12,500.
The Toko was supplied by TÅkyÅ KÅgaku and the Kominar by NittÅ KÅgaku. The maker of the Reginon is unknown; it might be Nishida, which made the Wester shutter, and supplied Wester Anastigmat lenses for the early postwar Semi Leotax just before the introduction of the Reginon lens brand.
After that, the S-Reginon lens and Wester shutter combination was offered on the model R as a cheaper alternative. Actual examples are found with a body number in the 21xxx to 23xxx range, mixed with Toko-equipped cameras.[31] The Wester is similar to that mounted on the late DL. All three lens and shutter combinations were advertised simultaneously in Shashin KÅgyÅ August 1954 and Asahi Camera September 1954.[32] The prices were lower than the previous year:
Toko f/3.5, Copal, ¥17,200;
Kominar, Copal, ¥16,100;[33]
S-Reginon, Wester, ¥15,000.
Semi Leotax R in Shashin KÅgyÅ January 1955. (Image rights) Advertisement in Asahi Camera January 1955 (text only). (Image rights)
The late cameras, with a body number in the 24xxx to 30xxx range, have either a Toko or a Kominar lens.[34] One isolated example has been found with the Kominar lens and a New Trio shutter, similar to that mounted on some examples of the Semi Leotax DL.[35] The last mentions of the Semi Leotax R are found in Japanese magazines dated January 1955. A column in Shashin KÅgyÅ mentions the Toko and Kominar lenses and Copal shutter, at an unchanged price,[36] whereas the advertisement in Asahi Camera lists the Toko version only, at Â¥15,500 knock-off price.[37] |
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