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| − | The '''Kinsi''' (キンシ)<REF> The name Kinsi (pronounced ''kinshi'') can be written 金鵄, then meaning "golden eagle". It all the advertisements observed, it is written in ''katakana'': キンシ. </REF> is a 3×4 strut folding camera |
+ | The '''Kinsi''' (キンシ)<REF> The name Kinsi (pronounced ''kinshi'') can be written 金鵄, then meaning "golden eagle". It all the advertisements observed, it is written in ''katakana'': キンシ. </REF> is a 3×4 strut folding camera, sold by Riken Kōgaku Kōgyō (now [[Ricoh]]) between 1941 and 1943. |
It was not made by Riken but by another company<REF> According to [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/camera/cameralist/kinsi.html this page of the Ricoh official website]. </REF>. It a strut folding camera, that was certainly inspired by the [[Dolly]] 3×4 camera made by the German company [[Certo]]<REF> [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/camera/cameralist/kinsi.html This page of the Ricoh official website] say that the Kinsi was a copy of the [[Zeh]] [[Goldi]], that is obviously not true, the Goldi being of the folding bed type. [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbest/riken.htm This page of the Asacame site] say that it is a copy of the Dolly. </REF>. |
It was not made by Riken but by another company<REF> According to [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/camera/cameralist/kinsi.html this page of the Ricoh official website]. </REF>. It a strut folding camera, that was certainly inspired by the [[Dolly]] 3×4 camera made by the German company [[Certo]]<REF> [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/camera/cameralist/kinsi.html This page of the Ricoh official website] say that the Kinsi was a copy of the [[Zeh]] [[Goldi]], that is obviously not true, the Goldi being of the folding bed type. [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbest/riken.htm This page of the Asacame site] say that it is a copy of the Dolly. </REF>. |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
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* ''Omoide no supuringu-kamera-ten'' (思い出のスプリングカメラ展, Exhibition of beloved self-erecting cameras). Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 1992. (Exhibition catalogue, no ISBN number.) |
* ''Omoide no supuringu-kamera-ten'' (思い出のスプリングカメラ展, Exhibition of beloved self-erecting cameras). Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 1992. (Exhibition catalogue, no ISBN number.) |
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* [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/camera/cameralist/kinsi.html Kinsi] in the [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/camera/cameralist/ film camera list] at the [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/ Ricoh official website] |
* [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/camera/cameralist/kinsi.html Kinsi] in the [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/camera/cameralist/ film camera list] at the [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/ Ricoh official website] |
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* [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbest/riken.htm Riken 127 cameras] and [http://asacame.fc2web.com/htmds/dbnbestaz.htm A-Z 127 film cameras] at [http://asacame.fc2web.com/ Asacame], with the Kinsi [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbestaz/bestk.htm on this page] |
* [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbest/riken.htm Riken 127 cameras] and [http://asacame.fc2web.com/htmds/dbnbestaz.htm A-Z 127 film cameras] at [http://asacame.fc2web.com/ Asacame], with the Kinsi [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbestaz/bestk.htm on this page] |
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| − | * [http://www.cameraguild.jp/nekosan/9909.htm Prewar Japanese 127 camera page] including the Kinsi, and a [http://www.cameraguild.jp/nekosan/hen999.htm page about the |
+ | * [http://www.cameraguild.jp/nekosan/9909.htm Prewar Japanese 127 camera page] including the Kinsi, and a [http://www.cameraguild.jp/nekosan/hen999.htm page about the thread-and-pin selftimer] at [http://www.cameraguild.jp/nekosan/ Nekosan's site] |
| + | * Advertisements reproduced in the [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki.htm Japanese camera page], the [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki-v.htm small format camera page] and the [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki-c.htm camera company page] of the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]: |
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| − | * {{Gochamaze|Kinsi I|6|November 18, 1942|Asahi Graph}} |
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| + | ** [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/Ri1.jpg Advertisement for the Riken range] picturing a Kinsi, published in the January 1941 issue of ''Gakusei no Kagaku'' |
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| + | ** [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/Ri2.jpg Advertisement for the Riken range] picturing a Kinsi, published in the February 1941 issue of ''Gakusei no Kagaku'' |
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| + | ** [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/R6.jpg Advertisement for the Kinsi I and Olympic Four] published in the April 1941 issue of ''Gakusei no Kagaku'' |
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| + | ** [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki6.jpg Advertisement for the Kinsi I] published in the 18 November 1942 issue of ''Asahi Graph'' |
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Revision as of 17:28, 13 March 2007
The Kinsi (キンシ)[1] is a 3×4 strut folding camera, sold by Riken Kōgaku Kōgyō (now Ricoh) between 1941 and 1943.
It was not made by Riken but by another company[2]. It a strut folding camera, that was certainly inspired by the Dolly 3×4 camera made by the German company Certo[3].
The camera has a folding optical finder, with the advance knob on its left. There is a folding leg to stand vertically on a table. The front leather is embossed Kinsi. The lens is a front-cell focusing Kinsi Anastigmat 5cm f:4.5. The shutter is an everset Licht, made by Seikōsha, providing 25, 50, 100, B, T speeds. This variant of the Licht shutter has a funny device: there is a hole at the bottom of the shutter plate, where you can introduce a needle, held by a long thread. The picture is taken when you pull the thread, so you can take pictures of yourself. This is explained on this page by Nekosan.
The Kinsi was announced in 1940 advertisements[4] for the Olympic Four, then it was advertised as Kinsi I (キンシⅠ型) between 1941 and 1943. It cost ¥48 in 1941[5] and ¥56.80 in 1942[6]. There is no record of a model II.
A Semi Kinsi, name variant of the Semi Olympic, has also been observed at a Yahoo Japan auction, and is covered in the Olympic page.
Notes
- ↑ The name Kinsi (pronounced kinshi) can be written 金鵄, then meaning "golden eagle". It all the advertisements observed, it is written in katakana: キンシ.
- ↑ According to this page of the Ricoh official website.
- ↑ This page of the Ricoh official website say that the Kinsi was a copy of the Zeh Goldi, that is obviously not true, the Goldi being of the folding bed type. This page of the Asacame site say that it is a copy of the Dolly.
- ↑ Advertisement for the Olympic Four I and II, Gaica, Kinsi and Roico, published in the March 1940 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 323. — Advertisement for the Olympic Four I and II, Gaica, Kinsi and Roico, published in the April 1940 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 47.
- ↑ Advertisement for the Kinsi I, New Olympic II, Roico II and Gaica II, published in the February 1941 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 324.
- ↑ Advertisement for the Adler Six and Kinsi I, published in the October 1942 issue of Shashin Bunka, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 70. — Template:Gochamaze
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 70. (See also the advertisements for items 47 and 323–4.)
- Omoide no supuringu-kamera-ten (思い出のスプリングカメラ展, Exhibition of beloved self-erecting cameras). Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 1992. (Exhibition catalogue, no ISBN number.)
Links
In Japanese:
- Kinsi in the film camera list at the Ricoh official website
- Riken 127 cameras and A-Z 127 film cameras at Asacame, with the Kinsi on this page
- Prewar Japanese 127 camera page including the Kinsi, and a page about the thread-and-pin selftimer at Nekosan's site
- Advertisements reproduced in the Japanese camera page, the small format camera page and the camera company page of the Gochamaze website:
- Advertisement for the Riken range picturing a Kinsi, published in the January 1941 issue of Gakusei no Kagaku
- Advertisement for the Riken range picturing a Kinsi, published in the February 1941 issue of Gakusei no Kagaku
- Advertisement for the Kinsi I and Olympic Four published in the April 1941 issue of Gakusei no Kagaku
- Advertisement for the Kinsi I published in the 18 November 1942 issue of Asahi Graph
| Asahi Bussan and Riken prewar and wartime cameras () | ||
|---|---|---|
| rigid or collapsible | ||
| Vest Adler | Gokoku | Semi Kinsi | Letix | Olympic | New Olympic | Regal Olympic | Semi Olympic | Super Olympic | Vest Olympic | Riken No.1 | Ricohl | Roico | Seica | Zessan | ||
| folders | pseudo TLR | TLR |
| Semi Adler | Adler III | Adler A | Adler B | Adler C | Adler Four | Adler Six | Gaica | Heil | Kinsi | Chukon Ref | Ricohflex | Ricohflex B |