The Royal 35M fixed lens rangefinder camera was made by Royal Camera of Tokyo in 1957, featuring:
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| Non-coupled meter by J Hopper (Image rights) |
- Rangefinder-coupled Tomioka Tominor 45mm / f2.8[1], or Tominor 45mm / f1.9[2] lens for the 35M 'deluxe version'[3], both to f16. Both lenses had 40.5mm screw-in filter size, and used 42mm slip-on metal or translucent plastic lens caps which carried the 'RC' crest.
- Copal MXV shutter with M and X flash sync.
- Shutter speeds: B, 1, 1/2, 1/5, 1/15, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500s.
- 10-blade aperture diaphragm giving a nearly circular pupil.
- Built-in non-coupled selenium meter read at the top of camera, indexed ASA 12-800 for high and low light levels and for readings with an accessory selenium booster cell. Both the built-in modular meter and accessory cell were made by Sekonic.
Variations
Royal Camera rebadged its equipment for sale by other distributors. The Royal 35M was also distributed as:
- Ogikon 35E, with either 45mm / f1.9 or f2.8 lenses, for Ogino Exporting in Japan;
- Skylark E, with Tominor 45mm / f1.9 lens, for Mansfield Industries in North America;
- Wirgin 19E, with Tominon 45mm / f1.9 lens, for Wirgin in Europe and North America.
Links
In Japanese:
In Chinese:
- Royal 35M: post with pictures in a Chinese forum
References
- ↑ Sugiyama/Naoi "The Collectors Guide to Japanese Cameras", code number 3744, p229.
- ↑ Sugiyama/Naoi "The Collectors Guide to Japanese Cameras", code number 3745, p229.
- ↑ Use of this term follows Sugiyama & Naoi practice: Royal Camera did not appear to differentiate between versions when variations of the same model were made.