Lex
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The Lex is a Japanese leaf shutter, made in the late 1930s and early 1940s by Mars. It gives T, B, 5–200 speeds, has no self-timer and is intended for use with a body release. The shutter plate is inscribed Mars Tokyo at the top, Lex at the bottom and has metal stripes on both sides of the lens.
The Lex has been observed on the Weha Six and on the Loyal.[1] It was also offered on the Semi Rosen III and on the Roavic.[2]
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Notes
- ↑ Weha Six: example pictured in Sugiyama, item 1266. Loyal: example observed in an online auction.
- ↑ Semi Rosen III: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.343. Roavic: advertisement dated February 1942, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.105. In both cases, the shutter is called レックス in katakana only.
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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.
- Sugiyama, Kōichi (杉山浩一); Naoi, Hiroaki (直井浩明); Bullock, John R. The Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras. 国産カメラ図鑑 (Kokusan kamera zukan). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1985. ISBN 4-257-03187-5.
