Super Semi Plum
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The Super Semi Plum is a Japanese 4.5×6 coupled-rangefinder camera, said to be made by Omori and about which little is known.
Description
The Super Semi Plum has a rigid body and a focal-plane shutter. The advance knob is at the top right. There is a smaller diameter knob at the top left, probably a film retaining flange made to look like the rewind knob of a 35mm camera. The combined range- and view-finder is contained in a top housing between the two knobs. The viewfinder window is rectangular and the second image window is round. The common eyepiece is offset to the left. There is an accessory shoe behind the rangefinder window. The speed selecting knob is above the right part of the finder housing, together with a small button whose use is unknown. It is said that the speeds are B, 20–500.[1] It seems that the back is removed together with the bottom plate for film loading.
The lens is said to be interchangeable.[2] The standard lens is a collapsible Plum 7.5cm f/3.5. The distance ring is at the base of the lens, has a focusing tab and probably an infinity lock. The aperture ring is set on the lens rim, which is also inscribed Plum Semi.
The only actual example observed so far is pictured in Sugiyama and has lens number 1049.[3]
Notes
Bibliography
- 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. Item 3071.
This camera is not listed in Kokusan kamera no rekishi.
