5x7 Japanese field camera.

[alexvaras]

Hi all,

I found this, included 3 double wooden holders, the lens shown, an universal rapid aplanat n3 (unknown focal length) and that 'small' tripod, the guy asks about USD150+shipping.
I tried to find the lens but so far the nearest is kinda the same but named 'Tokyo'
Any info it will be appreciated.




Thank you in advance.

[Willie]

You are trying to find information, not you selling it?

[alexvaras]

You are trying to find information, not you selling it?

If I would like to sell it I would post it in a different sub-forum.
I want to get information about the camera and if you think the price is correct or whatever.

If I post it in the wrong place or I'm doing something incorrect please let me know.
Thank you.
Alex

[John Layton]

Hmmm...camera looks like a...Nagaoka? Tachihara? And that tripod looks like a much larger version of my ancient Thalhammer. Not sure about the lens.

[Greg Y]

lens is 21cm = 210

[Drew Wiley]

Neither a Tachi nor Nagaoka. Much older. Attractive as an antique, and that old tripod is fascinating. Hard to say how well it functionally functionally it works from just a web image, and the lens looks so-so at best. Perhaps more valuable as a conversation piece or antique than as a user camera, but that would depends on the specific condition of the hardware,
bellows, gear rack etc.

[Oren Grad]

It could be an old Tachihara, though the same type of camera was made by other companies as well. There could be a nameplate on the back.

These older Japanese cameras tend to use book-form film holders, not the more familiar block-form holders that are used by all modern cameras. So in that respect too, a picture of the back is important.

[alexvaras]

Thanks for the tips, I asked the seller about the back, he wrote:
Manofactory
R. Konishi
Tokyo Osaka
I found already some info, Drew and Oren where close.
https://flic.kr/p/cQPv2q

[Steven Tribe]

A Japanese camera of this age could well be a 1/2 Plate size - rather than a 5x7" !

[Oren Grad]

A Japanese camera of this age could well be a 1/2 Plate size - rather than a 5x7" !

Good point! As you can see, the example that Alex linked on Flickr is kabine (カビネ), or half-plate, size.

Between the holders and the film size, the camera would be more of a hassle to use than a modern 5x7 camera. Not impossible by any means, but much less convenient than a camera with a modern-standard 5x7 back.