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Canon
(Seiki Kogaku) rangefinder camera HANSA 1938 Model
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Canon HANSA,
1938 An earliest Canon
RF model, with a n interesting Nippon Kogaku KK made black face "Nikkor" 3.5/50mm, base plate engraved: 2636, lens cap,
original Hansa ever-ready case; approx. Year: c.1938
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Canon HANSA,
1938
An earliest Canon RF model, with a n interesting Nippon Kogaku KK made black face
"Nikkor"
3.5/50mm, base plate engraved: 2636, lens cap,
original Hansa ever-ready case; approx. Year: c.1938 w/Serial no. 898
REFER TO Pictures of Model
w/S/N 194, 1935/6
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Canon
(Seiki Kogaku) rangefinder camera model S
Brief
Summary: Source:
Canon Museum
Year Introduced: 1939
Background:
Shutter
speeds (slow settings) from 1 sec. to 1/20 sec. Besides the Nikkor f/3.5 lens which
came with the camera, three other lenses were available: the Nikkor f/2 (Sonnar type
with 6 elements in 3 groups), Nikkor f/2.8 (Tessar type with 4 elements in 3 groups),
and Nikkor f/4.5 (Tessar type with 4 elements in 3 groups). It was a fine lens line-up
for Japan's only high-end 35mm camera. The frame counter was on the camera top at
the base of the film advance knob. On the Hansa Canon, it was on the camera front.
This was to make room for the slow shutter speed governor. Due to internal mechanism
changes, the top cover consisted of two parts with one part covering the protruding
viewfinder portion. This was unlike the single-piece top cover of the Hansa Canon.
The slow shutter speed dial was lever-controlled for easier operation.
Spec:
Type:-
35mm focal-plane shutter camera
Film Format:- 24 x 36 mm
Standard lenses: Nikkor 50mm f/3.5, 50mm f/2.8, 50mm f/2, 50mm f/4.5 (all lenses
provided)
Lens Mount:- Dedicated bayonet mount with three inner lugs for interchangeable lenses
Shutter:- Two-axis, horizontal-travel focal-plane shutter with cloth curtains. Lever-controlled
dial for 1, 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 sec., and single-axis rotating dial for Z, 1/20, 1/40,
1/60, 1/100, 1/200, and 1/500 sec.
Viewfinder system :- Coincidence rangefinder and separate reversed Galilean pop-up
viewfinder. Focusing enabled with rotating gear (with stopper released).
Film Loading & Advance:- After baseplate removal, drop-in bottom loading. Advances
with camera-top knob.
Frame Counter:- Manually set from 0 to 39 at base of camera-top rewind knob. Film
Rewind via Camera-top knob
Dimensions & Weight: Approx. 136 x 69 x 30.5 mm, 700 g (with Nikkor 50mm f/3.5)
Source:
Canon Museum
Credit: Image courtesy
of Photo_Arsenal-Worldwide® Germany. The
Company also maintains an active EBAY
Store,
trading many used and new photo equipment of various labels. Photo Aersenal can be
contacted at Photo Arsenal Boris Jamchtchik, Altenfurter Str.16a 90475 Nuernberg
Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 911/ 4008081 E-Mail: ebayshop@arsenal-photo.com. Arsenal has
a office in Hong Kong, headed by Evan Wong. Address is: Ting Shan East Selling-Office
Unit 210, 2/f., Mirror Tower, 61 Mody Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong Phone: + 852/23126690
, fax. +852/23126691.Image(s) copyright © 2008. All rights reserved. Please respect the visual
property of the contributing photographer.
Canon
(Seiki Kogaku) rangefinder camera HANSA
with Sand Hunter & Co, UK
Source:
Canon Museum
"..Canon's first production model and Japan's first high-quality 35mm camera.
An improved version of the KWANON camera, it also incorporated technology from Nippon
Kogaku (Nikon). Although some say that the camera was marketed in October 1935, the
marketing date was February 1936. The lens was a Nikkor 5cm f/3.5 mounted for the
first time on a civilian camera. The rangefinder optics and focusing mount were made
by Nippon Kogaku. The viewfinder was a reversed Galilean type and it was separate
from the rangefinder window. The viewfinder was nicknamed "surprise box"
because it popped up when a button was pressed. Saburo Uchida, Goro Yoshida's brother-in-law
and manager of the company's business affairs, changed the "KWANON" name
to "Canon." "Canon" also refers to the Bible and standards or
laws. "Hansa" was (and still is) the trademark of Omiya Photo Supply, the
distributor of the Hansa Canon...".
Spec
Sheet:-
Type:-
35mm focal-plane shutter camera
Film Format:- 24 x 36 mm
Standard Lenses:- Nikkor 50mm f/3.5 (Tessar with 4 elements in 3 groups)
Lens Mount:- Dedicated bayonet mount with three inner lugs for interchangeable
lenses
Shutter Type:- Two-axis, horizontal-travel focal-plane shutter with cloth
curtains. Single-axis rotating dial for Z (Zeit or bulb), 1/20, 1/30, 1/40, 1/60,
1/100, 1/200, 1/500 sec.
Viewfinder System:- Coincidence rangefinder and separate reversed Galilean
pop-up viewfinder. Focusing enabled with rotating gear (with stopper released).
Film Loading & Advance:- After baseplate removal, drop-in bottom loading.
Advances with camera-top knob.
Frame Counter:- Manually set from 0 to 36 on camera front.
Film Rewind via camera-top knob
Dimensions / Weight:- 136.5 x 69 x 31 mm, 640 g (with Nikkor 50mm f/3.5)
Source:
Canon Museum
Canon (Seiki
Kogaku) rangefinder camera HANSA
(no
engraving type - late model)
NEXT:
Canon
HANSA / Seiki
Kokagu J-II
rangefinder camera model, 1940
HANSA
Canon Models:- 1935/6 | 1937 | 1938 | 1940
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Credit: Image courtesy
of Photo_Arsenal-Worldwide® Germany. The
Company also maintains an active EBAY
Store,
trading many used and new photo equipment of various labels. Photo Aersenal can be
contacted at Photo Arsenal Boris Jamchtchik, Altenfurter Str.16a 90475 Nuernberg
Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 911/ 4008081 E-Mail: ebayshop@arsenal-photo.com. Arsenal has
a office in Hong Kong, headed by Evan Wong. Address is: Ting Shan East Selling-Office
Unit 210, 2/f., Mirror Tower, 61 Mody Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong Phone: + 852/23126690
, fax. +852/23126691.Image(s) copyright © 2008. All rights reserved. Please respect the visual
property of the contributing photographer.
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