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Above: no serial number on the name plate
| Model | plate has SOW, Made in Occupied Japan |
| Serial # | none |
| Finish/colour | chrome, black leatherette |
| Lens | Swallow 25mm f3.5 GEM |
| Shutter | B, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100 |
| Aperture | f3.5, f5.6, f8 and f11 |
| Film Door lock | large clip at front of camera fixed to tripod socket |
| Case | |
| Box | |
| Instructions | |
| Dimensions | 43 x 84 (67 pop-up viewer closed) x 40 mm (width x height x depth) |
| Weight | 130g |
| Purchased | 2003/08/31 |
| Date of Manufacture | |
| Cost | 338USD |
| Current Value | |
| Auction Price | Ebay 2002/12/11 355USD, *2003/08/31 338USD, 2004/03/08 198.50USD (box, missing leatherette), 2004/02/23 461USD (box, hood), 2004/06/22 248.50USD, 2004/09/12 316USD (brochure), 2004/12/22 610USD (box), 2005/02/21 605USD (Showa Kogaku Japan), 2005/06/24 299.99USD (case), 2005/07/18 281USD (#10620), 2005/10/14 255USD (box), 2005/10/28 425USD, 2006/02/19 299USD, 2007/12/02 390.78USD (#2942), 2008/10/16 322.74USD (case, no serial number) |
| Comment | Has four spiked feet on base. The film frame number viewer has a sliding cover over a red window. |
The variation below has a different feature on the right hand side of the camera and the name plate on the back is different to the camera above.
Last Updated on 5th November 2008