Talk:Mihama Six

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The mystery lens

I wrote: one with an MKS shutter (B, 10–200) and Mihama lens, the other with an NKS shutter (B, 1–200) and a different lens (one not branded Mihama). Strange wording indeed!

There's no illustration of this lens, which is referred to as セリター. In Hepburn that would be "Seritā"; in actual printed roman letters it could be Serita, Cerita, Selita, Celita, Seriter, Ceriter ... etc etc. Perhaps McKeown explains. -- Hoary 02:31, 23 May 2006 (EDT)

There is a Seriter lens on some Tōsei Frank Six models, maybe it is related. You can see one for sale here at ritzcam. The Seriter lens seems to have been mounted on other cameras too. In McKeown the lens names given for the Mihama Six are "Mihama" and "Kepler". --Rebollo fr 03:27, 23 May 2006 (EDT)
Thanks. The name セリター isn't reminiscent of any name I've heard of. I can't think of any reason why either it or Seriter should be an imitation of some other name, and I therefore infer that セリター and Seriter are the same. I'm thus adding this nugget of information. You're a lot more expert than I am in this era; if you have doubts, revert! (Incidentally, I sent you [Mihama-irrelevant] mail a few hours ago.) -- Hoary 04:42, 23 May 2006 (EDT)

Something else I had been going to write, but forgot. "Tōkō" is merely my romanization of トーコー. It could be Toko, Tohcoh, Tokor ... anything. Ideas? -- Hoary 04:47, 23 May 2006 (EDT)

The Toko lens was made by Tōkyō Kōgaku, トーコー surely stands for 東光. As for the writing, I have seen Toko with no macrons on the lens rim of the Minion folding camera and Minion 35. --Rebollo fr 05:59, 23 May 2006 (EDT)

I notice that you changed the "different lens" to "Seriter" in one sentence, but not in the other for the Mihama Six II. I don't know if this is intentional.

I am also wondering about the "Lauser" and "Tri-Lauser" lens, isn't it "Lausar" and "Tri-Lausar"?

The two last details come from McKeown: it lists a "MSK" shutter (not "MKS"), this could be an acronym for Mihama Seikō. It also lists a Mihama Six Model-X, it is pictured