Samoca SAMOCA-35 Super Range Finder. Futerał. Viewer. Analogue camera
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Description from the seller
I am selling a Samoca-35 Super Range Finder camera in excellent condition and in full working order.
All camera functions operate correctly.
A case with visible signs of use; it has been repaired.
Included is a Samoca-made Daybrite Viewer. The Viewer is in excellent condition and functional.
The camera has been tested and is ready to use.
Serial number 576970 indicates a production year of 1956
Description of operation.
Samoca-35 Super, sometimes also called Samoca-35 Super Rangefinder, is a 35mm rangefinder camera with a distinctive look. It was introduced to the market in 1956 and was the first rangefinder camera from the Samoca family produced by Sanei Sangyō KK in Japan. The camera is simple and inexpensive. It uses a central shutter with a front lens and speeds of 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100 and 1/200 plus Bulb. Changes are made using a knob on the camera body, just under the lens and on the side. The aperture was also adjusted manually using a hard-to-reach ring on the lens barrel. Samoca-35 Super owes its name not to a 35 mm film format, but to the maximum aperture of f/3.5 of the Ezumar 50 mm Anastigmat lens. Reportedly there was a Samoca 28 Super model with a 50 mm f/2.8 lens. Focusing was accomplished in a fairly typical way. The arm detached from the lens body allowed easy rotation of the lens itself, which was connected to a gear wheel above the lens body, regulating the camera’s rangefinder and also providing a depth-of-field scale. A nice touch is that the scale is printed upside down, so when holding the camera and looking at the lens over the top of the camera, the scale is inverted upward. The only other case we remember of something like this are Nikonos users who mounted their lenses upside down so that the aperture and focus scales would be inverted upward in the same situation.
The Samoca-35 Super camera has a completely removable back/bottom plate for loading film. A hinged pressure plate is attached to the lower part of the neg/film mask. The automatic frame counter on the top of the camera required manual resetting during film loading. Apart from that, the camera is extremely straightforward to operate.
I am selling a Samoca-35 Super Range Finder camera in excellent condition and in full working order.
All camera functions operate correctly.
A case with visible signs of use; it has been repaired.
Included is a Samoca-made Daybrite Viewer. The Viewer is in excellent condition and functional.
The camera has been tested and is ready to use.
Serial number 576970 indicates a production year of 1956
Description of operation.
Samoca-35 Super, sometimes also called Samoca-35 Super Rangefinder, is a 35mm rangefinder camera with a distinctive look. It was introduced to the market in 1956 and was the first rangefinder camera from the Samoca family produced by Sanei Sangyō KK in Japan. The camera is simple and inexpensive. It uses a central shutter with a front lens and speeds of 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100 and 1/200 plus Bulb. Changes are made using a knob on the camera body, just under the lens and on the side. The aperture was also adjusted manually using a hard-to-reach ring on the lens barrel. Samoca-35 Super owes its name not to a 35 mm film format, but to the maximum aperture of f/3.5 of the Ezumar 50 mm Anastigmat lens. Reportedly there was a Samoca 28 Super model with a 50 mm f/2.8 lens. Focusing was accomplished in a fairly typical way. The arm detached from the lens body allowed easy rotation of the lens itself, which was connected to a gear wheel above the lens body, regulating the camera’s rangefinder and also providing a depth-of-field scale. A nice touch is that the scale is printed upside down, so when holding the camera and looking at the lens over the top of the camera, the scale is inverted upward. The only other case we remember of something like this are Nikonos users who mounted their lenses upside down so that the aperture and focus scales would be inverted upward in the same situation.
The Samoca-35 Super camera has a completely removable back/bottom plate for loading film. A hinged pressure plate is attached to the lower part of the neg/film mask. The automatic frame counter on the top of the camera required manual resetting during film loading. Apart from that, the camera is extremely straightforward to operate.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Brand
Samoca
Model/type nr
SAMOCA-35 Super Range Finder. Futerał. Viewer.
Physical condition
Near mint
Functional condition
Tested and working
Film type
35mm
Serial number
576970
Estimated period
1950-1960
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