Yet another folder - a guessing game

[P C Headland]

Rummaging virtually through the local online auction site a couple of weeks back, I spotted a rather interesting camera. My favourite type, being a MF folder, but one with a rather rare feature: brightlines in the viewfinder. Of course, I had to buy it!

What did I buy?

[titrisol]

There can't be many of such models.
I havent seen one such camera, what is it?

[P C Headland]

It's got a rangefinder.

It was made prior to 1960.

And I think there were only 3 or four folding cameras so equipped.

[scott]

(Glad I'm not the only one with this proclivity of late.)

Super Ikonta? 531 maybe?

[Julio1fer]

Japanese model?

From somewhere in the Internet:

Late versions of the Mine Six have framelines, the Pearl IV has framelines; the Super Pontura (I think it's called) even has parallax-adjusted framelines if I remember right

Never heard of these, but there…

[P C Headland]

It is Japanese, and shoots 6x6 and 6x4.5.

Hint: think India.

It's a mystery

[P C Headland]

And a photo from the first test roll.

[titrisol]

It is Japanese, and shoots 6x6 and 6x4.5.

Hint: think India.


IMG_5602.jpg

Awesome!!! Is it a Mumbai Special

[Julio1fer]

And a photo from the first test roll.

More than good enough! This is not any old lens. But the India hint has got me more confused than before!

[alexvaras]

Aires Viceroy, mainly exported from Japan to India as I read.

Nice camera!! I never heard of it, now I’m curious