The following is a list of missing cameras, documents and information. Please don't get the wrong idea - I am not an obsessive who is willing to pay a king's ransom for this stuff. It would just be lovely to hear from anyone kind (and knowledgeable) enough to fill-in a few of the blanks.
Cameras wanted
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Gen 35
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Milo 35
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Ward 35
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[1] Early Beauty Super 35
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Beauty Super 35 with Synchro-Compur shutter
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Beauty Super 35 with Copal MX shutter
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Beauty Super 35 with Copal MX shutter - transitional model.
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Beauty Canter 35 with release catch on rewind knob
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Beauty Super II with f/1.9 lens
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Lens caps for the 35 and Super 35
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Missing instruction manuals
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Beauty 35 (English language version)
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Beauty Super 35
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Beauty Lightmatic SP
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Gen 35
[1] In May 2023 I found an early Beauty Super 35 on a Japanese auction site. The starting price was 100 Yen ... a mere £0.58. The camera attracted no bids. I wanted to buy the item, but sadly the shipping costs were not transparent. I expected they would be around £30, I which would have been happy to pay, but I didn't care to take a gamble.
Information wanted
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A scan or photo of page 104 of "the History of the Japanese Camera" - Gordon Lewis.
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A scan or photo of the Gelto advert in the April 1948 issue of Nihon Shashin Kogyo Tsushin.
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A scan or photo of the Silver Gelto advert in the May 1948 issue of Koga Gekkan.
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A scan or photo of page 84 of "Hyaku-go goto jukai no kiroku"
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Any personal insights on the Super II pressure plate date stamp story.
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Any personal insights on the Lightomatic II parallax correction issue, as detailed at Lightomatic II repair - an explanation of the viewfinder optics.
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A scan or photo of any advertising literature - in any language.
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Unwanted
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I have some Lightomatic II parts available. Email me with details of what you need.
