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Japanese "No Darkroom" box camera (AKA) a "Yen Camera"

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    Posted 9 years ago

    DerekToye
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    This is a Japanese "No Darkroom" box camera, also generically known as a "Yen camera." I've added a quarter in the photo to show just how small this camera is.

    These Yen cameras were very popular in Japan in the 1930s and 40s. They came with a developing kit (this one did not) and they used single sheets of special film in stiff paper holders. The film sheets would be slid into the narrow opening on the top back part of the camera. After exposure, the film could be developed in daylight by dipping the entire holder in a red solution. The negative was then fixed by dipping the entire thing in a green solution. After it was dunked in water to remove the lingering chemicals. These were very cheap cameras and the results weren't as promising. Many different versions of these cameras were made. This one has a large viewing window that could be used for seeing your subject before taking the shot.

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    1. SEAN68 SEAN68, 9 years ago
      great camera!!
    2. DerekToye DerekToye, 9 years ago
      Thank you.
    3. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      So cool.
    4. DerekToye DerekToye, 9 years ago
      Thanks. Yeah, it is a pretty cool little camera. A lot smaller then I thought it was.

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