Originally posted by Eyewanders Oh wow... That looks close and were it the case would be something my dad would not remember necessarily as Japanese. I for one have never heard of that camera. Reading about it though would make sense - my grandfather was very astute about US Naval and Airforce history. I sent a message to my dad to see if that rings a bell.
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Double wow. Houston, we may have a winner. The brigh-work at the lens end seems to match as well.
01: Topcon Super D sn 7101582 with Re Auto Topcor 58mm 1:1.8 black lens sn 11682230 and sunhood I just went and dug out this post. Was going back through old shots and stared at this Christmas photo again of the what-was-believed-to-be a Topcon Super D when y'all helped me out four years back. Looking again I do think it was a Topcon but now that I've looked at quite a few more shots of that camera, I don't think it was the Super D.
(I thought that one day since I first posted this that I'd be able to confirm in person when it was dug from storage, but this along with many of my grandad's nicer cameras seem to have utterly disappeared, unfortunately very likely sold by my aunt at some point in her "tidying" of my grandparent's home in the latter years they were with us.)
At any rate, I'm attaching the original photo here again - my gramps opening a Christmas present in early-mid-70s at their home while my grandmother looks on. I think I may have finally ID'd it as a Topcon IC-1 - can never be entirely sure, but was reasonably sure enough to snatch one at a good price on Ebay moments ago.
Topcon IC-1 Auto - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia
(edit: particularly the rear battery door is what lead me this direction, a detail seen in the photo and missing from the Super D and many other Topcons I've looked at. Still can't be sure and honestly I'm not sure why I'm so obsessed with this.
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