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1957. 35mm film, rangefinder camera.

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Okaya Optic: Lord 5D camera

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Condition Price
 2015-12-29
 2E
 $280
 2003-02-28
 B
 $88
 2002-01-01
 B
 ~$60
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by Madd10 » Sun Jan 17, 2016 10:19 am

One was sold on Ebay 29 Dec 2015 (price added to table).

This is the description
"LORD 5-D by Okaya Optical works Nagano Japan. Introduced in 1957 and "Virtually Unknown".. One of the Rarest, Most Original and Unique Post WWII 35 mm Rangefinder camera designs and The Only 35mm format camera with several Unique features. Camera Serial No 512062. With Superb Six Element "Semi Wide Angle" (40mm) f:1.9 HIGKOR Coated and Fully color corrected lens No. 51077 and SEIKOSHA-MXL ( Synchro-Compur Type) shutter with speeds from 1 sec. to 1/500 and B. Combined Coupled Rangefinder/Large Window Viewfinder with "Parallex Correcting "Bright Lines". and "Two-Stroke" "Lever Activated" Automatic Film Advance and Shutter setting. ( one of the First Japanese 35mm cameras with both these possibilities). All in Exceptional Full Working "Ready to Use" Condition. The Shutter works at all speeds and appears to be very accurate. A small red circle pops up in the shutter release button after the second wind to indicate that the film is wound and the shutter is set (see photo 6). It disappears when the the shutter is released. The Very Fine HIGKOR f: 1.9 lens is clear no fungus or scratches . There is a very slight amount of internal dust. I believe it will produce excellent results. The camera body has no dents or dings or scratches and other than some light bright marks on the base there are only a few very light signs of age and handling (really almost imperceptable but I mention it anyway).
The Beautiful Black grained covering is complete and looks Very Close to New! The Satin and Bright Chrome plating is very close to perfect (there are only some bright marks on the base). The black Lacquer paint is very close to perfect and looks new. Internally there are no signs the camera has ever been used. The Combined Rangefinder/Viewfinder Viewfinder is clear and the superimposed image is very sharp. There is a slight internal haze when looking at a very bright light. Focusing is Very smooth and very accurate. There is a light ORANGE filter in the center and a light BLUE-TINT surrounding filter for better contrast in low light conditions. The Automatic film advance/counter and shutter setting all work correctly. Please see all photos of the actual camera for condition. Purchased as a collectible for display.
​I did test everything before listing and it works perfectly. The LORD-5 cameras were an Original and Unique design and produced with the highest precision construction. It is one of the Very Rarest Japanese 35mm Rangefinder cameras and is Almost Impossible to find in any condition and especially in this Incredible exterior and full functioning state with only the slightest signs of age or handling.
The LORD-5 was distributed by Allied Impex co. importer of the very popular MIRANDA cameras and did almost no advertising or publicity for the LORD-5 and only a handful were sold in spite of its many Unique features including a "Built-In" film cutter . "
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