This is Prince Akihito of Japan (the current Emperor) on holiday at Yellowstone Park in 1954. Can anyone make out what his cameras is? I'm inclined to think its a Nikon S...
Mackinaw
Think Different
That was my first guess too but now I'm not so sure. The focusing wheel part of the front plate is raised on the S (adjacent to the rangefinder window). On the photo, it looks like the front plate is flat. The camera may be something else.
Jim B.
Jim B.
ampguy
Veteran
Yashica 35?
MaxElmar
Well-known
It sure looks like an "S"... Is this an official photo? Perhaps some light retouching was done to obscure the brand? Were the emperor's PR people preserving the feelings of Canon fans everywhere?
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
Think I can clearly see that the far edge of the camera is closer to his hand, then the raised bit starts, and has two screws in it.
Also, the case has the correct shape:
Image copied from http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/RF-Nikkor/RF-Accessories/Cases/
So I'd say this definitely is a Nikon S.
Also, the case has the correct shape:
Image copied from http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/RF-Nikkor/RF-Accessories/Cases/
So I'd say this definitely is a Nikon S.
Monochrom
Well-known
yep, due to the large RF base i was to say contax...but wasnñt that wrong! 
thirtyfivefifty
Noctilust survivor
My first guess was a Nikon S.
Rangefinderfreak
Well-known
The car is a caddy...
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
I say it is a Nikon S or its un-synced version the M or I
Nothing else looks like that, not even the supposed Nikon Rf camera look a like, the Melcon II.
Nothing else looks like that, not even the supposed Nikon Rf camera look a like, the Melcon II.
