Okada
Okada was a Japanese camera maker, active from the 1930s. Its full name was Okada Kōgaku Seiki K.K. (岡田光学精機株式会社). This name was often abbreviated to Okako (岡光, Okakō).
Kokusan kamera no rekishi identifies Okada with the company Walz Camera Works that made the original Walz 3×4 camera in 1936–7. McKeown simply attributes the original Walz to Okada, calling it the Baby Walz. Advertisements for this camera (see the corresponding page) only mention Walz Works or Walz Camera Works and Nihon Shōkai as company names.
Okada made a series of 4.5×6 folders, called Semi Okaco and Waltax.
4.5×6 folders
Kokusan kamera no rekishi and McKeown both attribute the postwar Waltax cameras to Daiichi Kōgaku.
Bibliography
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10–40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7.
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover).
Links
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In Japanese:
- A page of the AJCC showing a camera called Okada Semi 2600 and some Okada literature, with the company's full name
