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| − | '''Arae Kōgaku''' (荒江光学, meaning Arae Optical) was a Japanese company based in Tokyo in the mid-1950s.<REF> Its exact address was Itabashi-ku Shimura Shimizu-chō 303 (東京都板橋区志村清水町303). Source: column in {{ACA}} February 1955, p.182. </REF> It made and announced a prototype 35mm SLR camera called [[Altair]] in early 1955. | + | '''Arae Kōgaku''' (荒江光学, meaning Arae Optical) was a Japanese company based in Tokyo in the mid-1950s.<REF> Its exact address was Itabashi-ku Shimura Shimizu-chō 303 (東京都板橋区志村清水町303). Source: column in {{ACA}} February 1955, p.182. </REF> It was owned by Arae Taikichi (荒江泰吉), who made and announced a prototype 35mm SLR camera called [[Altair]] in early 1955. The company was certainly founded specifically to manufacture this camera, and left no trace after that date. |
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Arae Kōgaku (荒江光学, meaning Arae Optical) was a Japanese company based in Tokyo in the mid-1950s.[1] It was owned by Arae Taikichi (荒江泰吉), who made and announced a prototype 35mm SLR camera called Altair in early 1955. The company was certainly founded specifically to manufacture this camera, and left no trace after that date.
Notes
- ↑ Its exact address was Itabashi-ku Shimura Shimizu-chō 303 (東京都板橋区志村清水町303). Source: column in Asahi Camera February 1955, p.182.
Bibliography
- Asahi Camera February 1955. "Shinseihin memo" (新製品メモ, New products memo). P.182.
