Binoca
Binoca Co., Ltd. (株式会社ビノカ) was a short-lived Japanese camera maker based in Tokyo.[1] It made the Binoca model around 1950, combining theater binoculars with a subminiature camera, and the Binox 4.5×6 pseudo TLR with revolving back around 1951–2.
Notes
- ↑ Its address in 1952 was Tōkyō-to Meguro-ku Ōokayama 3022 (東京都目黒区大岡山3022). Source: advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 166.
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.
- Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard).
- 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).
