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| + | '''Crystar''', later '''Crystal''', was a Japanese camera maker of the 1950s. | ||
| − | + | == History == | |
| + | The company was perhaps founded in 1953, under the name '''Crystar Kōki K.K.''' (クリスター光機{{kabu}}, ''Kurisutā Kōki K.K.''), and first made the [[Crystar Flex]] TLR, distributed by [[Iwato|Iwato Shōkai]].<REF> Advertisement dated December 1953 reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.135. </REF> | ||
| − | == | + | The [[Sister Six, Crystar Six and Super Naiku|Sister Six]] folder was released in early 1954; at least one original document attributes it to '''Sister Kōgaku Kōgyō''' (シスター光学工業);<REF> Extract from an unknown magazine, reproduced in Furukawa, p.23 of {{CCN}} no.275. </REF> this might be a separate company which merged into Crystar Kōki. |
| − | * Crystar Flex | + | |
| − | * Crystar | + | The products of Crystar Kōki were distributed by [[Sumimitsu]] in early 1954 and by [[Lista|Lista Shōkai]] in the middle of the year.<REF> Advertisements dated February, May and August 1954 reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.135 and 140. </REF> The address of the company at the time was Arakawa-ku Mikawashima 5–354 (荒川区三河島5–354) in Tokyo.<REF> Advertisement dated August 1954 reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.135. </REF> |
| − | * Crystar | + | |
| + | The company name became '''K.K. Crystal''' ({{kabu}}クリスタル, ''K.K. Kurisutaru'') between August and October 1954.<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.135. </REF> The address remained unchanged until 1957.<REF> Advertisements dated June and November 1955, June 1956 and July 1957, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.135, 154, 155 and 240. </REF> The last model of the company was the Crystar 35-S viewfinder camera. All trace is lost after August 1957.<REF> August 1957: date of the last advertisements and articles mentioned in {{Kokusan}}, p.385 (item 1249). </REF> | ||
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| + | Not all cameras called Crystar were made by this company, and the Crystar 45 TLR distributed by [[Sumimitsu]] in mid-1954 was made by Ōshiro Seisakusho. It is not known whether the [[Hit-type cameras|Hit-type]] Crystar camera is related to Crystar Kōki. | ||
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| + | == 6×6 TLR == | ||
| + | * [[Crystar Flex]] | ||
| + | * [[Crystar Flex IIA]] | ||
| + | * [[Crystar 25/Crystar 25 AII]] | ||
* Gendis-I, Gendis-II<REF> These are probably distributor names. See the [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/Japanese/Crystar.html Crystar page at tlr-cameras.com] and [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/gendis-ii/gendis-ii.htm this user manual at butkus.org]. </REF> | * Gendis-I, Gendis-II<REF> These are probably distributor names. See the [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/Japanese/Crystar.html Crystar page at tlr-cameras.com] and [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/gendis-ii/gendis-ii.htm this user manual at butkus.org]. </REF> | ||
| − | == 4. | + | == 4.5×6 folders == |
* [[Semi Crystar]] | * [[Semi Crystar]] | ||
* [[Semi Crystar|Semi Crystar Model U]] | * [[Semi Crystar|Semi Crystar Model U]] | ||
| − | + | == 6×6 folders == | |
| − | == | + | * [[Sister Six, Crystar Six and Super Naiku|Sister Six]] |
| − | * Crystar 15 | + | * [[Sister Six, Crystar Six and Super Naiku|Crystar Six or Crystar 15]] |
| − | * Crystar Six | + | * [[Sister Six, Crystar Six and Super Naiku|Crystar Six IIIA]] |
| − | * Crystar Six | + | * [[Sister Six, Crystar Six and Super Naiku|Super Naiku]] |
== 35mm viewfinder == | == 35mm viewfinder == | ||
| − | * Crystar | + | * Crystar 35 K |
| − | * Crystar | + | * Crystar 35-S |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* {{Showa10}} | * {{Showa10}} | ||
| − | * {{McKeown12}} Pp. | + | * Furukawa Haruo (古川保男). "Orient Six: 'Bake no kawa hagareta oriento no shisha'" (Orient Six・'化けの皮剥がれたオリエントの使者', Orient Six: 'A messenger from the Orient, after having peeled off its skin'). In {{CCN}} no.275 (May 2000). Nishinomiya: Camera Collectors News-sha. Pp.21–3. |
| + | * {{McKeown12}} Pp.231–2. | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
In English: | In English: | ||
* [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/Japanese/Crystar.html Crystar TLR cameras] at [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/ Barry Toogood's www.tlr-cameras.com] | * [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/Japanese/Crystar.html Crystar TLR cameras] at [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/ Barry Toogood's www.tlr-cameras.com] | ||
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[[Category: Japanese camera makers]] | [[Category: Japanese camera makers]] | ||
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Crystar, later Crystal, was a Japanese camera maker of the 1950s.
Contents
History
The company was perhaps founded in 1953, under the name Crystar Kōki K.K. (クリスター光機㈱, Kurisutā Kōki K.K.), and first made the Crystar Flex TLR, distributed by Iwato Shōkai.[1]
The Sister Six folder was released in early 1954; at least one original document attributes it to Sister Kōgaku Kōgyō (シスター光学工業);[2] this might be a separate company which merged into Crystar Kōki.
The products of Crystar Kōki were distributed by Sumimitsu in early 1954 and by Lista Shōkai in the middle of the year.[3] The address of the company at the time was Arakawa-ku Mikawashima 5–354 (荒川区三河島5–354) in Tokyo.[4]
The company name became K.K. Crystal (㈱クリスタル, K.K. Kurisutaru) between August and October 1954.[5] The address remained unchanged until 1957.[6] The last model of the company was the Crystar 35-S viewfinder camera. All trace is lost after August 1957.[7]
Not all cameras called Crystar were made by this company, and the Crystar 45 TLR distributed by Sumimitsu in mid-1954 was made by Ōshiro Seisakusho. It is not known whether the Hit-type Crystar camera is related to Crystar Kōki.
6×6 TLR
- Crystar Flex
- Crystar Flex IIA
- Crystar 25/Crystar 25 AII
- Gendis-I, Gendis-II[8]
4.5×6 folders
6×6 folders
35mm viewfinder
- Crystar 35 K
- Crystar 35-S
Notes
- ↑ Advertisement dated December 1953 reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.135.
- ↑ Extract from an unknown magazine, reproduced in Furukawa, p.23 of Camera Collectors' News no.275.
- ↑ Advertisements dated February, May and August 1954 reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.135 and 140.
- ↑ Advertisement dated August 1954 reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.135.
- ↑ Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.135.
- ↑ Advertisements dated June and November 1955, June 1956 and July 1957, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.135, 154, 155 and 240.
- ↑ August 1957: date of the last advertisements and articles mentioned in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.385 (item 1249).
- ↑ These are probably distributor names. See the Crystar page at tlr-cameras.com and this user manual at butkus.org.
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.
- Furukawa Haruo (古川保男). "Orient Six: 'Bake no kawa hagareta oriento no shisha'" (Orient Six・'化けの皮剥がれたオリエントの使者', Orient Six: 'A messenger from the Orient, after having peeled off its skin'). In Camera Collectors' News no.275 (May 2000). Nishinomiya: Camera Collectors News-sha. Pp.21–3.
- 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). Pp.231–2.
Links
In English:
