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A Japanese company called '''Daitoh Optical Co.''' or '''Daitō Kōgaku Seisakusho''' (probably 大東光学製作所) is mentioned in {{McKeown}}. The cameras attributed to this company are on the one hand a series of inexpensive models dated around 1967, including one called Grace, and on the other hand a 6×6 folder called Grace Six.
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'''Daitoh Optical Co.''' or '''Daitō Kōgaku Seisakusho'''<REF> A plausible writing would be 大東光学製作所. </REF> was apparently a Japanese camera maker. Its English name is reportedly inscribed on the [[Ponix|Grace]], an inexpensive 6&times;6 camera related to the [[Ponix]].<REF> [http://www.toxpose.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=50540&sid=4207c39ea03010c2174d7a12beb7ea4a Post about the Grace in a toXpose forum.] </REF>
  
The Grace Six is said to have an helical focusing Erinar Anastigmat 75/3.5 lens and both eye level and waist level finders in a chrome top plate. The [[Gotex]] 6&times;6 folder made by [[Kigawa]] exactly corresponds to this description, and Erinar is a lens brand usually found on Kigawa cameras. Moreover, Kigawa made a 6&times;6 TLR called Graceflex in 1952.
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Other cameras attributed to the company by {{McKeown}} are the [[Shumy and Harmony|Shumy]] (a probable successor of the Ponix), the [[Glitt 35]] (a 35mm viewfinder camera) and the [[Petit]] (a subminiature). The same source also mentions the [[Gotex|Grace Six]], but this is probably a mistake and this camera is certainly a name variant or an evolution of the [[Gotex]], made by [[Kigawa]].<REF> McKeown, pp.&nbsp;239&ndash;40. Thre is probably a confusion because of the "Grace" name. Kigawa also made a 6&times;6 TLR called Graceflex in 1952. [http://photographica-world.de/d.htm This page at photographica-world.de] attributes both the Grace Six and the Graceflex to Daitoh, but this source is inaccurate for Japanese cameras. </REF>
  
The attribution of the Grace Six to Daitoh is probably a mistake, caused by a confusion around the Grace name. [http://photographica-world.de/d.htm This page at photographica-world.de] attributes both the Grace Six and the [[Graceflex]] to Daitoh, surely for the same reason.
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== Notes ==
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== Printed bibliography ==
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== Bibliography ==
 
* {{McKeown12}} Pp.&nbsp;239&ndash;40.
 
* {{McKeown12}} Pp.&nbsp;239&ndash;40.
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
* [http://www.toxpose.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=50540&sid=4207c39ea03010c2174d7a12beb7ea4a A post about the Daitoh Grace] at a forum of [http://www.toxpose.com/forums/ toXpose.com]
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* [http://www.toxpose.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=50540&sid=4207c39ea03010c2174d7a12beb7ea4a Post about the Grace] in a forum of [http://www.toxpose.com/forums/ toXpose.com]
  
 
[[Category: Japanese camera makers]]
 
[[Category: Japanese camera makers]]

Revision as of 21:12, 19 January 2007

Daitoh Optical Co. or Daitō Kōgaku Seisakusho[1] was apparently a Japanese camera maker. Its English name is reportedly inscribed on the Grace, an inexpensive 6×6 camera related to the Ponix.[2]

Other cameras attributed to the company by McKeown are the Shumy (a probable successor of the Ponix), the Glitt 35 (a 35mm viewfinder camera) and the Petit (a subminiature). The same source also mentions the Grace Six, but this is probably a mistake and this camera is certainly a name variant or an evolution of the Gotex, made by Kigawa.[3]

Notes

  1. A plausible writing would be 大東光学製作所.
  2. Post about the Grace in a toXpose forum.
  3. McKeown, pp. 239–40. Thre is probably a confusion because of the "Grace" name. Kigawa also made a 6×6 TLR called Graceflex in 1952. This page at photographica-world.de attributes both the Grace Six and the Graceflex to Daitoh, but this source is inaccurate for Japanese cameras.

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