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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 6×6 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> | + | '''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 |
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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. 239–40. Thre is probably a confusion because of the "Grace" name. Kigawa also made a 6×6 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>
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| − | * {{McKeown12}} Pp. 239–40.
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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]
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Revision as of 20:53, 10 April 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
- ↑ A plausible writing would be 大東光学製作所.
