Elega
Elega (エレガ社) is a company name that appears in a 1938 advertisement[1] for the Semi Elega.
Some postwar cameras have a similar name, like the Elega-35 and the Elegaflex, but McKeown lists them under the "Nitto Seiko" or "Nitto Shashin" entry.
Notes
- ↑ Advertisement for the Semi Elega, published in the June 1938 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 30.
Printed 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. Item 30.
- 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). Page 738.
Links
- Elega-35 at the Home made camera website by Takeshi Okabe
- Elegaflex at Aya's Camera site
