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| − | '''Kikō-dō''' (暿光堂) was a Japanese distributor. In 1934, it asked Umemoto Kinzaburō (梅本金三郎) to setup a camera plant. That would be [[Umemoto]] Seisakusho, founded in 1935. It sold the cameras made by [[Umemoto]] at least until the war. Among them were a Makinette 6 (マキネット6) 6x6 folding camera in 1936 and the [[Super Flex Baby]] from 1938 until at least 1942. Kikō-Dō was also an authorized dealer of the [[Wester folders|Wester or Semi Wester]] | + | '''Kikō-dō''' (暿光堂) was a Japanese distributor. In 1934, it asked Umemoto Kinzaburō (梅本金三郎) to setup a camera plant. That would be [[Umemoto]] Seisakusho, founded in 1935. It sold the cameras made by [[Umemoto]] at least until the war. Among them were a Makinette 6 (マキネット6) 6x6 folding camera in 1936 and the [[Super Flex Baby]] from 1938 until at least 1942. Kikō-Dō was also an authorized dealer of the [[Wester folders|Wester or Semi Wester]] 4.5×6 folder by [[Nishida]]. |
After the war, there was a company called Bikō-Dō Seisakusho (美光堂製作所) or Super Photo (スーパー写真), that made a series of 6x6 TLRs called Superflex, but it is probably unrelated. | After the war, there was a company called Bikō-Dō Seisakusho (美光堂製作所) or Super Photo (スーパー写真), that made a series of 6x6 TLRs called Superflex, but it is probably unrelated. | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 29 June 2006
Kikō-dō (暿光堂) was a Japanese distributor. In 1934, it asked Umemoto Kinzaburō (梅本金三郎) to setup a camera plant. That would be Umemoto Seisakusho, founded in 1935. It sold the cameras made by Umemoto at least until the war. Among them were a Makinette 6 (マキネット6) 6x6 folding camera in 1936 and the Super Flex Baby from 1938 until at least 1942. Kikō-Dō was also an authorized dealer of the Wester or Semi Wester 4.5×6 folder by Nishida.
After the war, there was a company called Bikō-Dō Seisakusho (美光堂製作所) or Super Photo (スーパー写真), that made a series of 6x6 TLRs called Superflex, but it is probably unrelated.
