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− | '''Kikō-dō''' (暿光堂) was a Japanese distributor. In 1934, | + | '''Kikō-dō''' (暿光堂) was a Japanese distributor. In 1934, the company asked Umemoto Kinzaburō (梅本金三郎) to set up a camera plant, that would become [[Umemoto|Umemoto Seisakusho]], founded in 1935.<REF> [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto company history]. </REF> It sold the cameras made by Umemoto until the war. |
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 6×6 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 6×6 TLRs called Superflex, but it is probably unrelated. | ||
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+ | == Cameras distributed == | ||
+ | * [[Super Makinet Six]] 6×6 strut-folder by [[Umemoto]] | ||
+ | * [[Super Flex Baby]] 4×4 SLR by [[Umemoto]] | ||
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+ | == Cameras sold as authorized dealer == | ||
+ | * [[Wester folders|Wester or Semi Wester]] 4.5×6 folder by [[Nishida]] | ||
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+ | == Other == | ||
+ | * Super accessory rangefinder (sold ¥15 in 1937)<REF> Advertisement dated April 1937 for the Super Makinet Six, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 94. </REF> | ||
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+ | == Notes == | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
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+ | == Links == | ||
+ | In Japanese: | ||
+ | * [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Company history] at the [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/index.htm Umemoto official website] | ||
[[Category: Japanese distributors]] | [[Category: Japanese distributors]] |
Revision as of 18:59, 7 December 2006
Kikō-dō (暿光堂) was a Japanese distributor. In 1934, the company asked Umemoto Kinzaburō (梅本金三郎) to set up a camera plant, that would become Umemoto Seisakusho, founded in 1935.[1] It sold the cameras made by Umemoto until the war.
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 6×6 TLRs called Superflex, but it is probably unrelated.
Cameras distributed
- Super Makinet Six 6×6 strut-folder by Umemoto
- Super Flex Baby 4×4 SLR by Umemoto
Cameras sold as authorized dealer
- Wester or Semi Wester 4.5×6 folder by Nishida
Other
- Super accessory rangefinder (sold ¥15 in 1937)[2]
Notes
- ↑ Umemoto company history.
- ↑ Advertisement dated April 1937 for the Super Makinet Six, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 94.
Links
In Japanese: