Kobayashi Seiki
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Kobayashi Seiki Seisakusho (小林精機製作所, meaning Kobayashi Precision Works) was a Japanese company, which made cine cameras, bellows and accessories sold under the Kopil brand.[1] It used a K.S.S logo at some time.[2]
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| Kopil Bellowscope in Leica screw mount. Picture by David Murphy. (Image rights) |
A company called "Kobayashi Seiki Seisakusho" (小林精機製作所) was founded in October 1953 in the city of Morioka.[3] It is not known if it is the same as that described above. It became "Y.K. Kobayashi Seiki" in 1977 and "K.K. Kobayashi Seiki" in 2001.[4] It still exists today (2009) and makes various mechanical parts.
Products
Bellows units
- Kopil Folding Bellowscope, single folding rail, in various mounts (shows patent number 472839)
- name variants of the Kopil Folding Bellowscope:
- Alpex Bellox Jr, in various mounts
- Miranda Bellox Jr, in Miranda bayonet mount
- Asahi Bellowscope, in 42mm screw mount
- Asahi Bellows Unit, in 42mm screw mount
- Asahi Pentax Bellows Unit, in 42mm screw mount
- Minolta Extension Bellows Model 1, in Minolta SR mount
- Kopil Bellowsmat, single rail, with movements, in various mounts
- Kopil Duo-Track Bellowscope, dual rail, in various mounts
Other camera accessories
 
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| Kopil Mod.III rangefinder. Pictures by Hans Kerensky. (Image rights) |
- Kopil rangefinders
- Kopil CdS TTL meter, in various mounts
- Kopil self-timers
Other
- Kopil cine cameras
Notes
- ↑ This page and this page at Shisantei.
- ↑ Kopil bellows observed in online auctions.
- ↑ Official company history of the current Kobayashi Seiki. The address was Morioka-shi Shike-chō (盛岡市志家町) until 1958, and Morioka-shi Sannō-chō (盛岡市山王町) until 1989.
- ↑ Official company history of the current Kobayashi Seiki.
Links
In English:
- Kopil Zoom 8 EE cine camera at Stefan's Camera Collection
- Kopil CdS TTL meter in James Ollinger's exposure meter collection
- Kopil CdS TTL meter among Exakta close-up equipment in Captain Jack's Exakta Pages
In German:
- Kopil Bellowsmat and Folding Bellowscope among Exakta bellows at Photobutmore
In Japanese:
- Bellows units and close-up accessories at Shisantei (mentions the Kopil as made by Kobayashi Seiki Seisakusho)
- Profile and history in the Kobayashi Seiki official website
