Kowa

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Kowa is a Japanese company. It was founded in Nagoya in 1894 as a textile shop. It became Kōwa K.K. (興和㈱) in 1939 and entered camera production in 1954.

35mm film

35mm SLR

• Kowa Model E
• Kowa UW190

120 film

6×6 SLR

• Kowa Six
• Kowa Six MM
• Kowa Super 66

6×6 TLR

• Kalloflex
• Kallovex

127 film

4×4 SLR

• Komaflex

4×6.5

• Kowa Kid

Other

Large format lenses

• Kowa 90mm f/8.0: hugest circle of any 90mm LF lens - covers 8×10 format at f/16.

Bibliography

• Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard).
• 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). Pp. 546–8.

Links

In English:

• Kowa Six page at kilfitt.org, with a picture showing a Kilfitt prototype apparently related to the Kowa Six
• Company data in English and in Japanese in the Kowa official website

In Japanese:

• Kowa camera page by Shihira
• Kowa camera page