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'''Nihon Seiki Kōgyō''' (presumably 日本精機工業) was a Japanese camera maker in the second half of the 1950s. The [[Nescon 35]], [[Ranger 35]], [[Ranger 35|Micronta 35]] and [[Soligor 45]] family of viewfinder cameras is usually attributed to a company called "Nihon Seiki", because of the lens markings found on most of these cameras. Furthermore, at least one example of the Nescon 35 was recently sold together with an original box inscribed "Nihon Seiki Kogyo Co., Ltd."<REF> Description of an online auction. </REF> All these cameras evolved from the [[Aruba 35 II]], which is usually attributed to the company [[Koike|Koike Seiki]].
'''Nihon Seiki Kōgyō''' (日本精機工業) is a Japanese company founded in 1950. It is named '''Nihon Seiki Kōgyō K.K.''' (日本精機工業{{kabu}}) since 1958 and it still exists (2007) and makes mechanical parts. It made the [[Nescon 35]] viewfinder camera in 1956 and 1957. It perhaps bought the company [[Koike|Koike Seiki]], said to be the maker of the [[Aruba 35|Aruba 35 II]] that is probably the predecessor of the Nescon.
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A company called Nihon Seiki Kōgyō K.K. (日本精機工業{{kabu}}) exists today (2008) and makes mechanical parts. It was founded in 1950 in the city of Suwa, and only took its present name in 1958.<REF> [http://www.nihonseiki.net/company.html#top1 Nihon Seiki Kōgyō corporate profile]. </REF> It is not known if it is the same as the camera maker.
  
 
== Camera list ==
 
== Camera list ==
<div class="plainlinks floatright">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/1345860453/in/pool-camerapedia http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1098/1345860453_dc24dc4d7b_t_d.jpg]</div>
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<div class="plainlinks floatright" style="text-align: center;">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/46997962464/in/pool-camerawiki/ https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/46997962464_cbbbb29211_m.jpg]<br />Soligor 45.<br /><small>Picture by Audim Culver at Blue Moon Camera.</small><br />{{with permission}}</div>
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The attribution of the following is presumed only:
 
* [[Nescon 35]]
 
* [[Nescon 35]]
 
* [[Soligor 45]]
 
* [[Soligor 45]]
 
* [[Ranger 35]]
 
* [[Ranger 35]]
 
* [[Ranger 35|Micronta 35]]
 
* [[Ranger 35|Micronta 35]]
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== Notes ==
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
In Japanese:
 
In Japanese:
* [http://www.nihonseiki.net/outline.html Presentation and chronology] at the [http://www.nihonseiki.net/ Nihon Seiki official website]
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* [http://www.nihonseiki.net/company.html#top1 Presentation and chronology] at the [http://www.nihonseiki.net/index.html Nihon Seiki official website]
  
 
[[Category: Japanese camera makers]]
 
[[Category: Japanese camera makers]]

Latest revision as of 07:13, 21 December 2021

Nihon Seiki Kōgyō (presumably 日本精機工業) was a Japanese camera maker in the second half of the 1950s. The Nescon 35, Ranger 35, Micronta 35 and Soligor 45 family of viewfinder cameras is usually attributed to a company called "Nihon Seiki", because of the lens markings found on most of these cameras. Furthermore, at least one example of the Nescon 35 was recently sold together with an original box inscribed "Nihon Seiki Kogyo Co., Ltd."[1] All these cameras evolved from the Aruba 35 II, which is usually attributed to the company Koike Seiki.

A company called Nihon Seiki Kōgyō K.K. (日本精機工業㈱) exists today (2008) and makes mechanical parts. It was founded in 1950 in the city of Suwa, and only took its present name in 1958.[2] It is not known if it is the same as the camera maker.

Camera list

The attribution of the following is presumed only:

Notes

  1. Description of an online auction.
  2. Nihon Seiki Kōgyō corporate profile.

Links

In Japanese: