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| − | '''Nippon Camera''' (日本カメラ, ''Nippon kamera'')<ref>While 日本 can be read as either "Nippon" or (more commonly) "Nihon", the front covers of newer issues of the magazine are clearly labeled "Nippon Camera" in roman letters in addition to the Japanese script. However, early issues lack this clarification on the front, and clearly announce "Nihon Camera" in roman letters on the back cover. (The February 1953 issue is an example.)</ref> is a Japanese photography magazine | + | '''Nippon Camera''' (日本カメラ, ''Nippon kamera'')<ref>While 日本 can be read as either "Nippon" or (more commonly) "Nihon", the front covers of newer issues of the magazine are clearly labeled "Nippon Camera" in roman letters in addition to the Japanese script. However, early issues lack this clarification on the front, and clearly announce "Nihon Camera" in roman letters on the back cover. (The February 1953 issue is an example.)</ref> is a Japanese photography magazine whose first issue is dated March 1950 and which has continued to the present (2007). |
| − | The magazine started as a bimonthly magazine, published by Kōgeisha ( | + | The magazine started as a bimonthly magazine, published in Tokyo by Kōgeisha (光芸社) as the successor to the book series ''Amachua Shashin Sōsho'' (アマチュア写真叢書, October 1948 – December 1949). It became a monthly magazine from the issue dated July 1951. The magazine is now published by Nippon Camera-sha (Tokyo),<!-- I think the publisher just changed its name, but am not sure; and I don't know when this happened (Hoary) --> which since 1951 has published an annual about hardware, ''Shashin Nenkan'' (写真年鑑), and has also long published an annually revised practical encyclopedia ''Gendai shashin no jiten'' (現代写真の事典) and other photography-related books. |
| − | Since the demise of ''[[Sources: Japanese language/Camera Mainichi|Camera Mainichi]],'' | + | Since the demise of ''[[Sources: Japanese language/Camera Mainichi|Camera Mainichi]],'' the sole rival of ''Nippon Camera'' as a photography magazine attempting to cater to all tastes has been ''[[Sources: Japanese language/Asahi Camera|Asahi Camera]].'' |
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In Japanese | In Japanese | ||
*[http://www.nippon-camera.com/ Nippon Camera-sha], with a prominent link to ''Nippon Camera'' | *[http://www.nippon-camera.com/ Nippon Camera-sha], with a prominent link to ''Nippon Camera'' | ||
| + | *''Nihon shashin-shi gaisetsu'' (日本写真史概説, An outline history of photography in Japan). (Supplementary 41st volume to the series ''Nihon no shashinka'' 日本の写真家.) Tokyo: Iwanami, 1999. ISBN 4-00-008381-3. P. 41. | ||
Revision as of 11:54, 4 March 2007
Nippon Camera (日本カメラ, Nippon kamera)[1] is a Japanese photography magazine whose first issue is dated March 1950 and which has continued to the present (2007).
The magazine started as a bimonthly magazine, published in Tokyo by Kōgeisha (光芸社) as the successor to the book series Amachua Shashin Sōsho (アマチュア写真叢書, October 1948 – December 1949). It became a monthly magazine from the issue dated July 1951. The magazine is now published by Nippon Camera-sha (Tokyo), which since 1951 has published an annual about hardware, Shashin Nenkan (写真年鑑), and has also long published an annually revised practical encyclopedia Gendai shashin no jiten (現代写真の事典) and other photography-related books.
Since the demise of Camera Mainichi, the sole rival of Nippon Camera as a photography magazine attempting to cater to all tastes has been Asahi Camera.
Notes
- ↑ While 日本 can be read as either "Nippon" or (more commonly) "Nihon", the front covers of newer issues of the magazine are clearly labeled "Nippon Camera" in roman letters in addition to the Japanese script. However, early issues lack this clarification on the front, and clearly announce "Nihon Camera" in roman letters on the back cover. (The February 1953 issue is an example.)
Links and sources
In English:
- Dealer's page for the magazine
- Tucker, Anne Wilkes, et al. The History of Japanese Photography. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-300-09925-8
In Japanese
- Nippon Camera-sha, with a prominent link to Nippon Camera
- Nihon shashin-shi gaisetsu (日本写真史概説, An outline history of photography in Japan). (Supplementary 41st volume to the series Nihon no shashinka 日本の写真家.) Tokyo: Iwanami, 1999. ISBN 4-00-008381-3. P. 41.
This article is based on the 13 January 2007 version of "Nippon Camera" within English-language Wikipedia
