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The name "Nishida" consists of two parts: ''nishi'', meaning "west"; and ''ta'', whose pronunciation many Japanese people find distinguishable from the "ter" sound of English "turn". Thus the name "Wester" for Nishida's products: "west" from ''nishi'', and "ter" from ''ta.'' | The name "Nishida" consists of two parts: ''nishi'', meaning "west"; and ''ta'', whose pronunciation many Japanese people find distinguishable from the "ter" sound of English "turn". Thus the name "Wester" for Nishida's products: "west" from ''nishi'', and "ter" from ''ta.'' | ||
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* [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/JA_WESTER_R_PIC.htm Wester Chrome Six R] and [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/JA_WESTER_S2_PIC.htm Wester S-2] at [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ Japan Family Camera] | * [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/JA_WESTER_R_PIC.htm Wester Chrome Six R] and [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/JA_WESTER_S2_PIC.htm Wester S-2] at [http://rd2h-ari.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ Japan Family Camera] | ||
* [http://homepage2.nifty.com/vasolza/wester6.htm A Wester S2] at [http://homepage2.nifty.com/vasolza/ Vasolza's home page] | * [http://homepage2.nifty.com/vasolza/wester6.htm A Wester S2] at [http://homepage2.nifty.com/vasolza/ Vasolza's home page] | ||
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| + | * 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) ISBN 0-935398-16-3 (hard) (Source for bankruptcy.) | ||
[[Category: Camera makers]] | [[Category: Camera makers]] | ||
[[Category: Japan]] | [[Category: Japan]] | ||
Revision as of 14:16, 30 May 2006
Nishida was a Japanese camera maker, active at least in the 1950s. Its full name was Nishida Kōgaku Kōgyō K.K. (西田光学工業株式会社).
The name "Nishida" consists of two parts: nishi, meaning "west"; and ta, whose pronunciation many Japanese people find distinguishable from the "ter" sound of English "turn". Thus the name "Wester" for Nishida's products: "west" from nishi, and "ter" from ta.
Nishida Kōgaku went bankrupt in January 1958.
Contents
120 film
6×6 folders
- Wester Chrome Six
- Wester Chrome Six R, some with a Zuiko F.C. 75/3.5 lens
- Wester Autorol
- Wester S2
4.5×6 folders
McKeown lists the Mikado Semi 4.5×6 folding camera under both Nishida and Sumida, but a page of the AJCC attributes it to the latter, and a picture of the back of a Mikado shows a plate marked SUMIDA OPTICAL WORKS.
35mm film
- Auto West
Links
In English:
- An article about the Wester S2 in English and the original Japanese version, at Takahara Minoru's website
In Japanese:
- An article about the Wester Chrome Six at Puppy's Island, with an ad and some sample pictures
- Wester Chrome Six repair notes at Takasaki Motohiro's camera site
- A post by Arcticchar with pictures of the Wester Chrome Six at his Fishing Diary blog
- Wester Chrome Six R and Wester S-2 at Japan Family Camera
- A Wester S2 at Vasolza's home page
Reference / further reading
- 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) ISBN 0-935398-16-3 (hard) (Source for bankruptcy.)
