Nishida lenses

Nishida made a number of lenses from the 1930s to the 1950s, sold to other camera makers or used on its own cameras.

For 6×6cm format: 75/4.5 and 75/3.5

From the late 1930s, Nishida offered a standard three-element 75mm lens for 6×6cm or 4.5×6cm format cameras, in f/4.5 and f/3.5 aperture. It was called Wester on most cameras, but was also supplied as the Lucky to go with the Fujimoto products.

The following list of cameras is probably incomplete, and the inclusion of a model does not mean that all the versions were equipped with Nishida lenses:

• Semi Lucky (Lucky 75/4.5 and Lucky 75/3.5)
• Semi Sport (Lucky 75/4.5 and Lucky 75/3.5)
• Semi Makinet (Wester 75/4.5 and Wester 75/3.5)
• Semi Masmy (Wester 75/3.5)
• Semi Leotax (Wester 75/3.5)
• Ugein (Wester 75/3.5)
• Ruvinal (Wester 75/3.5)
• Semi Proud (postwar) (Wester 75/3.5)
• Apollo and Mikado (Wester 75/3.5)

For 4×4cm format: 70/4.5 and 65/3.2

In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Nishida made the Super Anastigmat 70/4.5 and 65/3.2 lenses mounted on the Super Flex Baby 4×4cm SLR made by Umemoto and distributed by Kikōdō.