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'''Okaya Kōgaku Kikai K.K.''' (岡谷光学機械{{kabu}}, meaning Okaya Optical Works Company, Ltd.) was a Japanese maker of leaf-shutter 35mm cameras (as well as "Vista" brand binoculars) in the 1950s. Okaya was based in Nagano. Okaya's cameras were distributed within Japan by [[Hattori|Hattori Tokei-ten]]. Their brand name was '''Lord''' — a name that was probably owned by Hattori and was already used in 1937–8 by [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]].<REF> Tōkyō Kōgaku was a dependent company of Hattori at the time. </REF> | '''Okaya Kōgaku Kikai K.K.''' (岡谷光学機械{{kabu}}, meaning Okaya Optical Works Company, Ltd.) was a Japanese maker of leaf-shutter 35mm cameras (as well as "Vista" brand binoculars) in the 1950s. Okaya was based in Nagano. Okaya's cameras were distributed within Japan by [[Hattori|Hattori Tokei-ten]]. Their brand name was '''Lord''' — a name that was probably owned by Hattori and was already used in 1937–8 by [[Tōkyō Kōgaku]].<REF> Tōkyō Kōgaku was a dependent company of Hattori at the time. </REF> | ||
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| + | |image_text= Okaya lenscap on a [[Lord IVA]] 1956 | ||
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Lord cameras have Okaya Highkor lenses. The earliest Lord 35 is a viewfinder camera; all subsequent Lord cameras have [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinders]]. The last models have exposure meters. | Lord cameras have Okaya Highkor lenses. The earliest Lord 35 is a viewfinder camera; all subsequent Lord cameras have [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinders]]. The last models have exposure meters. | ||
| − | Okaya's technical innovations (at least for Japanese cameras) included a rewind button that only needed to be depressed at the start rather than all the way through the film (Lord 35, 1953), a folding rewind crank (Lord | + | Okaya's technical innovations (at least for Japanese cameras) included a rewind button that only needed to be depressed at the start rather than all the way through the film (Lord 35, 1953), a folding rewind crank (Lord IVB, 1955), a baseplate port for a mechanical winder (Lord SE, 1958) and photocells around the front of the lens and thus under any filter (Lord Martian, 1960).<ref> ''The Japanese Historical Camera'', 2nd ed. (Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 2004), pp.68, 81, and 103 respectively.</ref> |
(Okaya should not be confused with [[Okada and Daiichi|Okada]].) | (Okaya should not be confused with [[Okada and Daiichi|Okada]].) | ||
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== Models == | == Models == | ||
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| + | |image_text= [[Lord IVA]] | ||
| + | |image_by= Geoff Harrisson | ||
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| + | * [[Lord IIA]] | ||
| + | * [[Lord IVA]] | ||
| + | * [[Lord IVB]] | ||
* Lord 35 | * Lord 35 | ||
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* [[Lord 4D and 5D|Lord 4D]] | * [[Lord 4D and 5D|Lord 4D]] | ||
* [[Lord 4D and 5D|Lord 5D]] | * [[Lord 4D and 5D|Lord 5D]] | ||
| + | * Lord Martian | ||
* [[Lord SE]] | * [[Lord SE]] | ||
* Lord SL | * Lord SL | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
In Japanese: | In Japanese: | ||
| − | * [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?18=& | + | * [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?18=&no=103310371135 Lord 35], [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?18=&no=103310371161 Lord 35IVB], and [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/detail.php?18=&no=103310371205 Lord Martian] in the [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/sts/set_brws_01.php?id=1033 Camera database] of the [http://sts.kahaku.go.jp/ Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology] |
* [http://tele-pulse.cocolog-nifty.com/hibiomoukoto/cat5432251/index.html On lens numbering]; at the foot of a long page at [http://tele-pulse.cocolog-nifty.com/hibiomoukoto/ Hibimōkoto] | * [http://tele-pulse.cocolog-nifty.com/hibiomoukoto/cat5432251/index.html On lens numbering]; at the foot of a long page at [http://tele-pulse.cocolog-nifty.com/hibiomoukoto/ Hibimōkoto] | ||
| − | * [ | + | *[https://kanscamera.ilma.cc/hp7/html/p130.html Lord IVB] and [https://kanscamera.ilma.cc/hp7/html/p161.html Lord 35 IIa] at [https://kanscamera.ilma.cc/index.html Kan's Room] |
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[[Category:Japanese camera makers]] | [[Category:Japanese camera makers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:34, 8 February 2024
Okaya Kōgaku Kikai K.K. (岡谷光学機械㈱, meaning Okaya Optical Works Company, Ltd.) was a Japanese maker of leaf-shutter 35mm cameras (as well as "Vista" brand binoculars) in the 1950s. Okaya was based in Nagano. Okaya's cameras were distributed within Japan by Hattori Tokei-ten. Their brand name was Lord — a name that was probably owned by Hattori and was already used in 1937–8 by Tōkyō Kōgaku.[1]
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| Okaya lenscap on a Lord IVA 1956 image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
Lord cameras have Okaya Highkor lenses. The earliest Lord 35 is a viewfinder camera; all subsequent Lord cameras have rangefinders. The last models have exposure meters.
Okaya's technical innovations (at least for Japanese cameras) included a rewind button that only needed to be depressed at the start rather than all the way through the film (Lord 35, 1953), a folding rewind crank (Lord IVB, 1955), a baseplate port for a mechanical winder (Lord SE, 1958) and photocells around the front of the lens and thus under any filter (Lord Martian, 1960).[2]
(Okaya should not be confused with Okada.)
Models
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| Lord IVA image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
Notes
Sources and further reading
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10–40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7. Items 1043–5, 1822–8.
- The Japanese Historical Camera. 2nd ed. Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 2004.
Links
In Japanese:
- Lord 35, Lord 35IVB, and Lord Martian in the Camera database of the Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology
- On lens numbering; at the foot of a long page at Hibimōkoto
- Lord IVB and Lord 35 IIa at Kan's Room
