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| − | '''Okaya''' (岡谷光学機械株式会社, ''Okaya Kōgaku Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha'', i.e. Okaya Optical Machinery Co. Ltd) was a Japanese maker of 35mm cameras (as well as "Vista" brand binoculars) in the 1950s. The brand name it used for the cameras was '''Lord''' — a name used earlier by [[Topcon|Tokyo Optical]]. | + | '''Okaya''' (岡谷光学機械株式会社, ''Okaya Kōgaku Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha'', i.e. Okaya Optical Machinery Co. Ltd) was a Japanese maker of leaf-shutter 35mm cameras (as well as "Vista" brand binoculars) in the 1950s. The brand name it used for the cameras was '''Lord''' — a name used earlier by [[Topcon|Tokyo Optical]]. |
The earliest Lord 35 is a viewfinder camera; all subsequent Lord cameras have viewfinders. The last models have exposure meters. | The earliest Lord 35 is a viewfinder camera; all subsequent Lord cameras have viewfinders. The last models have exposure meters. | ||
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(Okaya should not be confused with [[Okada]].) | (Okaya should not be confused with [[Okada]].) | ||
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| + | ==Models== | ||
| + | *Lord 35 | ||
| + | *Lord 35IIA | ||
| + | *Lord 35IVB | ||
| + | *Lord 35IVA | ||
| + | *Black Lord 35 | ||
| + | *Lord 5D | ||
| + | *Lord 4D | ||
| + | *Lord SE | ||
| + | *Lord SL | ||
| + | *Lord Martian | ||
==Source and further reading== | ==Source and further reading== | ||
Revision as of 10:14, 15 August 2006
Okaya (岡谷光学機械株式会社, Okaya Kōgaku Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha, i.e. Okaya Optical Machinery Co. Ltd) was a Japanese maker of leaf-shutter 35mm cameras (as well as "Vista" brand binoculars) in the 1950s. The brand name it used for the cameras was Lord — a name used earlier by Tokyo Optical.
The earliest Lord 35 is a viewfinder camera; all subsequent Lord cameras have viewfinders. The last models have exposure meters.
Okaya's cameras were distributed within Japan by Hattori Tokei-ten.
(Okaya should not be confused with Okada.)
Models
- Lord 35
- Lord 35IIA
- Lord 35IVB
- Lord 35IVA
- Black Lord 35
- Lord 5D
- Lord 4D
- Lord SE
- Lord SL
- Lord Martian
Source 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.
